Yongle Dadian was compiled in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, and was originally named Literature Dacheng. It is an encyclopedia of China literature, with 60 volumes of contents and 22,877 volumes of texts. Packed into 1 1095 volume, about 370 million words. This ancient cultural treasure house has gathered 78,000 kinds of ancient and modern books. Yongle ceremony is often devastated, and most of them died in war. Today, there are less than 800 volumes.

brief introduction

Yongle Dadian is the most famous large-scale ancient book in China, and its scale far exceeds all the books compiled by the previous generation, leaving many rich stories and mysteries for future generations. The Yongle Grand Ceremony was compiled in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, and preserved the historical geography, literature and art, philosophy and religion and encyclopedic documents of China before14th century. Yongle Dadian has a total of 22,937 volumes and 60 volumes, divided into 10095 volumes, and the book is about 370 million words.

Yongle ceremony in history

Only 1% or 2% of China's ancient and vast cultural classics have been passed down to this day, and the rest are finally lost in the long river of history due to natural or man-made destruction. Ancient book records are "Zheng He's treasure ships" bearing ancient civilization and culture. Their form, language and content are a true portrayal of the history of an era, which can arouse people's strong impulse to explore treasures.

Yongle Grand Ceremony is such a "treasure ship". It used to be so huge and gorgeous that it put all the cultures of China before14th century into its warehouse. But now, people can only guess everything about this sunken treasure ship through a short mast that emerges from the water. The Yongle Grand Ceremony in history has brought people too many surprises and admiration, and its destruction has also brought the same strong sadness and regret, leaving many mysteries to be explored for future generations. Nowadays, many people don't know what a book Yongle Dadian is. Many people who are familiar with Yongle Dadian may have never seen the original appearance of Yongle Dadian in their whole lives.

Introduction to Yongle ceremony

foreword

Yongle Dadian is a kind of book, which was written in the Yongle period of Ming Dynasty and completed in six years (1403- 1408). The encyclopedias of China's history, geography, literature, art, philosophy and religion before14th century are preserved. Compared with the Encyclopedia compiled by Diderot in France and the Encyclopedia Britannica in Britain, it is more than 300 years earlier. It is a treasure of world cultural heritage and the most famous large-scale ancient book in China.

Yongle Dadian has 22,877 volumes and 60 volumes, divided into 10095 volumes, with about 370 million words. The scale of Yongle Dadian is far ahead of all the books compiled in previous generations. Even The Collection of Ancient and Modern Books, the largest book compiled in the Qing Dynasty, has only 1 1,000 volumes and 1 1,600,000 words, which is less than half of Yongle Dadian. The scale of Yongle Dadian is beyond the reach of western contemporary classics.

According to rough statistics, there are seven or eight thousand kinds of ancient classics selected and preserved in Yongle Dadian, which is five or six times more than previous generations, such as Yiwen Lei Ju, Taiping Magnolia and Yuangui.