Research On The JiangSu Publishing-House

In late Qing Dynasty after the Opium War, the Western flooded Chinese, Western Learning gradually flourished.The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and against The knowledge of Confucius cultural policy led to Jiangnan region where was culture prosperous to be "the scholar had no books to read" situation,making Ideology and culture of Chinese feudal rule suffered a heavy blow.Been faced with the internal and external problems serious situation,for the revitalization of education,maintain the ideological foundation of the feudal rule, local governor minister vigorously to build official publishing houses, thus forming a Chinese version of the famous school "Juben".Jiangsu official publishing houses located on the social background,which one of the five official publishing house in the late Qing Dynasty, the surviving time, engraved Book species occupies the first major bookstores.Jiangsu official publishing houses by Li Hongzhang is located at Suzhou, during Ding Richang served as governor of Jiangsu to be expanded, and focus on the publication of State officials books, to rectify the official sect and restore the postwar social order.Jiangsu official press in the personnel organization, proofreading, printing and other sources of funding have a strict management system.Jiangsu official press on setting up of personnel:first,set up proctor administer all the publishing house daily affairs;second,engaged the proofreader work on corrected books to ensure quality;third is employed the excellent skills people, such as writing, engraving, printing and other staff engaged in the printing of books.Jiangsu official press book funds raised by local officials, the main source of funde is form government finance, Likin and sold books income.From the fourth year of the Tongzhi(1865) to Three years of the Republic of China(1914), Jiang Su Publishing-House in the decades of its surviving, engraved books 206 species,covering Confucian classics, history, philosophy and belles-letters,for restoration of Chinese traditional culture plays an important role.JiangSu Publishing-House has its Own characteristics.First, countermark officials books and the issuance of subordinate prefectures, as to improved their professional quality.Second,Jiangsu official press cloaked Confucian classics, history, at the same time, for the collation of Jiangsu local literature also make an important contribution, mainly reflected in the imprint of Jiangsu geography, maps, water conservancy, annals of the province regional books editor.Third,Jiangsu official press pay attention to the publication of contemporary works,such as a famous scholar at Qing Dyansty writed “Tablet biography ”,which have an important influence on the development of the learning of Qing Dynasty. In addition,JiangSu Publishing-House have goog cooperation with another Publishing-Houses, the most important is five Publishing-Houses work together to printed “Twenty-Four Histories”,and have cooperation with Nanjing Publishing-House.Jiangsu official press book to collate accurate, well printed, low price is known, so spread wider influence. Jiangsu official book saved a lot of ancient literature, many are cannot be found, therefore preserved. In the promotion of local academic and cultural exchanges, Jiangsu official press set numerous scholars in a church, communication and interaction between the great promote the development of academic culture. In Chinese bibliography, Jiangsu Official Press edition collation collation of ancient books to become the reference version, try to restore the original appearance of the ancient books in the bookstore in Jiangsu. During compilation and revision of the book price list, as can be this book directory reference paradigm.