Paleophilology is a discipline that reads ancient characters such as oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions. It uses ancient characters to study language, literature, history and other issues.
Most of the winners of the Outstanding Achievement Award for Oracle Interpretation are graduates of Jilin University. Chinese Ministry of Education launched the "Strong Foundation Plan" in 2020 to strengthen the training of talents in basic disciplines. Currently, there are 27 students studying this major in China, including Li Yingyu, 18.