Because the ruling machu court didn't consider themselves Chinese but a foreign conqueror, they didn't give a shit about han Chinese cultural artifacts, they'd rather let them burn than hand it over to the new invading foreigners or preserve it for the han Chinese
Because the ruling machu court didn't consider themselves Chinese but a foreign conqueror, they didn't give a shit about han Chinese cultural artifacts, they'd rather let them burn than hand it over to the new invading foreigners or preserve it for the han Chinese