The original Yongle Dadian has not yet determined whether there is a permanent tomb, but the copy of the Dadian was destroyed, most of it was destroyed by war, and a considerable part was stolen by later generations in the name of repairing books. Today, there are only over 800 volumes, which are scattered all over the world.
Encyclopedia Britannica called China's Ming Dynasty book Yongle Dadian "the largest encyclopedia in world history". It has become an important symbol of China culture.
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The book of Yongle Dadian can be traced back to 600 years ago. 1403, the Yongle emperor Judy ordered Jie Jin, one of the three great talents of the Ming Dynasty, to compile a large-scale book, with the following purposes: "As for astronomy, geography, yin and yang, medical divination, Buddhism and Taoism, and martial arts, all should be compiled into one book, so don't be too complicated."
This is a huge project. Ancient information was underdeveloped, especially academic books, which were easily lost after publication. It takes a lot of money, manpower and material resources to regroup.
Jie Jin finished the task quickly. In the second year of Yongle (1404), the first draft was presented to the emperor in November, and it was named "Literary Masterpiece". But Emperor Yongle didn't buy it, thinking that the book was "not ready". In the third year of Yongle (1405), it was ordered to be rebuilt, with president and vice president in charge of all aspects of work.
Under this "cultural mobilization", more than 2,000 people from the government and the opposition continued to compile books. Guanglu Temple is headquartered in Wen Yuan Pavilion, responsible for delivering meals, and Royal Guards are responsible for protecting personal safety. In the fifth year of Yongle (1407), the second draft was completed. This time, Emperor Yongle was very satisfied and gave him the name Yongle Grand Ceremony.
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