This magazine is the oldest large-scale comprehensive magazine in the modern history of China. It publishes Chinese and foreign memorabilia, Chinese and foreign current events and all kinds of chronicles, which are a detailed monthly collection of major political, economic and cultural events and news at home and abroad, which is very convenient for future generations to consult. Most of his remarks tend to reform and constitutionalism, calling for patriotism and saving the country, supporting constitutional monarchy, advocating industrial development, advocating universal education and opposing democratic revolution.
The content of Oriental Magazine not only published the opinions written by its own organization and the news it searched, but also selected and recorded the important literary theories and news events contained in various official and commercial newspapers at that time, and reported and commented on current politics, current affairs and major events in all aspects one by one, with a very wide content. On March 1904, 1 1, the articles of association were published in the first issue of Oriental Magazine:
1. This magazine aims to inspire people and establish contact with East Asia.
Second, this magazine is slightly like Japanese Sun, British and American, and it is a review genre; In addition to compiling translation theory and extensively compiling news, the agency also selected various elements of official and folk monthly reports, ten-day reports, seven-day reports and two-day registration theory for review.
Three, magazines are divided into the following categories:
1 theory of society (the selected draft is attached), 2 imperial edicts, 3 internal affairs, 4 military affairs, 5 diplomacy, 6 education, 7 finance, 8 industry, 9 transportation, 10 commerce, 165438 religion, 12 miscellaneous, 65438.
Fourth, the compilation method The first statement about this kind, the second history, the second chapter, the second official letter, the second stipulation and the second news are still in the order of first domestic and then foreign.
No matter how many pages there are in each category, they should not be mixed together, so that they are divided into volumes.
Six, comrades should use the real name and detailed address of the application department to communicate. However, whether it should be published or not is up to our colleagues. The manuscript is not returned, and the information is at your own risk.
Seven, the first volume of each volume into the directory, detailed pages for review. Twelve volumes throughout the year, and the number of pages is also indicated in the general catalogue.
Eight, this magazine is classified into different categories, collecting rich people and carefully examining them. People with lofty ideals who want to check current affairs can avoid the tedious copying.
Nine, this magazine has more words than the current magazine, and the price is extremely low. If mainlanders can't read all the newspapers, it is enough to know the recent major events at home and abroad.
Ten, this print is bound with white foreign paper, one volume per month, each volume has 250 pages, about150,000 words, plus ten beautiful pictures.
Eleven, issued on the 25th of each month.
Twelve, the price of each roll is twenty-five cents, and twelve volumes of silver will be fixed throughout the year, and will be added in case of leap.
Thirteen, the post office has received the postage of three points per volume, and the credit bureau is self-sufficient by the news, and the foreign postage is calculated separately.
14. This print entrusts Zhong Shi Commercial Press, Pan Qi Street, Shanghai as the general distribution office.