diff --git a/node_modules/exceljs/lib/stream/xlsx/workbook-reader.js b/node_modules/exceljs/lib/stream/xlsx/workbook-reader.js
index c7598d3..bd16240 100755
--- a/node_modules/exceljs/lib/stream/xlsx/workbook-reader.js
+++ b/node_modules/exceljs/lib/stream/xlsx/workbook-reader.js
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ class WorkbookReader extends EventEmitter {
     let richText = [];
     let index = 0;
     let font = null;
+    
+    // it will split chinese characters to ��
+    entry.setEncoding('utf-8')
+    
     for await (const events of parseSax(iterateStream(entry))) {
       for (const {eventType, value} of events) {
         if (eventType === 'opentag') {