Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Almanac inquiry - When Qin Shihuang burned books to bury Confucianism, what was the only well-preserved book that can be seen all over the street now?

When Qin Shihuang burned books to bury Confucianism, what was the only well-preserved book that can be seen all over the street now?

During the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shihuang made a decision to burn books and bury Confucianism in order to unify the people's thoughts throughout the country. This incident had a great influence at that time, because many books were burned and many precious copies were burned. No matter at that time or later, people can't be in the state of learning, but can only rely on themselves to explore. But the only books that have survived are Japanese books, which have a great influence on people's lives.

As an emperor, I think Qin Shihuang still has a long-term vision. He didn't burn all the books blindly. He left behind books that can meet people's daily needs, just like Japanese books, because Japanese books are books that record time, and their functions are like the contemporary yellow calendar, which is used to record the 24 solar terms, or the customs of solar terms, and what to do when to avoid risks.

Because of this book, people will choose a good day when planning a birthday party or when there is a big happy event at home. Because of the low level of knowledge at that time, people believed in ghosts and gods or some taboos, so they all chose a good day. Not only did the ancients do this, but now people ask for a good day when they get married and move, and pray for good luck without too many mistakes.

Although this decision prevented the level of knowledge at that time, fortunately, Qin Shihuang kept some books to meet the needs of the people. But I think even if Qin Shihuang burned all the books, people's lives will continue. Their lives will not disappear with the disappearance of books, but knowledge will still be recorded.