
Bridging Cultures: U.S. and China Scholars Discuss Chu Silk Manuscripts
Reporter Yang Guang shares insights from U.S.-China scholars’ dialogue at the launch of the English edition of ‘Chu Silk Manuscripts from Zidanku, Changsha’.
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Reporter Yang Guang shares insights from U.S.-China scholars’ dialogue at the launch of the English edition of ‘Chu Silk Manuscripts from Zidanku, Changsha’.

After nearly 80 years abroad, volumes II and III of the ancient Chu Silk Manuscripts have returned to China, marking a historic moment celebrated by scholars like Professor Donald Harper.

Professor Li Ling of Peking University shares his decades-long quest to reunite the Chu Silk Manuscripts, China’s earliest silk texts discovered in 1942, hoping to bring the final volume back to Changsha.

The 2,300-year-old Chu Silk Manuscripts have returned to China after decades in the U.S., offering new insights into ancient Chinese civilization.

After a journey spanning nearly eight decades, the ancient Chu Silk Manuscripts await their rightful return to China, shedding light on a complex tale of cultural heritage and international cooperation.

The Chu Silk Manuscripts, ancient texts older than the Dead Sea Scrolls, hold a Chinese creation myth and have been missing from China for nearly 80 years after being taken to the U.S.