Far from being solely concerned with ancient books, restorers also devote their attention to a wide range of other texts of cultural and historic importance, such as overseas remittance letters, family portraits, and other often overlooked documents.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

Book restorers in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region have been on a unique search and rescue mission: safeguarding the region’s heritage of Buddhist manuscripts. Now, more and more precious books and scrolls are being discovered and preserved in the libraries of the plateau.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

Archaeologists working at the Marquis of Haihun’s Tomb in east China's Jiangxi Province are in for a challenge: restoring Western Han Dynasty bamboo slips made over 2,000 years ago. How will they go about getting this daunting task done?

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

For over 200 years, a legendary family of architects transformed the built-environment of Qing Dynasty, the Lei Family. Now a collection of architectural blueprints known as the Yangshi Lei Archives have been recently “reborn” in the National Library of China.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

An ancient book is in urgent need of restoration, but how can a new generation of book restorers obtain the mulberry-bark paper they need to do the job?

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

In Asia’s biggest library, there’s a team of professionals dedicated to salvaging literary treasures. They rescue priceless texts from the very brink of oblivion on a daily basis. This time, the team is restoring a Ming Dynasty classic.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

As a young man, Qiu Jianqiu had a rather curious ambition: to collect examples of all China’s domestically produced radios. 40 years later, his ambition achieved, he made the public-spirited decision to donate the entirety of his private collection of more than 2,000 radios to the Zhongshan Museum in Guangdong.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

Taipei-based collector Garry Ho is one of the great pioneers of the revival of Chinese Wanli culture, especially in the field of calligraphy. Unswervingly committed to uncovering the story behind each piece of calligraphy work and bringing this brilliant art-form to a wider audience, Garry Ho’s collecting career is every bit as flamboyant as the art he promotes.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

Ever since 1992, Zhou Xiaolin has dedicated himself to passing on the ancient venerable craft of the She inkstone. But the task he has set himself is more than simply transmitting the She inkstone tradition. His aim is to fashion inkstones that combines Chinese cultural elements and Huizhou culture out of the finest materials.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

"Inside painting" is the art of creating exquisite paintings inside things like tiny snuff bottles. As a master in this field, Wang Xisan has gained a keen following among connoisseurs of this mind-bogglingly precise visual art. Recently he’s turned his attention towards promoting the art among the wider public, sharing his unique collection of more than 1,000 painted snuff bottles.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying