Zhu Yun

Zhu Yun (Chinese: 朱筠; 1729–1781) was a Qing scholar and official who had profound influence on the Siku Quanshu (Imperial Library in Four Treasures) project and academia of the time.

[4] As a scholar, Zhu Yun enjoyed the works of other Chinese literati and had a vast collection of books, which included a manuscript of the writings of Wang Ji, a Tang Dynasty era poet.

[7] Among Zhu Yun's academic acquaintances were Ruan Yuan (1764-1849) and Wang Zhong (1745-1794), who were both part of the social circle at the School of Yangzhou.

With such influence, Zhu established a government bureau devoted to the collection of books, which set the scholarly mood in the imperial court at the time.

[1] In 1772, Zhu Yun, who was then the Education Commissioner of Anhui, suggested to the Qianlong Emperor to collect all the scattered and known works from the predecessor Ming Dynasty into one compilation.

[1] During his tenure as the Education Commissioner, Zhu Yun met with several other scholars such as Hung Laing-chi, Tai Chen, and Chang Hseuh-ch'eng to personally discuss his own memorial onto the Siku Quanshi project.

Zhu Gui's subsequent appointment marked the return of degree holding literati to important posts in the central government.