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| | In Search of the Yongle Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08) |
 | | The first thing Emperor Jiajing ordered to be saved was not pearls or jewelry, but a set of books--the Yongle Encyclopedia, the most treasured reference classics in his possession. |
 | | As soon as the burial was over, his successor, Emperor Longqing, announced that the copying of the encyclopedia had been finished, and all concerned officials were rewarded. |
 | | In 1900, the 26th year of reign for Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the Eight-Power Allied Forces were sent by Britain, the United States, Germany, and others, to suppress the anti-imperialist Yihetuan (Boxers') Movement. |
| www.china.org.cn /Beijing-Review/Beijing/BeijingReview/2000Apr/bjr2000-14e-13.htm (1476 words) |
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