Beijing kejingchu 北京刻經處

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Běijīng Scriptural Press 北京刻經處

Established 1918 at Běijīng 北京 Ceased operations in 1937?

Notable Associates Zhuāng Yùnkuān 莊藴寬 (Head of the Department of Planning for the Běiyáng Government) Xú Wèirú 徐蔚如 Jiǎng Wéiqiáo 蔣維喬 Méi Guāngxì 梅光羲 Jiāng Wèinóng 江味農 Chén Zhèngyǒu 陳正有

The Běijīng Scriptural Press 北京刻經處 was an important press of the Republican period. From 1920 to 1937, it and the nearby Tiānjīn Scriptural Press 天津刻經處 published about 2,000 volumes of material.

History

Publications

The earliest publication credited to the press is Jízàng 吉藏, Bǎilùn shū 百論疏 in 16 fascicles, printed in 1913. Since the press was not reportedly founded until 1918, this may have been an error or retrospectively dated.

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