What is the main introduction of Sikuquanshu?

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.

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, chronology, 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.

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.

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.

Extended information Emperor Qianlong ordered seven copies of Sikuquanshu to be copied and hidden all over the country. The first four volumes are kept in the Wen Yuan Pavilion of the Forbidden City, Wenshui Pavilion in Shenyang, Liaoning, Wen Yuan Pavilion in Yuanmingyuan and Jinwen Pavilion in 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".

Sikuquanshu, the largest cultural project in ancient China, made the most systematic and comprehensive summary of China's classical culture and presented the knowledge system of China's classical culture. Sikuquanshu is the richest and most complete integrated work of China traditional culture. China's literature, history, philosophy, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, almost all disciplines can find the source and blood.

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