What is written in Siku Quanshu?

Sikuquanshu was compiled by more than 360 senior officials and scholars, including Ji Yun, under the auspices of Emperor Qianlong, and copied by more than 3,800 people. It took 13 years to compile. The series is divided into four parts: classics, history, books and collections, hence the name Sku. * * * There are more than 3,500 kinds of books, with 79,000 volumes and 36,000 volumes, with about 800 million words, which basically cover all the books in ancient China, so it is called "encyclopedia". At that time, Emperor Qianlong ordered seven copies of Siku Quanshu to be hidden in all parts of the country. The first four volumes are kept in Wen Yuan Pavilion of the Forbidden City, Wenshui Pavilion of Shenyang, Liaoning, Wen Yuan Pavilion of Yuanmingyuan and Jinwen Pavilion of Chengde, Hebei, which is the so-called "North Fourth Pavilion". These three copied parts are kept in Wen Hui Pavilion in Yangzhou, Wenzong Pavilion in Zhenjiang and Wen Lan Pavilion in Hangzhou, which is the so-called "South Three Pavilions".

The content of Sikuquanshu is very rich. According to the content classification, it is divided into four parts: classic, history, children and collection. There are categories under subordinates, and there are genera under categories. The book consists of 4 parts, 44 categories and 66 genera.

Book content

Confucian Thirteen Classics and related works are collected by the Ministry of Classics, including the Book of Changes, Books, Poems, Rites, Spring and Autumn Period, Filial Piety, Five Classics, Four Books, Music, Primary School, etc. 10, among which Rites are divided into six categories: Zhou Rites, Rites, Rites, Three Rites, General Rites and Miscellaneous Rites.

There are 15 categories of historical books collected by the History Department, including official history, chronicle, miscellaneous history, other history, imperial edicts, biographies, historical notes, records, seasons, geography, official positions, political books, catalogues and historical reviews, among which imperial edicts are divided into imperial edicts and imperial edicts. Geographical points 10 genus, namely, Gongshu, Tongzhi, Dujun, rivers, frontier defense, mountains and rivers, historical sites, miscellaneous notes, travel notes and external notes; Officials are divided into two genera, namely, official system and official admonition; Political books are divided into six genera, namely, general system, ritual system, national planning, military and political affairs, regulations and examinations; The catalogue is divided into two categories: classic and epigraphy.

The Ministry has a collection of hundreds of works and books, in the category of 14, including Confucianism, military strategists, legalists, farmers, doctors, astronomical algorithms, astrology, art, music records, miscellaneous books, novelists, Buddhists and Taoists. Among them, astronomical algorithms belong to two genera, and astrology belongs to two categories. Art is divided into four genera: calligraphy and painting, piano music, seal cutting and acrobatics; Music records are divided into three genera: utensils, recipes, plants, animals, insects and fish; Miscellaneous categories are divided into six genera: miscellaneous studies, miscellaneous tests, miscellaneous stories, miscellaneous articles, miscellaneous compilation and miscellaneous compilation; Novelists are divided into three genera: chores, anecdotes and trivial stories.

Poetry collection includes poetry collections and special collections, including Chu Ci, Bieci, anthology, poetry criticism, lyrics and songs. Among them, the lyrics and songs also belong to five genera, namely, word segmentation set, word selection, thorn, word spectrum and rhyme, and North and South songs. In addition to Zhang Hui's novels and dramas, the above categories basically include all kinds of books popular in society. As far as the author is concerned, it includes the works of women, monks, Taoist priests, eunuchs, soldiers, emperors and foreigners.