China Bans and Destroys the Secret Collection of Forbidden Novels

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Publish Date: 2001-05-01
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Editing: Minimal - No changes are made to a single word or sentence, preserving the original essence of the work. Even for the rare instances where editing is necessary compared to similar published works, this version is the one with the least alterations. Due to the extremely strict control that feudal rulers exerted over culture, and because banned novels dealt with the liberation of human nature and freedom, opposing oppression and tyranny, while depicting sexuality and desire, they were deemed intolerable by feudal rulers who enforced censorship. Rulers sought to suppress ideas harmful to the government, implementing cultural suppression, which led to the banning of books and the destruction of editions, causing some uniquely valuable novels to be repeatedly censored. Official bans led to some novels being suppressed the moment they were published, kept in secret by private collectors, and quietly surviving in hardship and solitude. Among these banned novels, compared to ordinary ones, they are even rarer and more treasured, sought after by generations, making them invaluable treasures whether for reading or collection.