Lianhuanhua

In 1899, Wenyi Book Company in Shanghai published the illustrated lithograph "The Story of the Three Kingdoms" drawn by Zhu Zhixuan.

[2] In 1916 Caobao newspapers bound the pictures to attract a larger audience base of middle and lower class readers.

In 1935 street book stall owners and publishers established the "Shanghai Lianhuan Tuhua Promotion Society" at Taoyuanli.

[1] Though lianhuanhua production decreased in mainland China during Cultural Revolution, many books were still produced.

As in previous eras of lianhuanhua production, the books cover a wide range of genres from historical tales and folklore to wuxia to thrillers, mystery and science-fiction, proliferating many different types and styles of books and artists.

[8] During and after the Cultural Revolution, the communist party also adopted the medium for propaganda and education purposes.