Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd.

Founded
2009
Country / Region
China
Notable books
Late Ming Essay Collection: Seeking West Lake in DreamsThe Exploitation of the Works of NatureMozi with Commentary 2

97 books 51 authors

About the publisher

Mingtianyuanhang (Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd.) focuses on the humanities, social sciences and classical texts, while also covering popular science, Eastern philosophy and science fiction. Among its 97 titles in the library are Ming and Qing prose and fiction such as Zhang Dai's Dream Seeking by West Lake and Liu E's The Travels of Lao Can, alongside Song Yingxing's The Exploitation of the Works of Nature, Liu An's Huainanzi and Sun Yirang's Mozi Jian Gu, as well as Wei Zheng's Qunshu Zhiyao, the collected literary works of Li Jieren and a collection of Jules Verne's classics, showing a catalogue that pairs collated ancient texts with foreign classics. Its authors include the above-named figures, and most titles are issued as e-books. Owing to limited public information, its overall publishing scale and plans remain to be further understood.

Published (97)

Yu Lizi cover
Rating 3.8
Yu Lizi 刘基 Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2026 This is a collection of allegorical essays written by Liu Ji (Liu Bowen) in the late Yuan dynasty, when he resigned from office and retired to Qingtia…
Late Ming Essay Collection: Seeking West Lake in Dreams cover
Rating 4.6
Late Ming Essay Collection: Seeking West Lake in Dreams Zhang Dai Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 This book is a collection of prose by Zhang Dai, a writer of the late Ming and early Qing, in five volumes and seventy-two pieces. By recalling the fo…
The Exploitation of the Works of Nature cover
Rating 4.5
The Exploitation of the Works of Nature Song Yingxing Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 The author of this book is Song Yingxing, a scientist of the Ming Dynasty. It consists of three volumes and eighteen chapters, covering agricultural a…
Mozi with Commentary 2 cover
Rating 4.5
Mozi with Commentary 2 Sun Yirang Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 This is the finest of all critical editions of the Mozi. It fully represents Sun Yirang's scholarship and secured his place in the modern history of M…
The Essentials of Governance cover
Rating 4.4
The Essentials of Governance Wei Zheng Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 This book was commissioned by Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin (599–649 CE), in the early years of the Zhenguan era. At eighteen, Taizong joined his…
Huainanzi 3 cover
Rating 4.3
Huainanzi 3 Liu An Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 Compiled collectively by the retainers of Liu An, Prince of Huainan, during the Western Han, and also known as the Huainan Honglie, this is a remarkab…
Eastern Jin Tales of the Strange: Biographies of Immortals cover
Rating 4.3
Eastern Jin Tales of the Strange: Biographies of Immortals Ge Hong Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 This book is a collection of tales of the strange, recounting the deeds of 92 immortals from ancient Chinese legend. Many of these figures were not Da…
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Rating 4.3
The Master of the Golden Tower 萧绎 Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 Examining antiquity: the天皇氏, 地皇氏, and 人皇氏 each had ten eras. The first was called Nine Heads, the second Five Dragons, the third Kuoti, the fourth Hel…
Collected Classic Works of Jules Verne - Collector's Edition (80-Volume Set) cover
Rating 4.3
Collected Classic Works of Jules Verne - Collector's Edition (80-Volume Set) Jules Verne Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 Jules Verne, the French science fiction writer hailed as "the father of science fiction," is one of the ten most translated authors in the world. His …
Huainanzi 2 cover
Rating 4.3
Huainanzi 2 Liu An Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 Compiled collectively by the retainers of Liu An, Prince of Huainan, during the Western Han, this is a remarkable and singular work. It preserves the …
The Travels of Lao Can (Part Two) cover
Rating 4.3
The Travels of Lao Can (Part Two) Liu E Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 The novel follows the travels of Old Derelict, a wandering physician who "rattles a string of bells" as he drifts through the world, making a living b…
The Travels of Lao Can (Part One) cover
Rating 4.3
The Travels of Lao Can (Part One) Liu E Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 The Travels of Lao Can (Part One)
Confucian Classic: The Gongyang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals cover
Rating 4.2
Confucian Classic: The Gongyang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 公羊高 Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 One of the Confucian classics, this work spans from the first year of Duke Yin of Lu to the fourteenth year of Duke Ai of Lu, covering the same period…
Officialdom Unmasked, Volume IV cover
Rating 4.2
Officialdom Unmasked, Volume IV 李伯元 Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 Officialdom Unmasked, Part Four
Officialdom Unmasked, Volume V cover
Rating 4.2
Officialdom Unmasked, Volume V 李伯元 Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 Officialdom Unmasked, Volume Five
Flowers in the Sea of Sin, Volume Two cover
Rating 4.2
Flowers in the Sea of Sin, Volume Two 曾朴 / 金天羽 Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 The novel follows Jin Wenqing as its protagonist: after winning first place in the imperial examination, he takes the famous courtesan Fu Caiyun as hi…
Officialdom Unmasked, Volume I cover
Rating 4.2
Officialdom Unmasked, Volume I 李伯元 Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 Officialdom Unmasked, Part One, by late-Qing writer Li Boyuan, is China's first long chapter novel serialized in newspapers that confronted society he…
Officialdom Unmasked, Volume Three cover
Rating 4.2
Officialdom Unmasked, Volume Three 李伯元 Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 Officialdom Unmasked, written by late Qing author Li Boyuan, is China's first long serialized chapter novel to appear in newspapers and magazines and …
Canglang's Remarks on Poetry cover
Rating 4.2
Canglang's Remarks on Poetry 严羽 Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 This book is a work on ancient Chinese poetic theory and aesthetics by Yan Yu, written around the Shaoding and Chunyou reign periods of Emperor Lizong…
Flowers in the Sea of Sin, Volume Three cover
Rating 4.2
Flowers in the Sea of Sin, Volume Three 曾朴 / 金天羽 Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd. · 2024 The novel centers on Jin Wenqing: after winning first place in the imperial examination, he takes the famous courtesan Fu Caiyun as his concubine in S…

Frequent authors

Guo Xiaoting (11)Wu Jianren (5)Wen Kang (5)曾朴 (5)李伯元 (5)李百川 (5)金天羽 (5)Liu E (4)Li Rui (3)Anonymous (2)刘基 (2)Liu An (2)