[Explanation] From formulating a repair plan, to removing stitches, removing paper staples, marking pages, cleaning, matching paper, repairing damaged pages, pressing and binding, etc., after more than 10 processes, a broken ancient book has been restored to its original state.

Recently, the reporter walked into the ancient book restoration class of Lanzhou University of Resources and Environment Vocational and Technical University for Nationalities. , there are bamboo screwdrivers, brown brushes, tweezers, staple cones, mallets, book hammers, writing brushes, etc. next to them, and the students are concentrating on repairing the pages of the book.

  [Concurrent] Yuan Yubin, teacher of the ancient book restoration course of Lanzhou Resources and Environment Vocational and Technical University

  In 2016, there was a course on painting and calligraphy mounting, and later we added a course on ancient book restoration.

From a geographical point of view, there is no such major in the Northwest, but our Northwest is a cultural province.

Especially in Gansu, there is still a shortage of talents for the restoration of ancient books. Therefore, based on such a purpose, and also based on our school's development of the inheritance of this traditional culture and a response to the policy, we have added ancient books restoration. course.

  [Explanation] In 2019, the School of National Arts and Crafts of the school opened a professional course on ancient book restoration.

Today, the course has 108 lessons per semester and is very popular among students.

After a semester of study, students can be proficient in the restoration of ancient books in ordinary versions, and some students will choose to engage in work related to the restoration of ancient books after graduation.

  [Concurrent] Yuan Yubin, teacher of the ancient book restoration course of Lanzhou Resources and Environment Vocational and Technical University

  Because we are a vocational college, vocational education prevails, and most of them still focus on teaching practical skills.

We have set up this course in both colleges and undergraduates, and the difficulty is gradually increased, but the overall focus is on skills training, including its operation methods and operating specifications, such as making the old as the old, repairing the old as the old. standard.

  [Explanation] Through the study of ancient book restoration courses, students can formulate different restoration techniques to complete the restoration of book pages according to the damage to the pages, such as flocculation, acidification, water and oil pollution, insect-toothed rat bites and other mild damage symptoms.

Compared with the family inheritance of traditional skills, the ancient book restoration courses in colleges and universities have also prompted the younger generation to flock to the ranks of traditional skills.

  [Concurrent] Qian Wanyun, a student majoring in arts and crafts design at Lanzhou Resources and Environment Vocational and Technical University

  My friends would ask me about the content of my major, and they didn't know anything about it. I would tell them the step-by-step method, and they would be very new.

I know this stuff, and I want to try it myself.

"Post-00s" we are more accepting of new things, and then try new things. We will not reject them. We will inherit and explore in our own way of "post-00s".

  [Concurrent] Wang Wenjie, a student majoring in arts and crafts design at Lanzhou Resources and Environment Vocational and Technical University

  I didn't know much about this major before, but I was a little curious. When I came to school, I found this course to be more interesting.

In the past, I was only interested in history and liked watching historical TV series.

You can also calm yourself down a bit. This class requires patience, and it must be done little by little to make my character more peaceful.

  [Explanation] In recent years, Lanzhou Resources and Environment Vocational and Technical University has carried out work in the fields of ancient book restoration personnel training, training base construction, graduate employment, education reform and scientific research, technical services, etc., to promote the restoration of ancient books in Gansu, and to meet the needs of local education and cultural development .

  Zhang Wan listens to reports from Liu Yutao and Ding Si from Lanzhou, Gansu

Responsible editor: [Ji Xiang]