Language Press (), formerly the Chinese Character Reform Press, is a publishing company in the
People's Republic of China
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. Its business includes educational publishing, dictionary and academic works publishing, popular culture book publishing and digital publishing.
History
In 1956, the Chinese Character Reform Press () was established directly under the
Chinese Character Reform Committee
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(now called
State Language Commission
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). It was the only professional language publishing house in the country. Its early stage presidents included
Hu Yuzhi
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1896 births
1986 deaths
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and
Lu Shuxiang
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. In 1980, the publishing house was renamed Language Press.
In 2000, it merged with Language Audio-visual Publishing House and Language Newspaper and Periodical Press to form the new Language Press; in 2010, it became a member unit of China Education Publishing and Media Group Co., Ltd under the Ministry of Education.
The company published the first batch of Chinese Pinyin reading materials (汉语拼音读物) in China, the first "
General List of Simplified Chinese Characters
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" (简化字总表), the first textbook on Chinese dialects "Outline of Chinese Dialects" (汉语方言概要),
and the first dictionary to strictly implement the national language and writing standards the "Standard Dictionary of Modern Chinese Application" (现代汉语应用规范词典), etc.
Publishing areas
The company majors in language and education. The main publishing areas include:
educational publishing such as preschool education, primary and secondary school Chinese education, vocational education, etc.; professional publishing such as dictionaries, normative standards and academic works; and popular publishing such as traditional culture and social culture.
Subsidiaries
The Subsidiaries include:
* "Language and Characters Newspaper" ()；
* "Language Construction" magazine ();
* Chinese Language Bookstore. ()
References
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Book publishing companies of China
Publishing companies established in 1956
Companies based in Beijing