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What kind of book is National Geographic Magazine? What kind of readings do you mainly publish?

"China National Geography", formerly known as "Geographical Knowledge", is a monthly magazine about geography in China. The articles and pictures of this magazine are often reprinted by central and local media. It has strong readability and collection value. Many libraries at home and abroad have regarded this journal as a key collection journal. The content is mainly based on Chinese geography, but also includes natural and cultural landscapes and events in different regions around the world, revealing their backgrounds and mysteries. It also covers astronomy, biology, history, archaeology and other fields. It is a well-known geography magazine in mainland China. Because the magazine is affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, there are a large number of experts and scholars in physical geography and human geography as consultants for the magazine. There are also many workers on the front line of scientific research who maintain close contact with the magazine, so it has a strong influence. Exclusivity and authority.

The development history of "China National Geography"

"Geographical Knowledge", the predecessor of "China National Geography", was founded in 1950. At that time, the entire magazine only had 8 pages. A year later Increased to 16 pages. The content at that time included geographical thought, Chinese and foreign geography, physical geography, maps and geographical survey methods, geography teaching, geographical data, etc.

In 1954, "Geographical Knowledge" suffered a heavy blow because it published an article disclosing China's domestic industrial geography, which was considered by Chinese officials to be a "leak". But the influence disappeared soon after, and the magazine's content continued to expand, increasing to 48 pages in 1957, with a circulation of 20,000 copies.

Some scientific magazines in mainland China suffered a major blow during the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, and "Geographical Knowledge" was no exception. During this period, the publication of "Geographical Knowledge" was very unstable and intermittent. The situation only improved after the Cultural Revolution.

In 1998, the magazine was completely revised, with the number of pages increased to 84 pages, and to 100 pages the following year.

In October 2000, the "Geographical Knowledge" magazine was renamed "China National Geographic", and subsequently launched a traditional Chinese version in Taiwan, Hong Kong and other places and even a Japanese version in Japan.

In 2004, "China National Geographic" was expanded to 148 pages, and a youth version of "Museum" was launched.

In October 2005, on the occasion of its 55th anniversary, the 550-page "Beauty Pageant China" special issue was launched, with the publication volume reaching a record high of 550,000 copies. The special issue was well received by consumers and was sold out as soon as it was released. Newsstands in some areas even hoarded it and drove up the price.

In March 2008, "Chinese Heritage" officially became a member of the "China National Geographic" magazine brand.

In July 2008, the traditional Chinese version of Hong Kong and Macao was rolled out to the whole of Hong Kong as a "China business card".

In January 2009, the price of the magazine was increased to 20 yuan, and the page number was increased to 176 pages.

In April 2009, the English version of "China National Geography" was officially published.

2010 is the 60th anniversary of the founding of "China National Geographic". The magazine held a series of events to review the most influential views, collect the most changed places, and look for the aristocratic families and "campus travelers" who have been reading for 60 years. "4 kinds of activities[1].

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