The Gǔjīn Túshū Jíchéng (Traditional Chinese: 古今圖書集成; Simplified Chinese: 古今图书集成; literally "Complete Collection of Illustrations and Writings from the Earliest to Current Times"), is a vast encyclopaedic work written in China during the reigns of Qing emperors Kangxi and Yongzheng, completed in 1725. The work was headed initially by scholar Chen Menglei (陳夢雷), and later by Jiang Tingxi. It contained 800,000 pages and over 100 million Chinese characters. Topics covered included natural phenomena, geography, history, literature and government.
This is the first edition, thus the copyrighted is expired.
Sources:[http://www.zynews.com/special/2006-03/30/content_373841.htm] 清雍正三年(1725年),蔣廷錫《古今圖書集成·方輿彙編·山川典》第52卷具茨山部 The Gǔjīn Túshū Jíchéng (Traditional Chinese: 古今圖書集成; S