Art of Chinese bookbinding evolves, kept alive
STORY: Art of Chinese bookbinding evolves, kept alive
DATELINE: May 20, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:05
LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE
SHOTLIST:
SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU PING, Curator of Jilin University Library
STORYLINE:
Throughout China's thousands of years of history, the art of bookbinding has been evolving and kept alive.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU PING, Curator of Jilin University Library
"Ancient books are the cultural carriers of the history, while the art of ancient bookbinding is one of the cultural activities with humanistic connotation. It is a synthesis of art and technology as well as a combination of artistic forms and artistic spirit. Throughout history, the binding of Chinese ancient books has been evolving and maturing with the development of characters, writing materials, printing methods and other factors. As a result, the art of bookbinding with distinctive features in different periods has been created."
Chinese bookbinding includes scroll binding, concertina binding, whirlwind
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- ILEA000967490
- Registered date
- 2022/5/20 00:00:00
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