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…China's largest publishing company during the late Qing and Republican periods. Founded in Shanghai in 1897 (23rd year of the Guangxu era) by Xia Ruifang and 3 others. Emphasizing the editorial department, they established a foundation by publishing elementary and middle school textbooks, and published magazines such as Oriental Magazine (first published in 1904) and Monthly Novels. They also published a wide range of books, from reference books such as Ciyuan and the Chinese Biographical Dictionary, to practical books and literature, to satisfy the needs of all classes of people. They also became the leader in the publishing world by importing new printing techniques ahead of others, and at one time boasted such influence that they accounted for half of all Chinese publications, with the motto of one book a day. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…清末･民国期の中国最大の出版社。1897年(光緒23)夏瑞方ら4人によって上海に設立。編集部を重視して小学，中学の教科書出版によって基礎を固め，《東方雑誌》(1904創刊)《小説月報》等の雑誌を発刊，また《辞源》《中国人名大辞典》などの工具書，実用書から文学に及ぶ広範囲の出版で各層の需要を満たし，他に先がけて新しい印刷技術を輸入するなどして出版界の筆頭にのしあがり，一時は1日1冊をモットーに中国出版物の半分を占めるほどの勢力を誇った。…

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