Before the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the printing companies run by the people throughout the country have spread all over the country; technically, "If foreign prints can be done, the people of the country can do more than they can. Their technical masters can directly compete with foreign technicians." The level; He Shengzhuo "Modern Printing", "boundary source and addendum" p. 384, China Book Press, 1993 edition. The emerging basic industry of printing equipment and equipment industry has been laid, and the flourishing development is taking shape. The publishing of printing scientific research, printing education and printing professional books and magazines are all in full bloom due to the establishment of printing academic groups, and have become the rise and development of China's modern printing industry. The impetus and play an increasingly important role. The above-mentioned several aspects that reflect the development status of China's modern printing industry have concretely demonstrated the splendid scrolls of China's modern printing industry that had risen before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War and will develop rapidly. Just at this time, the bemused Japanese imperialists launched a large-scale war of aggression against China, placing the Chinese people in a state of peril and peril, and devastating the rising and flourishing Chinese modern printing industry. And destroy.
During the period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945), China's printing industry had three distinct features: First, where the iron invaders of the Japanese aggressors stepped, where the printing companies were invaded, burned, or fled or closed down. Second, some printing companies have shifted to the rear, making the printing industry in Wuhan, Chongqing, Guilin and other places prosperous and developed. Thirdly, some remote areas that were originally part of the remote rural areas have become the anti-Japanese base areas for the Chinese people. The printing industry has also developed because of its small size and backward technology and equipment. However, from a national perspective, the popularity of modern printing is large. For expansion.
According to the above three characteristics, the Chinese modern printing industry during the War of Resistance against Japan may be divided into three areas, namely, the control area of ​​the National Government, the base area of ​​the Chinese Communist Party and the enemy-occupied enemy-occupied areas. These three regions have been transformed during the Anti-Japanese War. For example, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Wuhan have all fallen. Therefore, there are still different opinions on the division of these three regions. In principle, the book is divided roughly by the length of the period of the fall. For example, the fall of Nanjing fell on December 12, 1937, and Shanghai fell on November 12, 1937. Wuhan fell on October 25, 1938. These three printing industries, which are relatively concentrated and well-developed, have fallen into multiple areas and are suitable for entry into enemy-occupied areas. It is only in the description that the printing industry before the fall is described accordingly. Other regions also follow this principle. It is appropriate or not to make adjustments for revision.