Asiapac Books is a

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an publisher that publishes educational comics and illustrated books on Asian culture, history, philosophy, health practices, art and literature. Established in 1983, its publications are now sold in more than 20 countries, and have been translated into more than 20 languages. Asiapac Books also publishes a monthly educational magazine ''VITA Edition'', targeted at secondary school students. In 1997, Asiapac Books represented Singapore as a delegate to the 1997 Asian Comic Books Conference held in

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. Asiapac Books specialises in using illustrations to engage readers. Its ''Origins'' and ''Gateway'' series introduces readers to Chinese and Singaporean cultures respectively through the rich use of images and quirky stories. It has published illustrated and adapted versions of Chinese classics such as ''

Journey to the West ''Journey to the West'' () is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels, and has been described as arguably the most popu ...

'', ''

A Dream of Red Mansions ''Dream of the Red Chamber'' (''Honglou Meng'') or ''The Story of the Stone'' (''Shitou Ji'') is a novel composed by Cao Xueqin in the middle of the 18th century. One of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, it is known for ...

'', and ''

Water Margin ''Water Margin'' (''Shuihu zhuan'') is one of the earliest Chinese novels written in vernacular Mandarin, and is attributed to Shi Nai'an. It is also translated as ''Outlaws of the Marsh'' and ''All Men Are Brothers''. The story, which is s ...

''. Asiapac Books is a member of the Singapore Book Publishers Association.

Popular titles

* ''Origins of Chinese Culture'' illustrated by Fu Chunjiang * ''Origins of Chinese Festivals'' illustrated by Fu Chunjiang * ''Origins of Chinese Cuisine'' illustrated by Fu Chunjiang * ''Gateway to Peranakan Culture'' illustrated by Wing Fee * ''Top Learning Tips'' by Chitra Soundar and illustrated by Jack Cheong * ''Analects of Confucius 1, 2 and 3'' by Jeffrey Seow * ''Essential Chinese Medicine Health Tonics'' edited by Professor Zhang Bao Chun and Associate Professor Chen Yu Ting from the

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM, ) is a public university in China. Founded in 1956, the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine is one of the first traditional Chinese medical institutions for higher learning in China. It is a tradi ...

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* Companies of Singapore Education in Singapore {{Singapore-company-stub