Qin Shihuang's burning books to bury Confucianism refers to two things that happened during Qin Shihuang's period, namely, burning books to bury Confucianism.
Burning books: In 2 13 BC, Qin Shihuang ordered the burning of books to bury Confucianism. Some books that were considered to hinder the rule were all burned, a large number of cultural and historical heritages disappeared, and many famous scholars were forced to commit suicide or be executed.
Pit Confucianism: At the same time, Qin Shihuang also ordered the pit killing of Confucian scholars and buried a large number of Confucian scholars and intellectuals underground to curb their opposition to the Qin Dynasty at that time. Most of these Confucian scholars were slaughtered for criticizing Qin Shihuang's ruling policies, opposing forced labor, or protecting ancient cultural heritage.
These two incidents caused huge cultural losses and casualties, and also led to the panic and silence of intellectuals at that time, which had a great impact on the inheritance of ancient culture and history in China.
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After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries and established the Qin Dynasty, he took a series of measures to consolidate his rule, one of which was the policy of burning books to bury Confucianism. He ordered the burning of ancient books and history books of various countries in order to eliminate cultural differences among countries and unify thoughts and education. At the same time, he also killed a large number of Confucian scholars and intellectuals to weaken the influence and resistance of Confucianism.
This incident was called "burning books to bury Confucianism" by later generations and became a symbol of the destruction and suppression of knowledge and culture in the history of China. This policy caused great losses to China's ancient culture and scholarship, but also because of the later efforts, many documents and classics were preserved and circulated.
The word "burning books to bury Confucianism" is also often used to describe the act of destroying and suppressing knowledge and culture, emphasizing the importance of knowledge and academic freedom. Burning books and burying Confucianism was an important event in the ancient Qin Dynasty in China, which had a far-reaching impact on the ancient culture and society of China. It reminds us to cherish cultural heritage, respect ideological diversity and avoid similar cultural disasters from happening again.