On January 9, the reporter learned from Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications that the school recently put the excellent traditional Chinese culture masterpieces "Four Serials", "Four Library Books", "Yongle Canon" and "Ancient and Modern Books Collection" (all photocopied editions) into the Wenfeng Library of the school library, which greatly enriched the content of the school's collection.
On January 9, the person in charge of the library of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications introduced the new collection of "Four Serials", "Siku Quanshu", "Yongle Encyclopedia" and "Ancient and Modern Books Collection" series. Photo by intern Chen Yuru Visual Chongqing.
According to the relevant person in charge of the library of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, "Four Serials", "Siku Quanshu", "Yongle Canon" and "Ancient and Modern Books Collection" are known as the "four major compilations", all of which have unique historical document value.
Among them, the "Four Serials" (published by Higher Education Press in 2016) collected by the school was edited by Zhang Yuanji in the first year, containing a total of 469 ancient books, which were compiled according to the traditional classification of classics, histories, sub-journals and collections. The Four Series is a large-scale series of books that brings together a variety of ancient Chinese classics, and is known as "an indispensable tool for literary and historical workers".
Siku Quanshu (Collector's Edition 16 Hardcover 200 Volumes, Published by the Commercial Press in 2016) is a large-scale book series edited during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, which has made the most systematic and comprehensive summary of Chinese classical culture, which is divided into four parts: classics, history, sub-books and collections, hence the name "Siku".
On January 9, at Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, students were consulting historical works in the library. Photo by intern Chen Yuru Visual Chongqing.
Yongle Canon (published by Hainan Publishing House in 2023, all 108 volumes and 16 hardcover editions) is a collection of ancient Chinese classics compiled by Ming Chengzu Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, which is known as the world's largest encyclopedia, including classics, history, sub-collections, and collections, involving astronomy and geography, yin and yang medicine, divination, interpretation of Tibetan Taoist scriptures, drama, crafts, and agronomy, covering the intellectual wealth of the Chinese nation for thousands of years.
Ancient and Modern Books Collection (published by Guangling Books in 2011, 160 volumes), formerly known as "Ancient and Modern Books Collection", with a total of 10,000 volumes and 40 volumes of catalogs, is a large-scale book edited by Chen Menglei, a marquis of Fujian during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. The compilation of the book lasted 28 years, and it is divided into 6 parts, 32 dictionaries, and 6,117 books, which is the largest and most abundant book in existence.
Ancient books are an important carrier of excellent traditional Chinese culture, and collecting them can establish a spiritual beacon for teachers and students, enhance their cultural consciousness, and strengthen their cultural self-confidence. The person in charge said that in the future, the school library will invite experts and scholars to give public lectures from time to time, hold sharing meetings on ancient books, and regularly open interpretation services to tap the contemporary value of ancient books.