Foreign Languages Press is a publishing house located in China.
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| Parent company | China Foreign Languages Publication and Distribution Administration |
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| Founded | 1952 |
| Country of origin | China |
| Official website | www |
Based in Beijing, it was founded in 1952 and currently forms part of the China International Publishing Group, which is owned and controlled by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
The press publishes books on a wide range of topics in eighteen languages spoken primarily outside China. Much of its output is aimed at the international community – its 1960s editions of works by Marx and Lenin are still widely circulated – but it also publishes some material aimed at foreign language students within China.
Beginning in the 1950s many works of classical and modern Chinese literature were translated into English by translators such as Gladys Yang, Yang Xianyi and Sidney Shapiro.[1][2]
As of 2008, the house had published over 30,000 titles in a total of 43 languages.
Book series
editEnglish language titles
edit- Ancient Towns Around Shanghai
- China Handbook Series
- China Knowledge Series
- China Society for People's Friendship Studies
- China Sports Series
- China Travel Kit Series
- China's Nationalities Series
- Chinese Health Qigong Series
- Chinese Language Library
- Chinese Wushu Series
- The Culture & Civilization of China
- Echos from the Classics
- From Emperor to Citizen, The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi
- History of Modern China Series
- How To Series
- Library of Chinese Classics
- Light on China Series[3][4]
- Modern Chinese Literature Library
- Monkey Series
- Panda Series
- Picture Story Series
- Studies on the Chinese Market Economy Series
- Ten Minutes Series
- Traditional Chinese Therapeutic Exercises and Techniques
French language titles
edit- Contes populaires chinois
- Connaissance de la Chine
- Histoire moderne de Chine
- Le roi des singes
See also
edit- Foreign Languages Publishing House (Soviet Union), Moscow – similar publisher in Soviet Union
- Foreign Languages Publishing House (North Korea), Pyongyang – similar publisher in North Korea
- Foreign Languages Publishing House (Vietnam), Hanoi – similar publisher in Vietnam which is now known as Thế Giới Publishers
References
edit- ^ Delia Davin, "Gladys Yang", The Guardian, 24 November 1999. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Michael Donohue, "The expatriate", The National (Abu Dhabi), 14 August 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Light on China: Published in English, china.org.cn. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ Light on China (Foreign Languages Press) – Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
External links
edit- Official website
- Archival links of Foreign Languages Press at The Internet Archive in the US
- Foreign Languages Press – company description, history and contact details
- Foreign Languages Press Celebrates 50th Anniversary, at China Internet Information Center
- Foreign Languages Press, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in India