Foreign Languages Press
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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 |
Foreign Languages Press is a publishing house located in China.
Based in Beijing, it was founded in 1952 and currently forms part of the , and is owned and controlled by the China International Publishing Group, which is itself controlled by the Communist Party of China.
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.
As of 2008, the house had published over 30,000 titles in a total of 43 languages.
Book series[]
English language titles[]
- 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
- History of Modern China Series
- How To Series
- Library of Chinese Classics
- Light on China Series[1][2]
- 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[]
- Contes populaires chinois
- Connaissance de la Chine
- Histoire moderne de Chine
- Le roi des singes
See also[]
- 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[]
- ^ 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[]
- 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
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Coordinates: 39°55′35″N 116°19′56″E / 39.92639°N 116.33222°E
Categories:
- Political book publishing companies
- Publishing companies of China
- Organizations associated with the Chinese Communist Party
- Chinese propaganda organisations
- Publishing companies established in 1952