永楽大典

此故に太祖実録を重修するや、衍実に其監修を為し、又｜支那ありてより以来の大編纂たる永楽大典の成れるも、衍実に解縉等と与に之を為せるにて、是れ皆文を好むの余に出で、道余録を著し、浄土簡要録を著し、諸上善人詠を著せるは、是れ皆道の為にせるに出づ。

The Yongle Encyclopedia was a monumental compilation of Chinese knowledge from the Ming era.

Scholars today still consult surviving fragments of the Yongle Encyclopedia for historical insights.

Preserving the Yongle Encyclopedia was an immense undertaking in literary preservation.

Digitization efforts aim to make the vast Yongle Encyclopedia more accessible to researchers worldwide.