The charm of this book

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Emperor Liang Yuan hid [1] ancient and modern books140,000 volumes in Jiangling and burned them to death. There are 370,000 volumes of books in temples of Sui and Jia Dynasties. The two of them got old books and went straight to the river [3], both of which were pillars. Zhenguan and Kaiyuan borrowed [4], each with four books. Lushan Mountain Rebellion, the ruler is simple and not hidden. During the reign of Emperor Zong and Emperor Wen Zong, it was collected again and collected in the Twelve Treasures. Huang Chao Rebellion [5], investigation of survivors. Zhao Zong also sought various visits. When he arrived in Luoyang, he was completely exposed. People today can't help but take a deep breath when they read the Records of Literature and Art in Gyeonggi in the Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties. Chao recorded Wang's early contacts with Tao Zai, including many old books from the Tang Dynasty. Today, their descendants don't know where they are. Li Wenzheng is rich in wealth. He opened a study museum to extend his bachelor's degree. He didn't like his master, so he dismounted and went straight to the study. Let the prison give it daily strength and benefit * * *. Now there are only a few shabby houses in his house, and I don't know where the books are! Song Xuanxian's family has both Bi's books and Zhuang's books, and their wealth is not as good as that of Zhuang. In the meta-symbol, an overnight disaster is reduced to ashes. Tao claimed to be the home of the Five Dynasties. Although he did not dare to compete with the Song family, he was correct in learning [6] and refused to laugh at himself. In the winter of the Sino-Japanese War, the fire was also condemned. Only Liu lives in the sunshine of Lushan Mountain. Since its ancestors set up, the descendants only have books, and their books are rich in their luster. For the record. Today, people in Lushan Mountain Liu don't know him, so the so-called collection of books is almost feathered. It is known that from ancient times to the present, immortals are also golden in Sven [7]. Xuanhe Hall, Taiqing Building and Longtuge Royal Mansion are all preserved, but after analysis by Jingkang, they all belong to Yan, and the secretary province survived by luck.

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[1] storage: collection, preservation and storage. [2] Wang: One of the separatist factions in the late Sui Dynasty. Sui Xinfeng (now northeast of Lintong, Shaanxi) was born with clear pronunciation and mellow voice. My ancestral home is from the Western Regions, and my surname is Zhi. Shi Suili is the county magistrate of Jiangdu. [3] Upstream: The boat capsized. [4] Borrowing and writing: borrowing or borrowing books to copy. [5] Huang Chao Rebellion: Huang Chao Uprising. It refers to the peasant uprising movement led by unjust prison Huang Chao (now southwest of Heze City) against the dark, decadent and cruel rule of the Tang Dynasty, which lasted for five to four years. It was the longest, largest and most far-reaching war in the civil revolution in the late Tang Dynasty. The Huang Chao Rebellion lasted for half of the Tang Dynasty, which led to the great decline of national strength at the end of the Tang Dynasty. [6] proofreading (chóu): proofreading the text. [7] Jin: stingy.

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When lyna was in Jiangling, he collected as many as140,000 ancient and modern books, and burned all the books on the eve of Wei Jun's occupation of Jiangling. Jiazetang in Sui Dynasty has a collection of 370,000 volumes. These books were acquired when the Tang Dynasty crusaded against the king. Unexpectedly, on the way to Chang 'an by boat, the boat capsized and the books were lost in the mainstay. During the years of Zhenguan and Kaiyuan, the Tang Dynasty collected or borrowed books from bibliophiles nationwide, and the collections in Chang 'an and Luoyang were divided into four parts: classics, history, books and collections. These books were destroyed again during the An Shi Rebellion. During the period of Tang Daizong and Tang Wenzong, they were re-collected, classified and collected in 12 libraries respectively. Few people survived after the Huang Chao Rebellion. Tang Zhaozong visited and looked for books from various channels, but after moving the capital, they all disappeared. Nowadays, people look at the records of classics, techniques and texts in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and there is no one who does not feel sad and sigh! "Chao Yi Dao" records that when Wang was prime minister in his early years, there were a large number of old Tang books in his home, but now later generations have lost them. Li Wenzheng has many books, and once opened a library for scholars to study. Anyone who comes here can dismount and go directly to the library to study, without visiting the master. Not only that, he also provides free meals for readers to save time and share his library with everyone. Now there are only a few shabby houses in his house, and his books are gone. Song Xuanxian's family has both Bi's books and Zhuang's books, and there are as many books as his family. During the reign of Fu Yuan, a night fire burned all the books in Song Xuanxian's home to ashes. Chao Yidao claimed that five generations of his family devoted themselves to collecting books. Although I dare not compare with Song Xuanxian's family, I am not inferior to others in collating books. In the winter of Zhenghe four years, the Chao family also unfortunately suffered a fire and suffered heavy losses in book collection. Only Liu, who lives at the southern foot of Lushan Mountain, has left only books for future generations since his ancestor Liu Ning. There are as many books at home as there are water in the Seven Great Lakes, so someone specially recorded his books. No one knows whether there are descendants of Liu in Lushan Mountain now. Then the Liu family's library is long gone. Therefore, through the ages, sacred objects are also stingy to literati. Books kept in Xuanhe Hall, Taiqing Building and Longtuge Imperial House in the Song Dynasty were all looted by Jin people during the Jingkang Revolution and put in the collection of the Secretary Province of the State of Jin.

Comment and analysis

This article is a note about the history of books, mainly in the form of notes and arguments about the bad luck suffered by books in past dynasties. Books, as the carrier of recording the essence of a national civilization and the crystallization of a generation of culture, have always been relied on by emperors and generals. According to legend, Cangjie, the historian of the Yellow Emperor, made words, and the sky was raining millet, and ghosts cried at night, and Long Yin. How dare future generations take this providence for granted? Coupled with the arty people, the prosperity of books in past dynasties can be described as fashion. However, even so, there are only a handful of ancient books that have been circulated so far, and the reasons behind them are all called historical sighs. As said in this article, Emperor Yuan of Liang burned140,000 ancient books on the eve of his defeat; Jiazetang has a collection of 370,000 volumes, which were filled with pillars when transported to Chang 'an. During the Tang Dynasty, books were collected many times, but after many wars, there were few books left. Song Xuanxian's family and Chao's family suffered a fire, and their books suffered heavy losses. From this point of view, how difficult it is to preserve ancient and modern books. Finally, Hongmai was fortunate that the books of the Song Dynasty were preserved by the Jin people after the Jingkang Revolution.