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original: 四庫全書 (Siku Quanshu). Commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in 1772, this is the largest collection of books in Chinese history, intended to curate and preserve the totality of Chinese knowledge and literature.
original: 子部 (Zi Bu). Traditional Chinese bibliography divides all literature into four categories: Classics, History, Masters, and Collections. The "Masters" section includes works on philosophy, agriculture, medicine, astronomy, mathematics, and the arts.