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burning of the books
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effect on “Shijing”
- In Mao Chang
…dynasty (221–206 bc), a massive burning of books took place in which most copies of the Confucian classics were destroyed. After the founding of the Han dynasty (206 bc–ad 220), an intensive campaign was undertaken to replace the classics; older scholars who had memorized these works in their entirety provided…
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ruler Shihuangdi ordered the famous burning of the books in 213 bc. The only surviving version contains introductory remarks by Mao Chang, a scholar who flourished in the 2nd century bc.
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Qin dynasty censorship
- In Qin Shi Huang: Emperor of China
…order culminated in the famous burning of the books of 213, when, at Li Si’s suggestion, all books not dealing with agriculture, medicine, or prognostication were burned, except historical records of Qin and books in the imperial library.
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