Inscription rubbing helps preserve historical materials: expert

STORY: Inscription rubbing helps preserve historical materials: expert DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rubbing 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YU PING, Curator, Library of Jilin University 3. various of the inscription rubbings works STORYLINE: Rock inscription was the practice of carving a poem or article on a rock or cliff by ancient scholars and literates. Inscription rubbing is the practice of creating an image on paper based on stone inscriptions and the words and patterns on the inscriptions. Yu Ping, curator of the library of Jilin University, says inscription rubbing is a unique way to preserve historical materials. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YU PING, Curator, Library of Jilin University "Inscription rubbing is the practice of 'printing' the words and patterns on the inscriptions using paper, ink and other rubbing tools. It's a unique way to preserve historical materials in China. The technique seems to be outdated, but it cannot