/kloc-in the autumn of 0/957, the Editorial Committee of Cultural Relics Publishing House was established, with members including Zheng Zhenduo, Wang, Xu Hongbao, Xia Nai. Zheng Zhenduo is the chairman. During the 30 years from 1957 to 1987, more than 300 books 1300 were published, and1000,000 copies (sheets) were issued. China's precious cultural relics collected in the book are of great historical, artistic and scientific value.
Field archaeological excavation reports and research works are the focus of this institution's publication. Important publications include: Xi 'an Banpo, TombNo. of Yin Ruins, Xinyang Chu Tomb, Mawangdui No.1 Han Tomb, Mancheng Han Tomb Excavation Report, The Second Mausoleum of Southern Tang Dynasty, Archaeological Harvest of New China, Archaeological Discovery and Research of New China, History of Chinese Ceramics, Historical Draft of China Coinage Technology, etc.
The publications of unearthed documents include: Houshu, Bamboo Slips of Songbai Mountain, Silk Book of Mawangdui Han Tomb, Unearthed Documents of Turpan, etc. Famous revolutionary ink manuscripts, publications include Selected Poems of Letters and Notes, Selected Poems of Mao Zedong, Selected Poems of Sun Yat-sen's Letters and Notes, Poems of Dong, Poems of Chen Yi and so on. Memorial Atlas includes atlases commemorating Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Li Dazhao, He Long, Peng, Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching Ling.
1979, the publishing house began to cooperate with foreign publishing houses to publish books. By 1987, the books that have been published in cooperation are: China Grottoes, China Museum and China Books, both in Chinese and Japanese; There are also some large-scale picture books published in cooperation with Yugoslav, British and American publishing houses.
Archaeological discoveries and research in New China, Qizil Grottoes, Liuwan in Qinghai and Chu Tomb in Yutaishan in Jiangling won the Xia Nai Archaeological Research Achievement Award from the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and The History of Bronze Drum and Tomb of Mawangdui won the patriotic popular science excellent historical reading prize organized by China Historical Society.
Cologne edition and color copperplate edition are a major feature of the publication of this agency. Colo edition books include: Xuan paper silk edition, China edition, French calligraphy and painting and complete works of Lu Xun's manuscripts (six letters and sixty volumes) collected by the Palace Museum, Shanghai, Tianjin and Liaoning. Color copperplate prints include Selected Porcelain Collected in the Palace Museum, Album of Famous Artists in Song Dynasty, Selected Flowers and Birds Collected in the Palace Museum, etc.
China is a famous ancient civilization, and books representing the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation published by Cultural Relics Publishing House have been deeply loved by people all over the world. In China's diplomatic activities, the books of Cultural Relics Publishing House have been regarded as national gifts for many times, adding luster to China. 1963, when Premier Zhou Enlai and Vice Premier Chen Yi visited fourteen countries in Asia, Africa and Europe, they presented the exquisite porcelain collected by the Palace Museum as gifts to the visiting countries. 1972 president Mao Zedong presented the silk painting of the western Han dynasty published by our agency to Japanese prime minister tanaka kakuei. 199 1 year, President Yang visited Thailand and presented the Tripitaka printed by our agency to the king of Thailand as a national gift. In order to protect and rescue China's outstanding cultural heritage, our agency reprinted the Ganlong Tripitaka 1987 to 1990. This book, with a total volume of 7,240, is the most printed book in China, which is a feat in the history of modern publishing.