scholarly reading group; publishing house
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scholarly reading group; literary society
archaicRefers to traditional gatherings of scholars and literati in imperial China who met regularly to read classics, discuss literature, and share ideas.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were many famous scholarly reading groups in the Jiangnan region.
He joined a reading group organized by local literati, meeting once a month.
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The Donglin Reading Society was a famous literati group during the Ming Dynasty.
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publishing house; press
Originally referred to book printing institutions in old times; now commonly used in the names of publishing houses, especially academic or regional ones.
This book was published by Zhonghua Book Company.
Yuelu Publishing House is famous for publishing classical texts.
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Qilu Publishing House has published many books about Shandong history.