The unique copy is most valuable,
Yet it is no better than cheap prints;
Chinese characters are beautiful as paintings,
They are qualified to convey gentlemen’s words.

孤本值万钱,怎抵雕印廉;
中华字如画,堪传君子言。

Note: English is not my mother tongue. As a practice, this poem is translated from my poem in Chinese: 访扬州雕版印刷博物馆,with the help of AI。 I hope the experts who master both English and Chinese to offer me some suggestions.

















