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Great efforts needed to restore ancient books

(Ecns.cn) Updated: 2016-02-26 10:03 Comments

Great efforts needed to restore ancient books

Ancient books are being restored and preserved at the Gansu Ancient Books Restoration Center. China is estimated to have over 10 million ancient books that wear out for various reasons, such as rat bites and humidity. A staff member at the center can restore about ten destroyed pages a day at most. [Photo/China News Service]

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