Engraved on wood, a rare Mongolian version of the Tibetan Buddhist classic "Kangyur" has been scanned and photographed to make a digital copy, according to Qi Jinyu, deputy head of the Mongolian language and literature working group, Xinhua news agency reported.
Published in 1720, the woodcut copy has 109 volumes and 50 million words. Its electronic edition is now available online.
China is home to more than 200,000 volumes of Mongolian books and documents, but many of them are in danger of discoloration and mildew.
Mongolian books often remain shelved, with common readers or scholars not having access to them.
About 6.5 million ethnic Mongolians live in eight Chinese provinces and regions,.
(This story has not been edited by Social News XYZ staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Doraiah Chowdary Vundavally is a Software engineer at VTech . He is the news editor of SocialNews.XYZ and Freelance writer-contributes Telugu and English Columns on Films, Politics, and Gossips. He is the primary contributor for South Cinema Section of SocialNews.XYZ. His mission is to help to develop SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgement towards any.
This website uses cookies.