The largest library in China is the Beijing Library
The Beijing Library is the National Library of China. This new, modern new library built in 1988 is located on the north side of Zizhuyuan in the western suburbs, west of the original site of the Beijing Library. This is the largest library with the largest collection of books in our country and currently in Asia. It is also one of the famous large libraries in the world
The predecessor of the Beijing Library was the original "Beijing Library" founded in 1909 ”, mainly used for collecting rare books and other ancient books. The original site is located on the west side of Beihai Park and north of Wenjin Street. It was later renovated between 1929 and 1931. The environment here is beautiful. In the Ming Dynasty, it was the famous Yuxi Palace, and in the late Ming Dynasty, it was the royal palace. During the Qing Dynasty, the palace was abandoned and a library was built later with a total area of ??only 8,000 square meters. In the late 1970s, the museum was expanded to more than 50,000 square meters and has a collection of 11 million books.
Although the Beijing Library only has a history of more than 80 years, its collection of books can be traced. Dating back to 700 years ago. It inherited part of the collections of the Royal Library of the Southern Song Dynasty and the Royal Library of the Ming Dynasty at that time, and was based on the Hanlin Academy of the Qing Dynasty Cabinet and the Nanxue of the Imperial College. It collected a large number of rare books, series of books, local documents and other precious documents. Its collection of "Sikuquanshu" is the only complete set in mainland China. In order to preserve and utilize the historical culture left over thousands of years and make it play a greater role, the Beijing Library has repaired a large number of damaged ancient books. The museum also actively and emphatically collects some foreign publications; currently, it has collected more than 100 literary genres, which reflect the political, economic, scientific, and technological development of various countries in the world from different perspectives, and provide a basis for the study of various countries in the world. necessary information is provided.
The newly built Beijing Library was completed in 1988. It is a group of multi-story buildings surrounding the main building. The main building has sixteen floors above ground and three floors underground. There are symmetrical courtyards in the building complex, and the roofs are in the Chinese classical form. The entire library covers an area of ??70,000 square meters, with a construction area of ??170,000 square meters, including a library area of ??60,000 square meters and a collection of more than 20 million books. The library has opened more than 30 reading rooms of various types with more than 3,000 seats. There are also dozens of small research rooms that can be used by 6-16 people, with modern management equipment, exhibition halls, academic lecture halls, etc. All this makes the ancient Beijing Library become younger. In order to protect precious books, various rare and rare books in the museum have been photographed on microfilm for readers to read. In the audio-visual materials audio-visual room, people can see audio-visual materials from all over the world.
The Beijing Library has established a collection system with Chinese characteristics and plays an increasingly important role in China's modernization drive.