Ancientbookrestorersbringbrokenoldbooks"backtolife"inChina'sJilin_GuangmingOnlineZhangHua,arestorerofancientbooksinthelibraryofJilinUniversity,worksontherestorationofanancientbookatthelibraryofJilinUniversityinChangchun,northeastChina'sJilinProvince,April19,2024.JilinUniversityboastsacollectionofnearly400,000ancientbooksinitslibrary.AccordingtoZhangQi,arestorerofancientbooksinthelibraryofJilinUniversity,theschoolhasbeencarryingouttherestorationworkofancientbookssincethe1950s,whichhasneverbeeninterruptedfordecades.Generationsofancientbookrestorershavebroughtcountlessbrokenoldbooks"backtolife"withtheirskillfulhandsandingenuity.Therestorationprocessofancientbooksismeticulousandcomplicated.Thetimerequiredtorestoreanancientbookcanrangefromafewdaystoseveralmonths.Intheprocessofrepairingbooks,restorerswillformulatedifferentplansfordifferentoccasions,sothattheoldbookswouldregaintheiroriginalappearances.InZhangQi'sview,therestorationofancientbooksisaskilltoremember."Itisourresponsibilitytorestoretheoriginalappearanceofthebookstothegreatestextentsothattheycanbepreservedandpassedonforalongerperiodoftime,"ZhangQisaid.(Xinhua/XuChang)ZhangQi,arestorerofancientbooksinthelibraryofJilinUniversity,observesthedamageofthepagesofanancientbookaheadofrestorationatthelibraryofJilinUniversityinChangchun,northeastChina'sJilinProvince,April19,2024.(Xinhua/XuChang)WangLihua,directoroftheancientbooksdepartmentofJilinUniversityLibrary,looksthroughthecataloguesforancientbooksatthelibraryofJilinUniversityinChangchun,northeastChina'sJilinProvince,April19,2024.(Xinhua/XuChang)ZhangQi,arestorerofancientbooksinthelibraryofJilinUniversity,mendsthepagesofanancientbookatthelibraryofJilinUniversityinChangchun,northeastChina'sJilinProvince,April19,2024.(Xinhua/XuChang)WangLihua,directoroftheancientbooksdepartmentofJilinUniversityLibrary,checksthepreservationofancientbooksatthelibraryofJilinUniversityinChangchun,northeastChina'sJilinProvince,April19,2024.(Xinhua/XuChang)ZhangHua,arestorerofancientbooksinthelibraryofJilinUniversity,preparesfortherestorationofanancientbookatthelibraryofJilinUniversityinChangchun,northeastChina'sJilinProvince,April19,2024.(Xinhua/XuChang)ZhangHua,arestorerofancientbooksinthelibraryofJilinUniversity,mendsthepagesofanancientbookatthelibraryofJilinUniversityinChangchun,northeastChina'sJilinProvince,April19,2024.(Xinhua/XuChang)ThiscombofilephotoprovidedbythelibraryofJilinUniversityshowsthecomparisonofsomeancientbooksbeforeandafterrestoration.(Xinhua)ZhangQi,arestorerofancientbooksinthelibraryofJilinUniversity,sprayswaterontherestoredpagesofanancientbookforflatteningatthelibraryofJilinUniversityinChangchun,northeastChina'sJilinProvince,April19,2024.(Xinhua/XuChang)ZhangQi,arestorerofancientbooksinthelibraryofJilinUniversity,observestherestorationofanancientbookatthelibraryofJilinUniversityinChangchun,northeastChina'sJilinProvince,April19,2024.(Xinhua/XuChang)ZhangHua,arestorerofancientbooksinthelibraryofJilinUniversity,observesthedamageofthepagesofanancientbookaheadofrestorationatthelibraryofJilinUniversityinChangchun,northeastChina'sJilinProvince,April19,2024.(Xinhua/XuChang)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.