Wolfgang Mohr, a German sinologist, has worked in China’s press for quite a long time and
participated in the design and manufacture of China’s first four page wide lb401 wheel transfer press.
He has a unique and in-depth study of the history of the development of China’s modern newspaper
industry, and has written three volumes of “China’s modern newspaper”. Based on rich first-hand
information and the author’s own practical experience, the book systematically and comprehensively
shows the development process of China’s newspaper industry from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the
founding of new China and up to 1965, with text explanation, personal drawing charts and collection
Based on the political situation in China at that time, it not only introduces the overall development
of China’s commercial newspapers, but also conducts case studies on influential newspapers and news
events. The contents are detailed and rich. It is an important reference for German Sinologists to study
China’s modern newspapers.