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