As the year 2018 passed fast, Library and Information Center held an exhibition on the Chinese Traditional Door-god, Calligraphy and Paintings named ‘Keeping the past to inspire the future’. The exhibition was held at the corridor between library 2nd floor and learning & teaching building B. The various works are from Zhejiang university library collection, including 8 door-gods, 23 HD recovered painting and calligraphy works. The door gods were painted by neat and delicate lines, and rubbing works reflect the traditional techniques. Wang Anshi, a famous poet in Song dynasty has a poem saying that with an old year passing, we should change the Taofu to welcome the new year. Tao fu is the predecessor of door god. There is a long history of the door-god, the earliest one can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty. Nowadays, on New Year's day, thousands of Chinese families hang pictures of door gods on their doors to protect their family from evil spirits and to pray for good luck in the coming year. This activity mainly displays four pairs of door god paintings. They are Qin Shubao Yuchi Gong, Daizishangchao, wuzidenke, and Hangzhou civilian door god. Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong are two main generals of the emperor Tang taizong, they rendered outstanding service at the beginning of Tang dynasty. Daizishangchao, Wuzidenke, and Hangzhou civilian door gods were ancient people's good wishes for their children. The displayed 23 HD paintings and calligraphy works were from Mi Fu, Huang Tingjian, Wu Changshuo, Tang Bohu, Wen Zhengming and other masters of art. In China, paintings and calligraphys are inseparable. Black and white ink painting with overlapping shades and layers of rendering often contains broad and strong emotions of the artist. Zhejiang university library teacher Han Songtao explained the story behind the exhibits Whether the door gods, Chinese painting and calligraphy works, or the binding activities of ancient books, we hope that the exhibition will enable teachers and students to appreciate the beauty of Chinese painting and calligraphy, feel the depth of Chinese culture, and explore its sources and roots. At the same time, we also hope that this activity provided all the teachers and students a relax time during the busy work and study. Before the Chinese new year, positivity will be continued, hopes will be everywhere. New year brings new hope, new hope brings new happiness, years after years. We hope this exhibition not only promote cultural exchanges between China and other countries, but also send sincere New Year's greetings to everyone in Zhejiang university! Library and Information Center 2019.1.15

The Past and Present of Ancient Chinese Books – Ancient Chinese Book Binding and Restoration Activities was successfully held in International Campus Library at 2pm, Dec. 26th. Han Xiuli and Ying Chaonan, teachers from the Ancient Book Department of ZJU library, were invited to give a speech on binding and recovering Chinese ancient books knowledge in the multi- function room of international campus library. Nearly 20 teachers and students participated in the activity. Speakers showed audience the way to bind an ancient Chinese book, which opens the eye of all participants. Audiences were itching to try. Two teachers are binding ancient books Audience are practicing Even the complex figure-eight knot is finished with the help of two teachers, participants were so busy on practicing. Then librarians guide all audiences to the corridor on the 2nd floor of the library to take a visit of the exhibition — keeping the past to inspire the future. Door gods, paintings, epigraph rubbings, Calligraphies are displayed. Audiences learnt a lot under the explanation of teacher Han Songtao from ZJU library. When audiences came back to the multi- function room, teacher Han Xiuli showed them how to recover ancient Chinese books, which won everyone’s great admiration. The activity prolongs 1 hour, each one gets a library commemorative stamp. We believe that the integration of Chinese and western cultures will inject new vitality into the inheritance and development of Chinese traditional culture. Library and Information Center Jan.2nd, 2018