Chung Hwa Book Company
Chung Hwa Book Company (中華書局有限公司; 1912 – Present), also known as the Zhonghua Book Company, is a Chinese publishing house founded in Shanghai on January 1, 1912 by Lufei Kui (陸費逵, September 17, 1886 – July 9, 1941). Lufei was formerly employed by the Commercial Press (商务印书馆有限公司), another important Shanghai publishing instruction active from about 1897. The firm attained considerable prominence establishing subsidiaries in Singapore in 1923, Hong Kong in 1927, and Taipei in 1949. Many of these subsidiaries eventually spit off from the original company or were acquired by other firms. The parent firm is currently located in Beijing and trades as the Zhonghua Book Company.
Tibet between Independence and Incorporation.
This is a scarce c. 1955 Chinese wall map of Tibet printed by the Chunghwa (or Zhonghua) Book Company in Shanghai and published by the China Cartographic Publishing House in the wake of the October 1950 invasion of Tibet by the People's Liberation Army. It was ostensibly drawn for classroom use in middle schools (中學適用), but the map is part of a broader effort to generate support for Chinese sovereignty over Tibet and legitimize their claims. (more details)