《四库全书》 / Siku Quanshu

Overview

《四库全书》 / Siku Quanshu appears in the 博物志 Hangzhou episode through the discussion of 文澜阁 and other imperial library pavilions.

Current Profile

The source treats Siku Quanshu mainly as the collection and institutional background for Wenlan Pavilion. It is not analyzed as a full intellectual or political project here; its role is to make Hangzhou’s book-heritage landscape more legible.

Key Characteristics

• Connected to a named set of Qing imperial library pavilions.
• Gives 文澜阁 / Wenlan Pavilion its book-heritage significance in the source.
• Functions as a bridge between ancient-book exhibition discussion and Hangzhou site travel.

Evidence

• Pavilion network - 246. 杭州博物馆「一苇杭之」，好久没看过这么推荐的展览了 names Wenyuan, Wenjin, Wensu, Wenzong, Wenhui, and Wenlan pavilions in the Siku Quanshu discussion.
• Hangzhou preservation layer - 246. 杭州博物馆「一苇杭之」，好久没看过这么推荐的展览了 says Wenlan Pavilion was destroyed in war, rebuilt, and later associated with collection relocation to Zhejiang Library.
• Exhibition route - 246. 杭州博物馆「一苇杭之」，好久没看过这么推荐的展览了 uses the Siku Quanshu branch after the ancient-book exhibition.

Qualifications

The page is source-bounded and does not address the broader censorship, compilation, or textual politics of Siku Quanshu.

What Changed

• Created Siku Quanshu as the collection context for Wenlan Pavilion in the Hangzhou episode.

Relationships

• 文澜阁 / Wenlan Pavilion - Hangzhou pavilion connected to the collection.
• Ancient Chinese Book Materiality / 中国古籍物质性 - adjacent book-preservation and materiality frame.
• Ming-Qing Hangzhou Publishing Culture / 明清杭州出版文化 - local book-history field that the pavilion discussion extends.
• 杭州 / Hangzhou - city setting for the source branch.
• “意味杭之：馆藏明清古籍展” / Yiwei Hangzhi Exhibition - exhibition route that leads into the collection discussion.