During the Ming and Ching Dynasties, China produced a large amount of literary books such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, and commentaries (Dorm 173). However, none of these had been written in the reign of the Chinese emperor Jia Jing in the Ming Dynasty. During his reign, the Hall of Literary Gory changed from the study room of the crowned prince to the Chinese emperor Jia Jing�s study room of classics. On the other hand, many of these book productions were done during the reign of Qian Long in the Ching Dynasty. The Chinese emperor Qian Long ordered officials or scholars to compile books in the Hall of Literary Profundity, the Hall of Luminous Benevolence, and the Hall of Literary Elegance.
Ming Dynasty (Emperor Jia Jing)
The Chinese emperor Jia Jing was a �pleasure-loving instinct, luxury, and pleasure� person (Dorn XVII). Therefore, none of the compilation of books was done during his reign. He only converted the study room of the crowned prince, which is the hall of Literary Glory, to his study room for Chinese classics.
Ching Dynasty (Emperor Qian Long)
The Chinese emperor Qian Long in the Ching Dynasty believed that the ruler of an empire must have knowledge in order to govern the country properly. He also thought that books could teach people and increase their knowledge. Indeed, he believed that �the collection and study of books is the first principle of government� (Dorn 172). Because of his point of view about the importance of knowledge, he hired hundreds of scholars to revise, rewrite, edit, and organize the works of antiquity. It was divided into four categories � classics, history, philosophy, and belles-lettres (Dorn 174). He admired Confucius and classics. Therefore, he would not miss any opportunity to honor Confucius (Dorn 38).
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