Gujin tushu jicheng

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古今圖書集成

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The Gujin tushu jicheng , compiled by Chen Menglei et al. and published with movable copper type in 1726-28, is by far the largest leishu to have been printed (6,109 subsections, 852,408 pages.) Under each subsection excerpts from sources are gathered from the beginnings of writing to the 17th century, from a 18th-century standpoint. The full text is included in the Taiwan Academic Classics Database. You can search the full text, but resulting pages are also viewable as PDFs. To browse individual parts of Gujin tushu jicheng , you can open the menu on the left by clicking on 標點古今圖書集成. You will then be able to browse by different categories. Please also note the possibility to switch the language of the interface to English on the top of the page. Alternatively the Diaolong database collection also provides access to the Gujin tushu jicheng .

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Princeton China Studies Research Guide

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2026-01-16