Shanxi People's Publishing House was established on June 5th 195 1, 165438, which is the earliest and largest comprehensive publishing house in Shanxi Province. At the beginning of 2000, in order to meet the new publishing requirements, with Shanxi People's Publishing House as the main body of the group, four publishing units, including Shanxi People's Publishing House, Shu Hai Publishing House, Shanxi Economic Publishing House and Shanxi Ancient Books Publishing House, three periodical clubs, such as editorial friend, and three centers, such as textbook publishing, distribution printing and three-level logistics, were established. Shanxi Publishing Group is a large publishing group approved by the Propaganda Department of the CPC, the General Administration of Press and Publication, the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government. Established on February 2, 20061,Shanxi People's Publishing House, Shu Hai Publishing House, Shanxi Economic Publishing House, Shanxi Ancient Books Publishing House, Shanxi Education Publishing House, Hope Publishing House, Beiyue Literature and Art Publishing House, Shanxi Science and Technology Publishing House, Shanxi Chunqiu Electronic Audio-visual Publishing House and other nine publishing houses, Shanxi Xinhua Bookstore Group Co., Ltd., Shanxi Xinhua Printing Industry Co., Ltd., two materials companies of Shanxi Press and Publication Paper Company, and this department.