Rare ancient Chinese books exhibited in Beijing  

北大斥資億元回購中國典籍 含四庫全書進呈本

昨日，北京大學(xué)圖書館啟動館藏“大倉文庫”善本展，展出兩萬余冊從日本回購的中方典籍。今天下午4點展覽將結(jié)束，此后，北大圖書館只接受預(yù)約查閱報名，暫無下次大規(guī)模公開展覽的安排。 [查看全文]

A rare collection of more than 26,000 ancient Chinese books dating back as early as the tenth century were on display in Peking University's library in Beijing on Saturday and Sunday.

Valuable works produced in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties were among the exhibited pieces, said a library spokesman.

The exhibits, including works on Chinese philosophy, history, classics and literature, were bought from Japan's Okura Museum of Art in 2013 for 1.8 billion yen (about $17.6 million), said the spokesman.

The university and the government provided the funds for the purchase.

In the early 20th century, a cash-strapped Chinese book collector sold part of his collection to Okura Kihachiro, a Japanese entrepreneur and founder of the Japanese museum. Since then, the entrepreneur's company has worked to increase the museum's collection of ancient Chinese books.

The collection bought back will be preserved in Peking University's library.