| Category: | Literary magazine |
| Frequency: | Fortnightly |
| Publisher: | Shanghai Literature and Arts Publishing |
| Country: | China |
| Based: | Chifeng |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Issn: | 0257-0238 |
| Oclc: | 6519998 |
Gushi Hui (; Story Collections) is a Chinese language fortnightly literary magazine published in Chifeng, China. It is one of the leading titles in the country.[1] [2]
The magazine was established in Shanghai under the name Geming Gushihui (Chinese: Revolutionary Story Collections) in 1963.[3] However, its publication was suspended during the cultural revolution.[2] In 1974 the magazine was restarted.[2]
Formerly the magazine was published bimonthly. Its frequency was changed to fortnightly in 2004.[2] The magazine is published by Shanghai Literature and Arts Publishing.[4] Its headquarters is in Chifeng.[5] The magazine mostly covers short stories.[2]
In 1979 the magazine was renamed as Gushi Hui dropping the word revolutionary.[3] In the 1980s the magazine targeted small villages and aimed at being a publication for public readings there.[6] However, this attempt was not successful.[6] On the other hand, during the 1990s it played a significant role in transition of China from the Maoist politics to the liberal economy.[3]
Its circulation was 100,000 copies in 1979.[3] It rose to 7.6 million copies in 1985, but dropped to 4 million at the end of the 1990s.[3] In 2003 Gushi Hui was the best-selling magazine in China with a circulation of 3,520,000 copies.[7]
The circulation of Gushi Hui was reported by its publisher to be 5,400,000 copies in January 2010[8] and 3,720,000 copies in August 2010.[4]