National Treasures
The Yongle Encyclopedia
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永樂大典「國寶背後的故事(第6集)」【陽光衛視20週年經典展播】
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At a glance
- Who
- The Yongle Emperor and the compilers
- What
- The compilation, dispersal and survival of the Yongle Encyclopedia
- When
- The Ming Yongle reign and later centuries
- Where
- Collections in China and overseas
- Why
- Preserving knowledge and tracing scattered texts
- How
- A collective compilation followed by the search for surviving copies
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