Categories | Literary magazine |
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Frequency | Fortnightly |
Publisher | Shanghai Literature and Arts Publishing |
Founded | 1963 |
Country | China |
Based in | Chifeng |
Language | Chinese |
ISSN | 0257-0238 |
OCLC | 6519998 |
Gushi Hui ( Chinese: 故事会; Story Collections) is a Chinese language fortnightly literary magazine published in Chifeng, China. It is one of the leading titles in the country. [1] [2]
The magazine was established in Shanghai under the name Geming Gushihui (Chinese: Revolutionary Story Collections) in 1963. [3] However, its publication was suspended during the cultural revolution. [2] In 1974 the magazine was restarted. [2]
Formerly the magazine was published bimonthly. [4] Its frequency was changed to fortnightly in 2004. [2] The magazine is published by Shanghai Literature and Arts Publishing. [5] Its headquarters is in Chifeng. [6] The magazine mostly covers short stories. [2]
In 1979 the magazine was renamed as Gushi Hui dropping the word revolutionary. [3] In the 1980s the magazine targeted small villages and aimed at being a publication for public readings there. [4] However, this attempt was not successful. [4] On the other hand, during the 1990s it played a significant role in transition of China from the Maoist politics to the liberal economy. [3]
Its circulation was 100,000 copies in 1979. [3] It rose to 7.6 million copies in 1985, but dropped to 4 million at the end of the 1990s. [3] In 2003 Gushi Hui was the best-selling magazine in China with a circulation of 3,520,000 copies. [7]
The circulation of Gushi Hui was reported by its publisher to be 5,400,000 copies in January 2010 [8] and 3,720,000 copies in August 2010. [5]
Categories | Literary magazine |
---|---|
Frequency | Fortnightly |
Publisher | Shanghai Literature and Arts Publishing |
Founded | 1963 |
Country | China |
Based in | Chifeng |
Language | Chinese |
ISSN | 0257-0238 |
OCLC | 6519998 |
Gushi Hui ( Chinese: 故事会; Story Collections) is a Chinese language fortnightly literary magazine published in Chifeng, China. It is one of the leading titles in the country. [1] [2]
The magazine was established in Shanghai under the name Geming Gushihui (Chinese: Revolutionary Story Collections) in 1963. [3] However, its publication was suspended during the cultural revolution. [2] In 1974 the magazine was restarted. [2]
Formerly the magazine was published bimonthly. [4] Its frequency was changed to fortnightly in 2004. [2] The magazine is published by Shanghai Literature and Arts Publishing. [5] Its headquarters is in Chifeng. [6] The magazine mostly covers short stories. [2]
In 1979 the magazine was renamed as Gushi Hui dropping the word revolutionary. [3] In the 1980s the magazine targeted small villages and aimed at being a publication for public readings there. [4] However, this attempt was not successful. [4] On the other hand, during the 1990s it played a significant role in transition of China from the Maoist politics to the liberal economy. [3]
Its circulation was 100,000 copies in 1979. [3] It rose to 7.6 million copies in 1985, but dropped to 4 million at the end of the 1990s. [3] In 2003 Gushi Hui was the best-selling magazine in China with a circulation of 3,520,000 copies. [7]
The circulation of Gushi Hui was reported by its publisher to be 5,400,000 copies in January 2010 [8] and 3,720,000 copies in August 2010. [5]