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The return of Yongle Dadian

A landmark facsimile revives China's greatest vanished encyclopedia through material fidelity and scholarly persistence, Yang Feiyue reports.

By Yang Feiyue | China Daily | Updated: 2026-01-23 08:46

Experts gather to discuss the preservation efforts of Yongle Dadian at the launch ceremony of the Qing Dynasty Manuscript Copies of the Yongle Dadian at the National Library of China in Beijing in mid-January.[Photo provided to China Daily]

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