Xuézhěmen xīngmièjìjué, zhěnglǐ chū dàliàng shīchuán de gǔjí.
Scholars revived what had perished, compiling many long-lost classical texts.
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history
From the Analects (论语·尧曰): 兴灭国，继绝世 — 'revive fallen states, continue broken lineages.' Originally a political ideal of restoring noble houses; now used broadly for reviving lost traditions, crafts, or institutions.
usage
Formal and literary. Reaches beyond simple 'revival' (复兴) to imply moral duty to rescue something on the brink of disappearing.
