en.unionpedia.org

Yongle Encyclopedia, the Glossary

Index Yongle Encyclopedia

The Yongle Encyclopedia or Yongle Dadian Chinese leishu encyclopedia commissioned by the Yongle Emperor (1402–1424) of the Ming dynasty in 1403 and completed by 1408.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 49 relations: Battle of Palikao, Battle of Peking (1900), Belvedere of Literary Profundity, Bodleian Library, Boxer Rebellion, British Library, Cambridge University Library, Chester Beatty Library, Chinese characters, Chinese classics, Chinese encyclopedia, Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China, Confucianism, Cornell University Library, Dorgon, Eight-Nation Alliance, Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopedia, Forbidden City, Four Great Books of Song, Guozijian, Hanlin Academy, Huntington Library, Jiajing Emperor, Jingnan campaign, Leishu, Li Zicheng, Library of Congress, List of most expensive books and manuscripts, Ming dynasty, Nanjing, Nanjing University, National Library of China, National Palace Museum, Neo-Confucianism, Oxford, Palace of Heavenly Purity, Phonetics, Qing dynasty, Second Opium War, Siku Quanshu, SOAS University of London, Taipei, University of London, Wikipedia, World Digital Library, Wu Sangui, Yao Guangxiao, Yongle Emperor.

  2. 1408 books
  3. Chinese encyclopedias
  4. Leishu
  5. Ming dynasty literature
  6. Yongle Emperor

Battle of Palikao

The Battle of Palikao (La bataille de Palikao) was fought at the bridge of Baliqiao by Anglo-French forces against the Qing Empire during the Second Opium War on the morning of 21 September 1860.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Battle of Palikao

Battle of Peking (1900)

The Battle of Peking, or historically the Relief of Peking, was the battle fought on 14–15 August 1900 in Beijing, in which the Eight-Nation Alliance relieved the siege of the Peking Legation Quarter during the Boxer Rebellion.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Battle of Peking (1900)

Belvedere of Literary Profundity

The Belvedere of Literary Profundity (Manchu: šu tunggu asari), Wenyuan Ge or Wenyuan Library is a palace building in the Forbidden City in Beijing.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Belvedere of Literary Profundity

Bodleian Library

The Bodleian Library is the main research library of the University of Oxford.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Bodleian Library

Boxer Rebellion

The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising or the Boxer Insurrection, was an anti-foreign, anti-imperialist, and anti-Christian uprising in North China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists, known as the "Boxers" in English due to many of its members having practised Chinese martial arts, which at the time were referred to as "Chinese boxing".

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Boxer Rebellion

British Library

The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and British Library

Cambridge University Library

Cambridge University Library is the main research library of the University of Cambridge.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Cambridge University Library

Chester Beatty Library

The Chester Beatty Library, now known as the Chester Beatty, is a museum and library in Dublin.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Chester Beatty Library

Chinese characters

Chinese characters are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Chinese characters

Chinese classics

The Chinese classics or canonical texts are the works of Chinese literature authored prior to the establishment of the imperial Qin dynasty in 221 BC.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Chinese classics

Chinese encyclopedia

Chinese encyclopedias comprise both Chinese language encyclopedias and foreign language ones about China or Chinese topics. Yongle Encyclopedia and Chinese encyclopedia are Chinese encyclopedias.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Chinese encyclopedia

Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China

The Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China (or the Gujin Tushu Jicheng) is a vast encyclopedic work written in China during the reigns of the Qing dynasty emperors Kangxi and Yongzheng. Yongle Encyclopedia and Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China are Chinese encyclopedias and leishu.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China

Confucianism

Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy (humanistic or rationalistic), religion, theory of government, or way of life.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Confucianism

Cornell University Library

The Cornell University Library is the library system of Cornell University.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Cornell University Library

Dorgon

Dorgon (17 November 1612 – 31 December 1650), was a Manchu prince and regent of the early Qing dynasty.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Dorgon

Eight-Nation Alliance

The Eight-Nation Alliance was a multinational military coalition that invaded northern China in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion, with the stated aim of relieving the foreign legations in Beijing, which was being besieged by the popular Boxer militiamen, who were determined to remove foreign imperialism in China.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Eight-Nation Alliance

Encyclopædia Britannica

The British Encyclopaedia is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Encyclopædia Britannica

Encyclopedia

An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopaedia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge, either general or special, in a particular field or discipline.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Encyclopedia

Forbidden City

The Forbidden City is the imperial palace complex in the center of the Imperial City in Beijing, China.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Forbidden City

Four Great Books of Song

The Four Great Books of Song was compiled by a team of scholars during the Song dynasty (960–1279). Yongle Encyclopedia and Four Great Books of Song are Chinese encyclopedias and leishu.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Four Great Books of Song

Guozijian

The Guozijian,Yuan, 194.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Guozijian

Hanlin Academy

The Hanlin Academy was an academic and administrative institution of higher learning founded in the 8th century Tang China by Emperor Xuanzong in Chang'an.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Hanlin Academy

Huntington Library

The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, known as The Huntington, is a collections-based educational and research institution established by Henry E. Huntington and Arabella Huntington in San Marino, California.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Huntington Library

Jiajing Emperor

The Jiajing Emperor (16September 150723January 1567), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizong of Ming, personal name Zhu Houcong, was the 12th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1521 to 1567.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Jiajing Emperor

Jingnan campaign

The Jingnan campaign, or Jingnan rebellion, was a three-year civil war from 1399 to 1402 in the early years of the Ming dynasty of China. Yongle Encyclopedia and Jingnan campaign are Yongle Emperor.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Jingnan campaign

Leishu

The leishu is a genre of reference books historically compiled in China and other East Asian countries. Yongle Encyclopedia and leishu are Chinese encyclopedias.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Leishu

Li Zicheng

Li Zicheng (22 September 1606 – 1645), born Li Hongji, also known by his nickname, the Dashing King, was a Chinese peasant rebel leader who helped overthrow the Ming dynasty in April 1644 and ruled over northern China briefly as the Yongchang Emperor of the short-lived Shun dynasty before his death a year later.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Li Zicheng

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Library of Congress

List of most expensive books and manuscripts

This is a list of printed books, manuscripts, letters, music scores, comic books, maps and other documents which have sold for more than US$1 million.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and List of most expensive books and manuscripts

Ming dynasty

The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Ming dynasty

Nanjing

Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province in eastern China. The city has 11 districts, an administrative area of, and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yangtze River Delta region, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being the home to one of the world's largest inland ports.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Nanjing

Nanjing University

Nanjing University (NJU) is a public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Nanjing University

National Library of China

The National Library of China (NLC) is the national library of China, located in Beijing, and is one of the largest libraries in the world.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and National Library of China

National Palace Museum

The National Palace Museum is a museum in Taipei, Taiwan.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and National Palace Museum

Neo-Confucianism

Neo-Confucianism (often shortened to lǐxué 理學, literally "School of Principle") is a moral, ethical, and metaphysical Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, which originated with Han Yu (768–824) and Li Ao (772–841) in the Tang dynasty, and became prominent during the Song and Ming dynasties under the formulations of Zhu Xi (1130–1200).

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Neo-Confucianism

Oxford

Oxford is a city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Oxford

Palace of Heavenly Purity

The Palace of Heavenly Purity, or Qianqing Palace (Manchu:; Möllendorff: kiyan cing gung) is a palace in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Palace of Heavenly Purity

Phonetics

Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that studies how humans produce and perceive sounds or, in the case of sign languages, the equivalent aspects of sign.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Phonetics

Qing dynasty

The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Qing dynasty

Second Opium War

The Second Opium War, also known as the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Second China War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a colonial war lasting from 1856 to 1860, which pitted United Kingdom, France, and the United States against the Qing dynasty of China.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Second Opium War

Siku Quanshu

The Siku Quanshu, literally the Complete Library of the Four Treasuries, was a Chinese encyclopedia commissioned by the Qing dynasty's Qianlong Emperor in 1772, and completed in 1782. Yongle Encyclopedia and Siku Quanshu are Chinese encyclopedias and leishu.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Siku Quanshu

SOAS University of London

The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS University of London) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and SOAS University of London

Taipei

Taipei, officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Taipei

University of London

The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and University of London

Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a free content online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians, through open collaboration and the wiki software MediaWiki.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Wikipedia

World Digital Library

The World Digital Library (WDL) is an international digital library operated by UNESCO and the United States Library of Congress.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and World Digital Library

Wu Sangui

Wu Sangui (8 June 1612 – 2 October 1678), courtesy name Changbai (長白) or Changbo (長伯), was a Chinese military leader who played a key role in the fall of the Ming dynasty and the founding of the Qing dynasty.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Wu Sangui

Yao Guangxiao

Yao Guangxiao (姚廣孝, 1335–1418), also known by his dharma name Daoyan (道衍), was a Chinese military strategist, statesman and Chan Buddhist monk who lived in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Yao Guangxiao

Yongle Emperor

The Yongle Emperor (2 May 136012 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424.

See Yongle Encyclopedia and Yongle Emperor

See also

1408 books

  • Yongle Encyclopedia

Chinese encyclopedias

Leishu

Ming dynasty literature

Yongle Emperor

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongle_Encyclopedia

Also known as Encyclopedia of the Yongle Reign-period, Great Canon of the Yongle Period, Yongle Da Dian, Yongle Dadian, Yongle Encyclopaedia, Yongluo Dadien, Yung Lo Ta Tien, Yung-Lo Ta-Tien, Yung-lo Encyclopaedia, Yung-lo Encyclopedia, Yǒnglè Dàdiǎn, .