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Ji Yun (Ji Xiaolan)
Preeminent Qing Dynasty scholar-statesman and Chief Editor of the imperial Complete Library of the Four Treasuries (Siku Quanshu).
Mural guide
Mural of the event “Compilation of Siku Quanshu”, which this person took part in.
At the height of the High Qing era, the Qianlong Emperor ordered an exhaustive collection of imperial and private libraries to compile the definitive compendium of Chinese literature.
Also known as Ji Xiaolan · Zi Xiaolan · Chunfan · Ji Chunfan · Wenda
Ji Yun (Ji Xiaolan) (1724 CE–1805 CE) was a legendary scholar of the High Qing era. Serving as Chief Editor of the Siku Quanshu, he classified over 3,500 classical works and authored the definitive critical annotated catalogue.
Life and times
Dates 1724 CE–1805 CE
EraQing
- 1772Ji Xiaolan Compiles the Siku Quanshuage 48
- 1773Compilation of Siku QuanshuTook partage 49