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我国古代百科全书性质的著作是类书,这一点现在似乎争议不大了。因为用最基本,最起码的条件,即概括已有全面知识和对知识分类整理(且不管分类的科学程度如何)这两项标准来衡量,类书作为古代百科全书是当之无愧的,何况中国类书还不像西方古代百科全书那样,起源于教科书而后发展为工具书。中国类书一出世便是工具书,后来人们称之为文史工具书。
It seems controversial now that the books on nature of ancient Chinese encyclopedia are class books. Because the most basic and minimum conditions, ie generalization of existing knowledge and classification of knowledge (and regardless of the degree of scientific classification) these two criteria to measure, as ancient books encyclopedia deserved, not to mention Chinese books also Unlike the ancient western encyclopedia, originated in textbooks and then developed into a tool book. As soon as a Chinese class book was published, it was a reference book, and later people called it a book of history and literature.