Zhang Jing, a researcher on ancient Chinese culture and literature showing off some of the ancient books he collected from vintage bookstores in Japan. As a book lover, he travelled to Japan four times in 2014 alone, just to seek out these rare copies. Some of the editions he collected were thought to be long lost and originally printed in China during the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) with others republished before the Meiji restoration in 1872. Photo: CRIENGLISH.com

Zhang Jing, a researcher on ancient Chinese culture and literature showing off some of the ancient books he collected from vintage bookstores in Japan. As a book lover, he travelled to Japan four times in 2014 alone, just to seek out these rare copies. Some of the editions he collected were thought to be long lost and originally printed in China during the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) with others republished before the Meiji restoration in 1872. Photo: CRIENGLISH.com

Zhang Jing, a researcher on ancient Chinese culture and literature showing off some of the ancient books he collected from vintage bookstores in Japan. As a book lover, he travelled to Japan four times in 2014 alone, just to seek out these rare copies. Some of the editions he collected were thought to be long lost and originally printed in China during the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) with others republished before the Meiji restoration in 1872. Photo: CRIENGLISH.com

Zhang Jing, a researcher on ancient Chinese culture and literature showing off some of the ancient books he collected from vintage bookstores in Japan. As a book lover, he travelled to Japan four times in 2014 alone, just to seek out these rare copies. Some of the editions he collected were thought to be long lost and originally printed in China during the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) with others republished before the Meiji restoration in 1872. Photo: CRIENGLISH.com

Zhang Jing, a researcher on ancient Chinese culture and literature showing off some of the ancient books he collected from vintage bookstores in Japan. As a book lover, he travelled to Japan four times in 2014 alone, just to seek out these rare copies. Some of the editions he collected were thought to be long lost and originally printed in China during the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) with others republished before the Meiji restoration in 1872. Photo: CRIENGLISH.com

Zhang Jing, a researcher on ancient Chinese culture and literature showing off some of the ancient books he collected from vintage bookstores in Japan. As a book lover, he travelled to Japan four times in 2014 alone, just to seek out these rare copies. Some of the editions he collected were thought to be long lost and originally printed in China during the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) with others republished before the Meiji restoration in 1872. Photo: CRIENGLISH.com