fén​shū​kēng​rú

to burn books and bury scholars

焚书坑儒 焚書坑儒 fén​shū​kēng​rú
to burn books and bury scholars
The burning of Confucian classics and burying alive of scholars, acts committed by the first emperor 秦始皇 qín​shǐ​huáng to suppress dissent; used to describe the destruction of culture and persecution of intellectuals.

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