Flood attacked Hubei in the summer of 1870 which made millions of people homeless and dams in over 20 counties burst. The high water level in Hankow reached 27.36 meters and Wuhan was flooded.
Wuchang Congwen Publishing House was founded. It published dozens kinds of books as philosophy, history and textbooks. It was enlarged by merge with Hubei Official Publishing House, changing the situation that Hubei was short of books.