Firming up folklore's foundations

Multivolume series introduces materials not seen in the country before, opening up new avenues of academic study, Yang Feiyue reports.

A book series containing rare documents related to Chinese folklore held in collections outside the country was finally introduced to the public after seven years of work by experts.

Chinese Folklore Documents Overseas was launched at the National Library of China in Beijing on Jan 20.

The series was compiled by the Institute of Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage at Sun Yat-sen University and published by Shaanxi Normal University General Publishing House.