Shandong restorer's magic 'surgery' saves ancient paintings

(chinadaily.com.cn)| Updated : 2026-03-30

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Witness how a master restorer brings ancient paintings "back to life". Follow Zhang Nayu from Juxian county in Rizhao, East China's Shandong province, for over 30 days and more than 20 meticulous steps as she breathes new life into aged and damaged artworks, a process as precise as surgery and nothing short of miraculous.