National storehouse of textual treasures
Apart from functions of collecting, surveying, preserving, exhibiting and promoting editions, the China National Archives of Publications and Culture is also mandated to facilitate related research and exchanges.
"We welcome experts and scholars specializing in research on editions from around the world, Sinologists in particular, to the China National Archives of Publications and Culture for exchanges and research, especially about cutting-edge topics and comparisons between editions in Chinese and foreign languages," Liu says.
"The China National Archives of Publications and Culture is a landmark cultural project of the new era," he says.
"It will preserve all kinds of resources that have important historical and cultural value. The goal is to continue the chain of transmission of Chinese culture, strengthen cultural confidence, display China's national image and promote communication between civilizations."
