Siku quanshu

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  • Chinese: 四庫全書 (Sìkù Quánshū)

The Sìkù quánshū is a collection of Chinese texts compiled by some 4000 scholars at the order of the Qianlong Emperor in 1772 to 1781. It is the largest collection of Chinese texts ever assembled historically.