Historedia
Person

Chen Menglei

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1725–1726

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Chen Menglei, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Printing of the Gujin Tushu Jicheng

    1725–1726

    Role: Official tasked with helping finish the encyclopedia for publication

    1. around 1725 · Qing Dynasty ChinaImperial Order for Completion

      The Yongzheng emperor ordered Jiang Tingxi and Chen Menglei to finalize the encyclopedia for publication around 1725.

    2. 1726 · Qing Dynasty ChinaPrinting with Copper Movable Type

      The encyclopedia was printed in 1726 using copper movable type printing technology.

Sources

  1. Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27