Xinhua Bookstore

Xinhua Bookstore () is a bookstore chain brand in mainland China.

 History 
Xinhua Bookstore (in ) was originally established as Guanghua Bookstore (in ) in 1937 in Yan'an under the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. In 1942, Guanghua Bookstore changed its name to Xinhua Bookstore. The four Chinese letter "Xin-hua Shu-dian" logo was made in brush writing in 1948 by Chairman Mao Zedong.

In 2003, all Xinhua Bookstores in Beijing was reorganized, coming under the China Publishing Group (in ).  was established to manage the trademark.

 Multiple distribution channels 

In the larger cities in China, Xinhua Bookstore has opened "Foreign Language Bookstores" (in ) which sell books and CDs for learning foreign languages.  Books published in foreign countries are not widely sold in China and are more expensive than Chinese-language books, but they are available in large cities, though magazines from foreign countries are prohibited for distribution for political reasons.

Xinhua Bookstore's Provincial Publishing Companies have recently begun opening different distribution channels, such as the Northern Book Town (in ) in Liaoning Province and Boku Book Town (in ) in Zhejiang Province.
References
Category:People's Republic of China