Founded in 2002, China Publishing Group (CPG) is the country’s leading publishing and cultural conglomerate. CPG consolidated its publishing operations in 2011 to form China Publishing & Media Holdings Co., Ltd., which went public on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2017 (Stock Code: 601949).

CPG operates across the entire publishing value chain. In addition to its core business, it also engages in copyright transactions, import and export, printing and reproduction, logistics and distribution, art dealing, language and big data services, as well as asset and capital management. Through high-quality content, knowledge services, and cultural dissemination, the Group seeks to enrich public life while contributing to broader economic and social development. CPG has been consistently named one of China’s Top 30 Cultural Enterprises.

CPG comprises more than 20 prestigious publishing houses, such as People’s Literature Publishing House, The Commercial Press, Zhonghua Book Company, Encyclopedia of China Publishing House, China Fine Arts Publishing Group, People’s Music Publishing House, and SDX Joint Publishing Company. Its subsidiaries also include well-known cultural enterprises, such as China Translation Corporation, Xinhua Bookstore Head Office, China National Publications Import & Export (Group) Co., Ltd. (CNPIEC), and Rong Bao Zhai.

CPG publishes over 20,000 book titles, audiovisual works, and digital publications annually, along with 58 newspapers and magazines. It consistently holds the largest share in China’s retail book market, and leads the country in titles selected for major national publishing programs and awards. The Group has a rich portfolio of high-quality content and iconic IP. Its landmark publications include the Fuxing Wenku (Revitalization Library) series, the Encyclopedia of China (three editions), the critical punctuated edition of Twenty-Four Histories, the Four Great Classical Novels, Xinhua Dictionary, Contemporary Chinese Dictionary, the Chinese Translations of World Academic Classics, and the Chinese-language Harry Potter series. CPG also publishes widely acclaimed periodicals, including Sanlian Lifeweek, Dushu, Sanlian Youth, Dangdai, Wenshi, Picture Stories, Music Research, Encyclopedia Knowledge, Historical Materials of New Literature, Chinese Journal of Language Policy and Planning, and Chinese Journal of Robotic Surgery.

To foster a vibrant reading culture nationwide, CPG presents more than 1,000 high-quality cultural events each year. Its flagship lineup includes the Readers’ Festival, College Students’ Book Club, Literary China New Year Gala, Contemporary Literature Night, the Words and Phrases of the Year, Zhonghua Book Company’s Open Day, and the Sanlian New Knowledge Conference.

CNPIEC, a subsidiary of CPG, is China’s largest company specializing in the import and export of publications. It handles more than 600,000 titles annually and founded the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), which has grown into the world’s second largest international book fair. Another subsidiary, Rong Bao Zhai, known as the “Home of Calligraphers and Painters,” preserves two nationally recognized intangible cultural heritage practices: woodblock printing with water-based ink and traditional scroll mounting and restoration. CPG also actively advances the integration of culture and technology and explores new business models. It has incubated several cultural technology ventures and built a portfolio of widely used digital products and platforms, including ancientbooks.cn, Sanlian Zhongdu, and CNPeReading.

Looking ahead, CPG will remain committed to its mission as the “national team” of China’s publishing industry. By preserving heritage, producing outstanding works, fostering a culture of reading, and driving innovation, CPG seeks to establish itself as a world-class publisher.