theoldestsurvivingcivilizationonearth,chinamayhavebuiuptheworld39searliestarchives.inasense,china39straditiontomaintainarchiveshasbeenoneofthedefiningcharacteristicsofthechinesecivilization.butthewayarchivesaremanagedtodayinchinamayalsobethemostbackwardintheworld.hugearchivesofimmensehistoricalvaluecanbeleftunattendedorlittlecaredfor.whethercaredforornot,thearchivesaremoreoftenthaotjumbled,makingi...