Zhonghua Book Company, the full name of which is Zhonghua Book Company Limited, is a publishing organization integrating editing, printing, publishing and distribution in China. It was founded by Lu Feikui in Shanghai on June 5438+091265438+1October 65438.

At the beginning of its establishment, it mainly published textbooks for primary and secondary schools, ancient books, various scientific, literary, artistic works and reference books. At the same time, Zhonghua Book Company also set up its own printing factory. By 1937, it had more than 300 printing presses and 1000 employees. 1954 In May, Zhonghua Book Company moved its headquarters to Beijing, and in 1958, it became a professional publishing house focusing on the collation of ancient books, which made great progress in the collation of ancient books and the publication of academic works and enjoyed a good reputation at home and abroad. He has published Zi Tongzhi Jian, Chinese Dictionary, Notes on Four Books, Book Integration, Encyclopedia of China Series, Twenty-four History, etc.

Zhonghua Book Company was established in Shanghai in June 5438 +0965438 +02 65438+10/October 65438+October, and its founder was Lu Feikui. At the beginning, it was a joint venture with a capital of 25,000 yuan. Its main business was to compile new textbooks for primary and secondary schools. The establishment of Zhonghua Book Company was the product of the Revolution of 1911. 19 1 1 On the eve of the Revolution of 1911, Lu Feikui, Dai Kedun and Chen Yin, the directors of the publishing department in the Commercial Press, invited the editors to secretly compile new textbooks. 19 12 New Year's Day, after the opening of Zhonghua Book Company, it put forward the slogan of "textbook revolution" and "completely Chinese businessmen run their own businesses" to compete with the Commercial Press. First, the newly edited Chinese textbooks were published, which seized most of the textbook market with its national flag pattern. "So we changed our company, increased our capital, set up branches extensively and run our own printing." Later, we joined Civilization Bookstore, CoCo Lee Bookstore and Juzhen Imitation Song Publishing House, and quickly developed into the second largest non-governmental publishing institution in China. When the bookstore was founded, it rented three storefronts east of Fuzhou Road. He also set up a printing factory in Huifuli, Fuzhou Road, and soon moved to Henan Road.