Abstract：Ming and Qing dynasties'publishing industry reached its boom period in history of China, while the publishing industry in the central plains obviously lagged behind the whole publishing market.Qiludeng, a novel of 700, 000 words, had existed in two different transcripts for almost two centuries in this area, the study on the acceptance of this novel is of vital importance for investigation on Qing dynasty's publishing industry development.

Keyword：qiludeng;central plains;publishing and printing;