People's Publishing House, founded in 1921, is a well-known comprehensive publishing house for philosophy and social sciences
Founded on September 1, 1921 and rebuilt on December 1, 1950, the People's Publishing House is a publishing house for political readings of the Party and the state, as well as the first well-known comprehensive publishing house for philosophy and social sciences in China. The name of the "People's Publishing House" inscribed by Comrade Mao Zedong has become the most conspicuous image symbol of the national and provincial people's publishing houses.
Since its establishment, the People's Publishing House has always shouldered a lofty historical mission, namely: publishing Marxist classics; important documents of the Party and the state; popular reading materials on the Party's line, principles, and policies; Party history and party building treatises; First-class academic works on politics, philosophy, economics, history, law, culture, international issues, etc., as well as biographies of important figures, philosophical and social science reference books and textbooks, etc. Over the past half century, the People's Publishing House has published more than 20,000 books and more than 3 billion books and periodicals. It has become a well-known national publishing house at home and abroad, and has made outstanding contributions to the publishing industry of the Republic.
Over the past 60 years, under the leadership of the party and the government, the People's Publishing House has always given top priority to upholding the correct orientation of publishing, firmly grasped the dominant position of Marxism in the ideological field, constantly enhanced its sense of social responsibility and awareness of the overall situation, and provided the broad masses of the people with rich and healthy spiritual food.
In addition to publishing books, the People's Publishing House also hosts a variety of periodicals. Among them, "Xinhua Monthly", "Xinhua Digest" and "People" have long been highly regarded among readers. Xinhua Digest has been called "a magazine of magazines" and a "window of information on contemporary Chinese culture and scholarship".
Under the new situation, the People's Publishing House is actively exploring the path of reform and development as a public welfare publishing institution in accordance with the spirit of the Central Committee, and further building the People's Publishing House into a large and strong society that is satisfied with the party and the government, loved by the majority of readers, and shows the characteristics and style of China's public welfare publishing.
