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Who directed the compilation of the Sikuquanshu?

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The compilation of the Sikuquanshu (Complete Library in the Four Branches of Literature) was directed by the scholars Ji Yun and Lu Xixiong.1

While the project was initiated by the Qianlong emperor in 1772, who personally intervened in the selection of texts, the actual oversight of the ten-year compilation process was carried out by these two scholars.1