Shaanxi Provincial Library
Exterior of the library in 2010
LocationNo. 18, Chang'an North Road, Xi'an City
TypePublic library
EstablishedAugust 1909[1]
Other information
Websitewww.sxlib.org.cn

The Shaanxi Provincial Library (simplified Chinese: 陕西省图书馆; traditional Chinese: 陝西省圖書館), also known as the Shaanxi Library,[2] is a Xi'an-based[3] large scale public library,[4] located at No. 18, Chang'an North Road, Xi'an City. It is the earliest public library established in China's Western Region.[5]

History

Built in August 1909,[6] the Shaanxi Provincial Library was one of the first public libraries established in China.[7] On 30 September 2001, the New Hall of Shaanxi Provincial Library was officially opened to the public.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "111th Anniversary of the Shaanxi Provincial Library". People's Daily. 2020-09-18.
  2. ↑ "A Visitor Guide to East Asian Libraries". Libguides.brown.edu. Feb 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ Social Science Research Council; National Academy of Sciences; American Council of Learned Societies; Committee on Scholarly Communication with China, Linda A. Reed, Karen Turner-Gottschang, Anne F. Thurston (1 February 1994). China Bound, Revised: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC. National Academies Press. pp. 250–. ISBN 978-0-309-04932-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Xi'an Encyclopedia" Editorial Board (1993). Xi'an Encyclopedia. Shaanxi People's Education Publishing House.
  5. ↑ "Shaanxi Library Opens the Channel of "Returning Books without Liability"". China News Service. 2011-03-30.
  6. ↑ Xi'an Statistical Yearbook. Xi'an Bureau of Statistics. 1998.
  7. ↑ Sun Jinji; Feng Yongqian; Su Tianjun; Editorial Committee of "Chinese Archaeological Integration". Chinese Archaeological Integration. Beijing Publishing House.
  8. ↑ "Shaanxi Provincial Library". Sina.com.cn. 2015-01-07.


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