Abstract: There are 44 letters in Beijing Normal University Library which were written by Hezhong
Library founder Mr. Ye Jingkui and to Wenlutang book master Wang Wenjin. The letters tell us how Mr.
Ye visited books, bought books, published books and sold books in the 1930s. What Mr. Ye said in the
letters on books’s spreading history, on the versions of books, and his choice of books shows his profound
literature accomplishment, and his basic orientations on collecting books.

Key words: Ye Jingkui, Wang Wenjin, Letters