The National Library of China has a total construction area of 280,000 square meters. The library is divided into the south area of the main library, the north area of the main library and the ancient books library.
There are 37,686,200 books in the collection, including nearly 2 million ancient books, and the total amount of digital resources exceeds 1000TB. It is the largest library in Asia and ranks third among the national libraries in the world. The library has 25 reading rooms, more than 5,000 reading seats, 1529 employees and 33 institutional departments.
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Instructions for entering the library
The National Library of China is composed of the ancient books museum located in Jinwen Street, the south area of the main library and the north area of the main library located in Baishiqiao, forming a trinity library layout. The ancient books museum mainly provides common ancient books, rare foreign books, local chronicles and genealogy documents and temporary theme exhibition services;
The south area of the main library provides professional services such as foreign language documents, Chinese and foreign special collections, and exhibition services of Chinese classics; The North District of the General Library provides mass services mainly including Chinese general literature borrowing, electronic literature, audio-visual resources services and children's services.
1. The open-shelf lending area of this library is open to readers aged 13. Readers aged from 13 to 15 must enter with the national library reader's card, and other readers must enter with the national library reader's card or the second-generation resident ID card.
2. The closed-shelf lending area of our library is open to readers who are over 16 years old and hold the reader's card of the National Library.
3. Children's Museum accepts/kloc-children aged 0/5 and below, and enters with a reader's card. Preschool children must be accompanied by a guardian, and the accompanying guardian (limited to one person) can enter with valid documents.
Please take good care of your personal belongings. Large luggage (larger than 18.4cm× 13cm) and other articles unrelated to borrowing must be stored in the luggage storage office free of charge with a valid reader card or ID card.
5. Please don't bring personal books, periodicals and newspapers (including books borrowed from our library) into the reading area for self-study.
6. Please don't engage in activities unrelated to the services provided by the National Library in the library area.
7. Do not bring food or liquid objects into the museum.
8. Smoking and naked flame are prohibited in the museum area. You must accept the security check according to the regulations, and it is forbidden to carry inflammable, explosive and toxic dangerous goods.
9. Please pay attention to gfd, who dresses neatly and behaves in a civilized manner.
10, please abide by the public order and the relevant regulations of the National Library, obey the management of the staff, and consciously maintain the visiting order and a good reading environment.
Business?Hours?
South area of the main building: Monday to Sunday 9: 00- 17: 00.
North area of main building: Monday to Friday 9: 00-2 1: 00.
Saturday to Sunday 9: 00- 17: 00
Children's Hall: Monday to Sunday from 9: 00- 17: 00.
Museum of Ancient Books: Monday to Friday 9: 00- 17: 00.
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