The book was burned in Jiangling on the night of 65438+555 AD 10/0. Emperor Liang Yuan, who was besieged in Jiangling City, burned all140,000 books.

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On the evening of 5551October 10, at 65438, Emperor Liang Yuan, who was besieged in Jiangling City, burned all140,000 books. The value of these books: after Qin Shihuang, collection of books was forbidden. Even the Confucian classics have not been preserved. By word of mouth. In the Han Dynasty, Qin Yi was abolished, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up an institution to collect books. Sima Tan and Sima Qian wrote historical records according to history. By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, many books were lost. Chen Nong was photographed collecting books for Liu Xiang and others to review and sort out. Finally, 33,900 books are divided into 7 categories and compiled into 7 kinds of prospects. Wang Mang fell and most books were destroyed. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, books were presented all over the country, and the collection was quite sufficient. The new book is concentrated in Renshou Pavilion and compiled into Hanshu. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, 70 cars of books were destroyed by war. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there were only 30 14 volumes. When Emperor Wu of Song captured Chang 'an, he received 4000 volumes of ancient books in the late Qin Dynasty, and then 64582 volumes. Later, when he came to the Liang Dynasty, Emperor Yuan of Liang attacked Jiankang. After the capture, he collected 70,000 books with his own 70,000 books, reaching140,000! Burning books in Jiangling is a catastrophe in the history of China, and it is also a catastrophe in the culture of China.