The Eastern Miscellany

The Eastern Miscellany (Chinese: 東方雜誌; pinyin: Dōngfāng zázhì) was a Chinese magazine published by the Commercial Press in Shanghai from 1904 to 1948, with a brief revival in Taiwan from 1948 to 1952. One of the press's first periodicals, it grew to have the largest circulation of any Chinese magazine by 1910. It was initially a monthly magazine with content restricted to news reporting with only limited commentary. In May 1911, founding editor Zhang Yuanji handed over editorship to Du Yaquan, who prioritized commentary on political, scientific, and cultural matters, and introduced advertisements, stories, and poetry. Zhang removed Du in 1919 and replaced him with a committee of three editors. Shortly after this, the journal switched to publication twice monthly.