Concise Version　China Great Encyclopedia (Full 12 Volumes)

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Features: A Priceless Gift A Treasured Collection The finest gathering of talents, a grand spectacle of scholarship, a timeless masterpiece. 《》 is a comprehensive encyclopedia in China and one of the largest in the world.
《()》 is based on 《》, with additions, adaptations, and condensations to form a comprehensive, concise, and practical encyclopedia. It provides general knowledge across various disciplines and fields of study, emphasizing simplicity and utility. The book removes redundant or overlapping entries from 《》 and consolidates thematic entries from different perspectives scattered across its volumes. New entries on general knowledge, countries, energy, materials, information, tourism, folklore, as well as clothing, cuisine, and household management, have been added. It incorporates new knowledge that emerged after the publication of 《》 and updates its data and references. Focusing on the 21st century, it fully reflects the new developments, situations, and achievements in modern China, especially since the reform and opening-up in 1978.
The entire work comprises 12 volumes, with 31,000 entries, over 11,000 illustrations and tables, and a total of 208 million words. It organizes knowledge from ancient and modern China and the world into 12 broad categories, 75 disciplines, and fields of study: comprehensive, historical, geographical, philosophical, religious, anthropological, sociological, political, legal, military, economic, literary, artistic, cultural and educational, natural sciences, and engineering and technology.