China Grand Ceremony was officially launched on June1989 65438+1October 2/KLOC-0 in the conference room on the second floor of the library of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (now Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine). 199 1 April, a demonstration meeting was held in the academic lecture hall of Chengdu College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, attended by famous scholars from China Academy of Sciences, China Academy of Social Sciences, some universities and research institutes in China, and leaders of Sichuan Party and Government, People's Congress and CPPCC. 1June, 992, held in Jingxi, Beijing. With reference to the modern book classification method, The Grand Ceremony of China sorts out and compiles the excellent cultural classics from pre-Qin to 19 1 in China, and includes excellent literature materials such as Confucianism, a hundred schools of thought, Buddhism and Taoism, and local chronicles. It is a new type of ancient books in China. It is estimated that when the book is completed, it will have a collection of more than 20,000 volumes, with a total word count of more than 800 million words, which is twice that of the earliest and largest encyclopedia in China. When 20 15 is completed, it will become the largest "book of its kind" in China, and it will also be one of the highest-level and largest-scale scientific research projects in the field of humanities and social sciences in the country, which will certainly play a great role in the inheritance, development and innovation of human culture and have a far-reaching impact. The Chinese nation has a cultural tradition of compiling codes in prosperous times. The Grand Ceremony of China, which is being compiled, is divided into 24 chapters, including more than 1 10. It contains more than 20,000 kinds of ancient books, * * * about 800 million words, more than twice as much as the Yongle Grand Ceremony, more than four times as much as the collection of ancient and modern books, and will exceed the sum of all ancient books in China-the Chinese nation * *. The Chinese nation has created a long history and culture for thousands of years, and accumulated a large number of literary works and classic works. With the approval of the State Council, more than 300 famous experts and scholars in China, such as Qian Xuesen, Ren, Ji Xianlin and Hu Sheng, jointly initiated the compilation of the Grand Ceremony of China. It is the most valuable and representative whole, whole paragraph or whole paragraph in the original materials accumulated by predecessors, and it is compiled in different categories. Up to now, nine books (literature, medicine and health, historical geography, history, law, language, education and sports, philosophy and forestry) with a total of more than 300 million words have been compiled and nearly 65,438 kinds have been published. The compilation of 20 15 was basically completed; 20 18, complete all the tasks of the release ceremony. It is estimated that the state will invest 400 million yuan in financial subsidies for this project.