[Explanation] The 9-volume "Yongle Dadian" Jiajing copy made its debut in recent years, and more than 40 copies of Ming manuscripts and Ming carved editions are on display together... "The Pearl Returned to Hepu, the Calamity Brought to the Light-The Return and Reconstruction of "Yongle Dadian" "The exhibition will be open to the public for free at the National Classics Museum from June 1.

  On May 26, the reporter visited the exhibition site in advance and saw that the exhibition comprehensively demonstrated the collection, protection and restoration process of "Yongle Dadian" in the form of diagrams and descriptions of key events.

  [Concurrent] Zhang Zhiqing, deputy director of the National Library of China, deputy director of the National Center for the Protection of Ancient Books

  You can see in which year each volume of "Yongle Dadian" was entered in the National Library, and how it was in the collector's house before that, or was looted by foreign invaders.

The originals of the "Yongle Dadian" we exhibited this time were not exhibited in the past, and all 9 volumes were exhibited for the first time.

For example, those who returned from the Soviet Union and the GDR, there are also such as "Shui Jing Zhu", which was originally collected by several collectors, and finally it was combined with the national map.

The entire "Shui Jing Zhu" of the "Yongle Dadian", we will have a more complete appearance to reflect.

  [Explanation] In addition to "Yongle Dadian", the exhibition will also display more than 40 volumes (pieces) of fine ancient books such as Ming manuscripts, Ming carved editions, and Ming rubbings.

In addition, in order to have a more sense of experience and participation, the exhibition will also set up an immersive surround-screen experience area, "Masters will take you to the ceremony" touch-screen game and Yongle format transparent screen interactive game and other areas, so that the audience can experience the national treasures up close. Charm.

  [Concurrent] Zhang Zhiqing, deputy director of the National Library of China, deputy director of the National Center for the Protection of Ancient Books

  Another feature of this exhibition is that a large number of interactive games are used to reflect the appearance of "Yongle Dadian", its content, and its various characteristics. You can play these games for interactive experience, which is very interesting. We will come to learn more about "Yongle Dadian" in this link, so I think it might be more close to the people.

  [Explanation] "Yongle Dadian" is the largest genre book in ancient China, and it is also one of the "Four Special Collections" in the Rare Books of the National Library of China.

The whereabouts of the original copy of "Yongle Dadian" is unknown. The original 11095 volumes and 22937 volumes (including 60 volumes of catalogues and legends) of Jiajing copies have so far only more than 400 volumes, more than 800 volumes and some zero leaves survived.

  In order to protect and inherit the "Yongle Dadian", Guotu will also set up a "Yongle Dadian" research center on the opening day of the exhibition.

  [Concurrent] Zhang Zhiqing, deputy director of the National Library of China, deputy director of the National Center for the Protection of Ancient Books

  Because there are still many things worth studying in "Yongle Dadian", there are still many mysteries that have not been solved, and there are still many archives and documents worth exploring.

We will bring together some of the scholars who are now mainly doing research on "Yongle Dadian" at home and abroad.

We have to build the knowledge base of "Yongle Dadian", and we must use modern intelligent means, 5G big data, to restore the ancient knowledge map.

I think it will play a very important role in how we can organize and research ancient books well in the future to promote the excellent traditional Chinese culture.

  Reporter Wang Shibo reports from Beijing

Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]