It s so dangerous, these ancient books almost disappeared from the world!

Mondo Science Updated on 2024-02-04

There was once an ancient book called "Notes on Mr. Dongpo's Poems", which almost disappeared from the world after years of baptism. The book was annotated by Shi Yuanzhi and Gu Xi of the Song DynastySu DongpoThe collection of poems, published in 1213 A.D. by the son of Shi Yuanzhi, a famous engraver in the Southern Song Dynasty, has been more than 800 yearsHistory。This book has been collected by many famous artists, and has accumulated many good stories and allusions.

During the Qianlong period, the great calligrapherWeng Fangganggot "Note Mr. Dongpo's Poems", he deliberately renamed his study "Su Zhai", and every year on the 19th of the lunar monthSu DongpoOn the anniversary of his birth, invite friends to appreciate this book and write poems and inscriptions. As a result, the inscriptions and seals of famous people in the book are almost covered.

However, the book's fate was not lucky. Qing DynastyIn the last years, the book was owned by Yuan Siliang, a native of Changsha. The tragedy occurred in a fire, and the Yuan family risked their lives to rescue the book from the fire, but unfortunately the book brain and mouth were all burned, and the surrounding area was also scorched, and important content such as celebrity inscriptions and paintings were lost, and only the burned heart part remained.

* Period, the book was written by a famous bibliophileZhang Hengand Chen Chengzhong's collection. Today, the 42 volumes of the book are stored in BeijingShanghaiand public institutions in Taipei, and it is very rare to be able to own a volume in the hands of a private collector in Beijing.

Compendium of Materia MedicaKnown as an encyclopedia of ancient China, it is a masterpiece on herbal medicine. In the twenty-first year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Hu Chenglong of Jinling engraved the first version of this masterpiece of pharmacology, which is very precious. At present, there are only two known surviving films in China. One of them was collected by Chao Huiyuan, a folk collector in Henan.

Chao Huiyuan collected this ancient book in 2008 from an ancient tomb deep in Funiu Mountain, Henan Province. As a result of theCompendium of Materia MedicaThere are obvious differences in form between the Jinling engravings and the Jiangxi engravings that were widely circulated later, and Chao Huiyuan was suspicious when he received the book. Later, he brought the book to Beijing, and after being appraised by a number of national experts, it was confirmed that it was a rare treasure. In order to better protect this precious ancient book,National LibraryTen experts were sent to spend four years to restore the book free of charge using traditional materials such as old paper from the Ming Dynasty.

Nowadays, this book ".Compendium of Materia MedicaIt was also included in the third batch of the National Rare Ancient Books List, showing China's understanding of theCultureEmphasis on heritage and protection.

The group of books is importantIt is a classic compiled by Wei Zheng, a famous counselor in the early Tang Dynasty, based on the essence of more than 14,000 and more than 89,000 volumes of ancient books. This precious classic, known as the "Treasure Book of Governance", has been lost in China for more than 1,000 years. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, this book was brought to Japan by the Japanese envoy to the Tang Dynasty and becameEmperor of JapanLearn about China with the ministersCultureof the classics.

Later, the book belongedJapaneseTokugawa IeyasuAll, but at this time the ".The group of books is importantOnly forty-seven volumes remain. Tokugawa IeyasuPassed the book to the tailZhang HeKii two feudal lords, but in the process of printing,Tokugawa IeyasuAfter his death, the version known at present is the Tianming Ben, which was printed in fifty-one editions at that timeThe group of books is important

In the Qing Dynasty, there was also a kind of rubbingThe group of books is importantis also very precious. The original stone of this tombstone was unearthed in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province during the Jiaqing and Daoguang periods, and was collected by the famous collector Xu Zishan. However, due to the 1853ShanghaiKnives willThe uprising and the destruction of the original stone, so this rubbing became especially valuable. It is finely expanded with light ink, thin as cicada wings, and the strokes are rich, which accurately reflects the style of the original monument. This kind of Guanzhong light ink is very rare, and it has a very high collection value.

Hug Puzi inner chapteris the Jin DynastyGe HongHe created a classic book about Taoist thought and alchemy and health preservation techniques, which is known as a Taoist classic of the Wei and Jin dynasties. The book was completed in 317 A.D., and the Song book has survived, and is now in the Liaoning Provincial Library. The Ming Dynasty edition is preferably based on the Lu Fan Edition, while the Qing Dynasty edition is based on the Lu Fan EditionSun Xingyanof ".Pingjin Museum SeriesThis is the best. Unfortunately, the beamTao HongjingThe twenty volumes of the "Notes on Holding Puzi" have been lost.

There are countless stories behind every ancient book that has been handed down, and the older the ancient book, the more rare it is to exist. It's hard for ordinary people to experience the thrilling journey. However, no matter how the world changes, I hope that we and future generations can preserve these books and let the treasures of the Chinese civilization be inherited!

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