What is SikuQuanShu about?

The content of Sikuquanshu is divided into four parts: Jing, Shi, Zi and Ji.

Among them, Jingbu is divided into 10 categories, such as Yi, Shu, Poetry, Ritual, Spring and Autumn, Filial Piety, Five Classics, Four Books, Music and Primary School. The "History Department" is divided into 15 categories, such as "official history, chronicle, chronicle background, special history, miscellaneous history, imperial edict memorial, biography, historical records, records, seasons, geography, official positions, political books, catalogues and historical reviews". "Subdivision" is divided into 14 categories, such as "Confucianism, militarists, legalists, farmers, doctors, astronomical algorithms, art, music records, miscellaneous scholars, books, novelists, Buddhism and Taoism"; Ji Bu is divided into 05 categories, such as Chuci, Bieji, Zongji, Poetry Review, Ci and Qu. A total of ***44 categories.

The full name of Siku Quanshu is King James Siku Quanshu. Under the auspices of Emperor Qianlong, it was compiled by more than 360 senior officials and scholars such as Ji Yun, and copied by more than 3,800 people. It took thirteen years to compile a series, which was divided into four parts: classics, history, books and collections, hence the name Siku. Due to the destruction of a large number of ancient books and files in the collection of Si Quan Shu, some scholars call it "Si Quan Shu".

* * * There are more than 3,500 books, 79,000 volumes and 36,000 volumes, about 800 million words. At that time, Emperor Qianlong ordered seven copies of Siku Quanshu to be hidden in all parts of the country. The first four copies were kept in Wen Yuan Pavilion in the Forbidden City, Wenshui Pavilion in Shenyang, Liaoning, Wen Yuan Pavilion in Yuanmingyuan and Jinwen Pavilion in Chengde, Hebei. This is the so-called "North Four Pavilion". After copying, these three parts were kept in Wen Hui Pavilion in Yangzhou, Wenzong Pavilion in Zhenjiang and Wen Lan Pavilion in Hangzhou, which is the so-called "South Three Pavilions".