On the morning of November 2, Mr. Xu Yuanchong and Ms. Wen Jieruo, both alumni of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, came to Humanities and Social Sciences Library for a book donation ceremony and symposium held for them. Mr Xu donated his new bookWangshixinbian(Old Stories Told Anew), and Ms. Wen donated the new versions ofRashomonandSaint of Mt. Koyashe translated to Tsinghua University Library. For years, Mr. Xu has donated more than one hundred of his own works and Mr. Wen has donated more than five hundred of her own works and books from her private collection.

During the symposium, Mr. Xu talked about his pursuit of truth and beauty in translating foreign literatures, while Ms. Wen shared her recent experience in Japan.