从甲骨文到E-publications

The Origin and Evolution ofPublishing in China

Chapter ⅠThe Era of Oracle Bones,Bamboo and Silk21 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 BooksHandwritten on Paper1st 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 Era19th 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 Ⅵ Application of Modern DigitalTechnology andNew 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

One of the worlds four ancient civilizations, Chinese civili-zation has continued for thousands of years without inter-ruption. It is a culture characterized by long history, richcontent, unity in diversity, deep and far-reaching influence,and continuous development. To review 3,000 years of Chi-nese publishing is to see the reasons behind the changesthat took place in each period of publishing activity. There-fore, the publication and presentation to the world of thisillustrated summation of Chinas 3,000 years of publishing isof great significance.The contents of the book is divided into four periods, achronological approach that displays Chinas publishinghistory and culture against the whole panorama of Chinesecultural development. Papermaking technology, printingtechnology and the application of modern digital technol-ogy are the transition markers, thus： 1. The invention ofcharacters and the appearance of books - the era of writ-ings on bamboo and silk; 2. The invention of papermak-ing technology - the era of books handwritten on paper;3. The invention and development of printing technology -the printing era; 4. The development of digital technology,a profound influence on Chinese publishing - our currentdigital publishing era. Modern Chinese publishing is highlydiverse in character, a pattern that encompasses print pub-lishing, on-line publishing and mobile-phone publishing.