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April 24, 2006: Rare Japanese Medical Book Found in Chinese Flea Market
"A Japanese version of the Compendium of Materia Medica, an ancient Chinese medicine masterpiece, has been found in Northeast China's Jilin Province."
"The Japanese version was translated in 1927 and published in 1929 by a Japanese publishing house, which produced specialist reference publications, said Pi Fusheng, a collector of and expert on ancient documents in the province. "
