Opening up the "Big World in Ancient Books", Pudong Library Joins Hands with Bo Gu Zhai Literature | Culture | Ancient Books
On August 12th, the first phase of the "Bo Gu Wen Shi" summer cultural public welfare activity, jointly launched by Shanghai Pudong Library and Shanghai Bo Gu Zhai Auction Co., Ltd., opened a window to Chinese culture for citizens. The "Bo Gu Wen Shi" cultural public welfare practice point "was also unveiled at the Pudong Library. The two institutions will use ancient books as a link in the future, share resources in cultural public welfare practice activities, and jointly help promote the dissemination of excellent traditional culture.
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The first event of the first phase of "Bo Gu Wen Shi" includes four parts: a special lecture on "Brief Introduction to Ancient Chinese Book Binding", a guide to the display of ancient books, an interactive experience of "Sewing a Lined Book by Hand" in ancient book binding, and a public appraisal of ancient book calligraphy and painting. 50 public welfare quotas aimed at society were snatched up.
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The special lecture, hosted by Lin Zhenyue, an assistant professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, will systematically explain the evolution and development of ancient Chinese book binding from various aspects such as the form of Chinese books. Subsequently, Wu Xiaoming, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Boguzhai Auction Co., Ltd., conducted a tour of ancient books for the on-site readers, combining the physical objects of ancient books to provide readers with a more intuitive understanding of ancient book binding.
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In the interactive experience section, under the guidance of the art education brand "Xiaoduoyun" under the Duoyunxuan Group, the on-site readers used materials such as needles and thread, book pages, and various styles and personal decorations to create their own "thread bound book", immersing themselves in the technical wisdom contained in traditional Chinese culture. The public appraisal activity of ancient books, calligraphy and painting provides free public appraisal consultation services for readers who are interested in art collection, and imparts more appraisal knowledge.
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Wang Qiang, Deputy Director of Pudong Library, introduced that Pudong Library has always attached great importance to the construction of ancient books and literature, and has a dedicated treasure trove. Through various channels such as purchasing, assisting in restoration, participating in auctions, paid collection, and accepting donations, it has excavated ancient and modern literature. This time, it has teamed up with Shanghai Boguzhai to carry out a series of activities to experience ancient book culture, aiming to attract readers to come into the library to understand ancient books, truly make the words written in ancient books come to life, and inherit and promote excellent traditional Chinese culture.
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The "Bo Gu Wen Shi" cultural public welfare activity is also a transformation of Shanghai Bo Gu Zhai's identity in cultural public welfare. In cooperation with public institutions, Bo Gu Zhai has transformed from a supplier of ancient books with the function of soliciting and auctioning services to a promoter and participant in ancient book exhibitions, content mining, and cultural dissemination. From a simple platform for buying and selling ancient books, it has transformed into a main body for constructing ancient book culture that integrates trading, interaction, and promotion.
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Starting from the first phase of the "Bo Gu Wen Shi" event, Pudong Library will launch a cultural feast related to "ancient books" every summer. Each event includes two sessions, starting from the two clues of "little knowledge about ancient books" and "cultural world in ancient books", involving various forms such as popularization of ancient book knowledge, appreciation of ancient book objects, public welfare appraisal of ancient book calligraphy and painting, exhibition of ancient book themes, and interaction of ancient book related handicrafts. The theme of this year's first and second "Bo Gu Wen Shi" event is "The Cultural World in Ancient Books:" Pu "and" Da Pu "- Different Chinese Qin Pu", which will be held on August 20th.
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