One of the world's four ancient civilizations,Chinese civili-zation has continued for thousands of years without inter-ruption.It is a culture characterized by long history,rich content,unity in diversity,deep and far-reaching influence,and continous development.To review 3000 years of Chinese publishing is to see the reasons behind the changes that took place in each period of publishing activity……
The Origin and Evolution of Publishing in China
Chapter I The Era of Oracle Bones,Bamboo and Silk 21 st - 2nd Century BC
Oracle Bone Script
Bronze Inscriptions
Books of Bamboo and
Wooden Strips
Stone Inscriptions
Writings on Silk
Chapter II The Era of Books Handwritten on Paper 1st Century BC - 7th Century AD
The Invention and
Spread of Papermaking
The Book Scroll System
The Circulation of
Handwritten Books
Chapter III The Hand Printing Era (I):Printing Technology7th - 19th Century
Woodblock Printing
Moveable Type Printing
Color Printing
The Introduction of
Printing to Foreign Countries
Chapter IV The Hand Printing Era (11):Publishing Systems7th - 19th Century
Guanke:Government Publishing
Bookshops:Non-governmental Publishing
Individual Printing:Private Publishing
Academic Printing:Publishing of Academic Works
Temple Printing:Religious Publishing
Book Circulation in the Print Age
Chapter V The Mechanized Printing Era 19th Century - 1940s
Introduction and Application
of Mechanization
New Types of Publishing Enterprises
New Publications
Wider and Deeper Overseas Contact
Impact of New Publishing on
Chinese Society and Culture
Chapter Vl Application of Modern Digital Technology and New Forms of Publishing 1950s - early 21 st Century
Qualitative Changes through
Technology
The Age of Digital Publishing
Competition and Merging of
Various Formats
Impact of New Technologies
The Advent of Mega-Publishing
Fine Teaching and Research Infrastructure
An International Approach