On August 17, the staff of Tianqing Museum in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province displayed a photocopy of the Wenyuange edition of "Siku Quanshu" collected by the museum.
"Siku Quanshu" is the largest book in the history of human culture compiled by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. It has more than 3,500 books, 79,000 volumes, 36,000 volumes, about 800 million words, and more than 2.3 million pages. It basically It includes all ancient Chinese books, so it is called Quanshu.
It is understood that due to its own precious value and special requirements for book collection, the "Siku Quanshu" is divided into 512 wooden bins, and only a small part is currently displayed.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Gao Zhan
Release time: 2021-08-17 19:17:39 【Editor: Li Peiyun】