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The National Museum of Chinese Writing offers 100,000 yuan per newly deciphered graph

The Anyang museum announces a standing reward of 100,000 yuan for each unread graph whose reading passes expert review, and 50,000 for settling a disputed one; applicants are encouraged to use computing and large datasets.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The National Museum of Chinese Writing offers 100,000 yuan per newly deciphered graph [Event EVT0DEDN7X3NANQ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDN7X3NANQ
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