Chinese encyclopedia entitled Yongluo Dadian is completed

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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  • The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.2.1.01: Chinese Writing and Culture: Ancient and Classical, -600-1900.

This was a massive encyclopedia, perhaps the largest of all time, though only a small portion remains extant. It was collated from the work of thousands of Chinese scholars under the guidance of the then reigning emperor.

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