Hanfenlou ancient books collection

The article "The height of unrepeatable" says that "Zhang Yuanji and the Commercial Press can almost draw an equal sign in a sense". ① The Commercial Press changed from a small printing workshop to the most important textbook publishing institution in China before liberation, which contributed to the establishment of modern education system in China.

(2) Establish Hanfen Building and collect old books. After 20 years of planning, the collection of rare books of ancient books is second to none in the country; On this basis, the Oriental Library opened to the outside world was built.

(3) sorting out ancient books, four series, piecing together twenty-four histories, etc. Selected Works, edited, revised and printed by him personally, was highly praised by the academic and publishing circles of the Republic of China.

④ Western learning spread to the east, and most of Yan Fu's translations and Lin Shu's foreign novels were published by the Commercial Press under the auspices of Zhang Yuanji.

⑤ Zhang Yuanji's business philosophy and prudent management enabled the Commercial Press to survive and develop in the storm of half a century.