(250830) — SHANGHAI, Aug. 30, 2025 (Xinhua) — Meng Ye views an archival doc at Shanghai Archives in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 28, 2025. Many archival information preserved at Shanghai Archives doc the historical past of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance in opposition to Japanese Aggression. To higher defend these supplies, Shanghai Archives carries out cautious restoration of broken archives and shows a few of them to the general public.
Meng Ye, a employees member on the archives, has been engaged in archival doc restoration since 2013. She has not solely mastered conventional strategies of repairing archives, restoring historic books, and framing calligraphy and work, however has additionally been learning superior expertise from dwelling and overseas to guard these precious historic gadgets.
Li Chen, with a unique focus from Meng Ye, makes a speciality of producing replicas of archival supplies, equivalent to paperwork, photographs, and maps. He has been learning cutting-edge strategies in his discipline, whereas sustaining conventional strategies in his work, producing replicas that make uncommon archives accessible for public viewing.
This yr marks the eightieth anniversary of the victory within the Chinese People’s War of Resistance in opposition to Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Although expertise has modified the way in which they work, archival professionals on the Shanghai Archives stay devoted to preserving historical past. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)