 The West China Missionary News of January 1909 (Vol. 11, No. 1) | |
| Editor | Mary Jane and Robert John Davidson (first editors) |
|---|---|
| Categories | News magazine, Protestant missions in Sichuan |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Format | A5 |
| Circulation | Around 400[1] |
| Founded | January 1899 |
| First issue | February 1899 |
| Final issue Number | December 1943 Vol. 45, Nos. 5–12 |
| Company | West China Missions Advisory Board |
| Country | Qing and Republican China |
| Based in | Chengdu |
| Language | English |
| OCLC | 7549478 |
The West China Missionary News (WCMN) was a monthly news magazine published in Chengdu (Chengtu) from 1899 to 1943 by the West China Missions Advisory Board, and printed by Canadian Methodist Mission Press.[2] It was aimed at Protestant missionaries working in Sichuan (or referred to as "West China"),[3][note 1] and was the first and longest-running English-language newspaper in that province.[4][2]
- ^ Löwenthal, Rudolf (1940). The Religious Periodical Press in China: With 7 Maps and 16 Charts. With the assistance of Ch'en Hung-shun, Ku T'ing-ch'ang, and William W. Y. Liang. Peking: The Synodal Commission in China. p. 108.
- ^ a b Zhu, Yaling (2019). "The West China Missionary News and Its Tibet Narrative" (PDF). clausiuspress.com. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ Bond, Geo. J. (1911). Our Share in China and What We Are Doing with It. Toronto: Missionary Society of the Methodist Church. p. 90.
- ^ Kyong-McClain, Jeff (2021). "Reaching Tibet: Anglophone Protestant Missionaries and the Chinese Civilizing Mission". The Newsletter (90). Leiden: International Institute for Asian Studies: 10. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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