When it comes to Qin Shihuang's burning books to bury Confucianism, many people are swearing and expressing their heartache. The reason is that Qin Shihuang's move made many precious books go on fire and could not be studied and learned by future generations. In fact, Qin Shihuang actually kept a copy when he burned books.
Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, and the thoughts of the whole world became one family. For the long-term consideration of the country, Prime Minister Li Si wrote to the first emperor to unify the theory, otherwise passers-by would have different psychological thoughts, and if they got together to discuss it, over time, they might have arguments that would affect the development of the country. Qin Shihuang agreed with Reese and approved the practice of burning books.
However, since Qin Shihuang was able to unify the six countries, it was natural to think about the overall situation. Ancient books were not as modern as they were. Books that wanted to be preserved for a long time at that time were generally carved with a knife, and those masterpieces with unique ideas took decades. Therefore, Qin Shihuang made a rule to burn only two kinds of books: the first kind was historical books written by non-Qin people, and the second kind was poetry books and hundreds of languages. In this way, many books have been preserved.
Therefore, the book burning in the Qin Dynasty is actually just an illusion. Most books have been preserved, even if they are not original, there are backups. As long as the Qin State exists, these books will remain. And many precious ancient books no longer exist, because when Xiang Yu set fire to Qin Gong, many books in the palace were burned.