The Development of Chinese Libraries Under the Ch'ing Dynasty, 1644-1911 (Classic Reprint): A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate ... Doctor of Philosophy, 1933 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Cheuk-Woon Taam

 
9781334167607: The Development of Chinese Libraries Under the Ch'ing Dynasty, 1644-1911 (Classic Reprint): A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate ... Doctor of Philosophy, 1933 (Classic Reprint)

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Parallel with respect for the literati, there was a prevailing reverence for literature, because they were the very words. Of the saints and sages. To deface them was to act irreverently to their authors. Even a fragmentary leaf was saved from being trodden on, to say nothing of using it for unworthy purposes. It was not unusual to see persons in the streets picking up waste paper which contained characters in the belief that they were performing a sacred act. People pre ferred to burn them rather than expose them to degradation. This sentiment certainly created an atmosphere which tended to increase the intrinsic value of a book.

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