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XU Chang, ZHANG Pei
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DOI:10.17265/2161-623X/2026.10.008
Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing, China
What Demons and Monsters: A Compendium of Supernatural Images From the Dianshizhai Pictorial (hereinafter referred to as the Compendium) draws on abundant image documents from the late-Qing Dianshizhai Pictorial. It has completed the republication of supernatural‑themed resources of Late-Qing popular media by systematically selecting and compiling 300 supernatural reports. From the perspective of publishing‑aesthetic education, the Compendium moves beyond mere documentary reproduction. It achieves contemporary publishing transformation of ancient book image resources through key publishing procedures including categorized compilation, interpretative commentary, and binding innovation. By analyzing multiple dimensions of this publication, this paper explores how Late-Qing pictorials are reconstructed via contemporary publishing, so as to exert the aesthetic‑educational efficacy of publications and offer references for publishing practices of traditional-culture-oriented readings.
Dianshizhai Pictorial, supernatural images, media reproduction, publishing-aesthetic education
XU Chang, ZHANG Pei. (2026). Reproduction of Modern Media Images From the Perspective of Publishing-Aesthetic Education—A Case Study of What Demons and Monsters: A Compendium of Supernatural Images From the Dianshizhai Pictorial. US-China Education Review A, October 2026, Vol. 16, No. 10, 746-749.
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