编辑活动的历史源远流长。与其他社会活动一样,编辑活动在历史发展过程中,其具体表现形式也是在不断出新,不断变化的,人们要从理论上认识编辑活动的本质属性、阐明并掌握编辑活动发生、发展和变化的普遍规律,就必须深入研究、探讨编辑活动的历史过程,因而毫无疑问,深入开展对编辑活动历史的探讨,全面地考察编辑活动的发展过程,是编辑学理论研究的基本方法之一。 The history of editorial activities goes back to ancient times. As with other social activities, the specific form of the editorial activities in the process of historical development is constantly changing and new. People should understand the essential attributes of editorial activities theoretically, clarify and master the occurrence, development and change of editorial activities It is necessary to study and discuss the historical process of editorial activities in depth. Therefore, it is undoubtedly one of the basic methods for studying editorial theory that there is no doubt that conducting in-depth discussions on the history of editorial activities and examining the development process of editorial activities in an all-round way.