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Ancient Silk Manuscripts Return Home to China After 80 Years! 🎉

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Hey there, history explorers! 📚 Have you ever heard of the Chu Silk Manuscripts? They’re ancient scrolls made of silk, kind of like super old comic books! And guess what? After nearly 80 years away, these treasures have finally returned to China! 🇨🇳

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So, what’s the big deal? Well, back in the 1940s, volumes II and III of these special manuscripts were taken from a tomb in Zidanku, Changsha (that’s a city in China’s Hunan Province). They were moved far away and ended up in museums in the United States for a really long time.

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But now, they’re back where they belong! Donald Harper, a professor who studies Chinese history at the University of Chicago, is super excited about this. He helped translate the manuscripts into English with his friend, Professor Lothar von Falkenhausen from UCLA.

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Professor Harper hopes that now kids and grown-ups all over the world can learn from these amazing silk scrolls. They’re like a time machine that shows us what life was like in ancient China! 🕰️

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He says, "Now, people can read the English version and truly see how important these silk manuscripts are in world history."

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Isn’t it cool how old treasures can help us understand different cultures and histories? Maybe one day, you’ll discover something incredible too! 🌟

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Reference(s):

University of Chicago professor on return of Chu Silk Manuscripts

cgtn.com