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 Inside of the Wenyuan Cabinet that preserved one of the 7 copies of Siku quanshu

October 9, 1920, Zhu Qiqian was appointed to be in charge of the affair of printing Siku quanshu (Complete Books of Four Treasures). It is broadly known that the compilation of the set was important to history of books, however, its printing in the modern period had further implications in identity and cultural politics. About this point, one of our research findings has an innovative exploration. For details, see : Lin Chih-hung, "Old Documents, New Identities: The Siku Quanshu and Cultural Politics in Republican China".

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