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> damage this extensive cultural and historical tradition Damaging tradition is one of the traditions. Think of the first emperor literally damaged the culture
by est 7y ago
> damage this extensive cultural and historical tradition
Damaging tradition is one of the traditions. Think of the first emperor literally damaged the culture of the six kingdoms to unite China in 213 B.C.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_books_and_burying_of_scholars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_books_and_burying_o...
- _iyig 7y agoI certainly remember Emperor Qin Shi Huang from his appearance in both "The Three-Body Problem" and the somewhat lesser-known "Day of the Dragon King," an entry in Magic Tree House children's fantasy series :) Ironically given the book-burning context, our youthful protagonists in the latter are equipped with magic library cards.