The history and cultural heritage of Chinese calligraphy printing and library work In China the tradition of a book society is longer than anywhere else in the world. Chinese paper making calligraphy and woodblock printing date from very early ages but have for a very long time remained almost unknown to the Western world. At the IFLA satellite meeting Chinese Written and Printed Cultural Heritage and Library Work in Hangzhou in 2006 the richness of present day book historical research and library activities in China has been presented by more than sixty papers. This fine selection reflects the width and depth of this extremely important and immense Chinese heritage Frontmatter TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PREFACE WELCOME ON BEHALF OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE PRE CONFERENCE WELCOME ON BEHALF OF THE IFLA RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS SECTION WELCOME ON BEHALF OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS ADDRESS TO THE AUDIENCE OF THE PRE CONFERENCE ON BEHALF OF THE CHINA NATIONAL LIBRARY AND CHINA SOCIETY FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE A CONGRATULATORY LETTER ON BEHALF OF THE SOCIAL CULTURAL DEPARTMENT OF THE CULTURAL MINISTRY OF THE STATE COUNCIL THE GREAT INVENTION WITH EVERLASTING IMMORTAL MASTERPIECES ON THE INVENTION OF WOOD BLOCKS FOR PRINTING IN CHINA THE CALLIGRAPHY AND PRINTING CULTURAL HERITAGE OF GANSU THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGRAVED PRINTING PROCESS AND PAPERMAKING: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACH CATEGORIES FEATURES AND SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS OF THE EXISTING WOOD BLOCKS FOR PRINTING IN CHINA ONE OF THE GREAT WONDERS IN THE LIBRARYS COLLECTION A CASE STUDY ON WOOD BLOCKS FOR PRINTING IN THE ZHEJIANG LIBRARY FROM PROTOTYPE TO RED PRINT: A STUDY ON THE PRIMARY SOURCE IN YUSHUTANG CONGSHU OF THE TEST PROCEDURE OF THE NEW WOOD BLOCK PRINTED BOOKS IN THE LATE QING DYNASTY AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENT ON THE TECHNIQUES OF CLAY BOARD PRINTING IN ANCIENT CHINA THE INHERITANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF WOOD LETTER PRINTING CULTURE IN THE ZHEJIANG GENEALOGIES GRAPH BOOK AND LAYOUT DESIGN IN ANCIENT CHINA TRADITIONAL HANDMADE PAPER IN CHINA TODAY: ITS PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERISTICS THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT PAPER MAKING AT WENZHOU AREA ZHEJIANG CHINA SOME ISSUES ON THE PRESERVATION AND REINFORCEMENT OF PAPER BASED RELICS RESEARCH ON RECOVERING THE DAMAGED ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS OF THE CHINA YI MINORITY MR. LIU CHENGGANS TRAIN OF THOUGHT BEFORE AND AFTER DONATING JIAYE TANG TO THE ZHEJIANG LIBRARY THE PI & LU POEM COLLECTION AND BOOK COLLECTION IN SUZHOU IN THE LATE TANG DYNASTY RARE MING EDITIONS IN THE BERLIN STATE LIBRARY THE EXAMPLE OF THE LIEGUOZHI ZHUAN A STUDY OF THE DECEIVING TRICKS EMPLOYED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION AIDS PUBLISHERS IN THE MID AND LATE MING PERIOD A RESEARCH REVIEW OF CHINESE BOOKS EXCHANGED BETWEEN ANCIENT CHINA JAPAN AND KOREA AND ITS INFLUENCE CLOSING REMARKS LIST OF PAPERS FOR THE 2006 IFLA RBMS PRE CONFERENCE IN HANGZHOU CHINA AFTERWORD