Many of the early Chinese literary works were destroyed by

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Many of the early Chinese literary works were destroyed by order of the first Qin emperor, Qin Shi Huang. He ordered the burning of books and the burial of scholars in an effort to eliminate opposing ideologies and unify thought under his rule. This event is known as the Burning of Books and Burying of Scholars. As a result, many important works from the earlier Zhou dynasty were lost.

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