Monday, May 20, 2013

The world’s longest nonfiction book is The Yongle Dadian

The Yongle Dadian, a 10,000-volume encyclopedia was produced by 5,000 scholars during the Ming Dynasty in China 500 years ago.  The scholars incorporated 8,000 texts from ancient times through the Ming Dynasty.

The world’s longest nonfiction book is The Yongle Dadian

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