The 10 Chinese journals most popular with foreign organizations from 2002 to 2012 specialized in archaeology, history and literature, according to The China International Book Trading Corp, a government authorized agency.

Individual readers preferred feature stories, digests and magazines concerning home life. The agency introduced the ranking list at the Seminar on Overseas Distribution of Chinese Periodicals in Wuhan on Sunday. More than 100 journals were displayed at the seminar, plus periodicals and libraries from overseas.