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Xinhua Bookstore () is the largest and only country-wide bookstore chain brand in 
In the larger cities in China, Xinhua Bookstore has opened "Foreign Language Bookstores" (in ) which sell books and CDs for learning foreign languages. Books published in foreign countries are not widely sold in China and are more expensive than Chinese-language books, but they are available in large cities, though magazines from foreign countries are prohibited for distribution for political reasons.
Xinhua Bookstore's Provincial Publishing Companies have recently begun opening different distribution channels, such as the Northern Book Town (in ) in
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China
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History
Xinhua Bookstore (in ) was originally established as Guanghua Bookstore (in ) in 1937 inYan'an
Yan'an (; ), alternatively spelled as Yenan is a prefecture-level city in the Shaanbei region of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi to the east and Gansu to the west. It administers several counties, including Zhidan (formerly Bao'an ...
under the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China
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. In 1942, Guanghua Bookstore changed its name to Xinhua Bookstore.
The four Chinese letter "Xin-hua Shu-dian" logo was made in brush writing in 1948 by Chairman Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC) ...
. In 1951, during the First All-China Publishing Administration Conference, it was decided to divide the vertically integrated operation into the People's Publishing House, Xinhua Publishing Plant, and the Xinhua Bookstore.
On the upper floor of the store, there was a “no foreigners” floor, which sold a large number of various dictionaries and dictionaries that could be copied without permission from Japan, Europe, and North America, despite the state-owned bookstore.
In 2003, all Xinhua Bookstores in Beijing was reorganized, coming under the (in ). was established to manage the trademark. As China's only country-wide distribution channel for magazines, and CDs and DVDs, it plays an important role in mass media, in addition to its dominant position as a bookstore.
In 2006, there were 14,000 Xinhua bookstores in China. Its main store is now in Xicheng District
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in Beijing
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Xinhua Bookstore has overseas subsidiaries in New York City
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, San Diego
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, London
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, and in Manila
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Multiple distribution channels
In the larger cities in China, Xinhua Bookstore has opened "Foreign Language Bookstores" (in ) which sell books and CDs for learning foreign languages. Books published in foreign countries are not widely sold in China and are more expensive than Chinese-language books, but they are available in large cities, though magazines from foreign countries are prohibited for distribution for political reasons.
Xinhua Bookstore's Provincial Publishing Companies have recently begun opening different distribution channels, such as the Northern Book Town (in ) in Liaoning Province
Liaoning () is a coastal provinces of China, province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and i ...
and Boku Book Town in Zhejiang Province
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Competition
* Local and university bookstores which mainly sell textbooksSee also
*Publishing in China
Chinese publishing and printing industry have a long history. The first printed book (in paper) discovered so far in the world was published in China during Tang Dynasty (7th century). The Chinese publishing industry continues to grow in modern tim ...
References
External links
Xinhua Bookstore web site
in Hong Kong
Xinhua Bookstore web site
in Chinese {{authority control Mass media in China Government-owned companies of China Book publishing companies of China Bookstores of China