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Hunan Library

Hunan Library

Public library in Changsha City, China

The Hunan Library (simplified Chinese: 湖南图书馆; traditional Chinese: 湖南圖書館) is a provincial comprehensive public library[3] located at North Shaoshan Road, Changsha City, Hunan Province.[4] The Library is the first provincial-level public library named after "library" in China.[5] It is a National Key Protection Unit for Ancient Books in China.[6]

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History

Hunan Library, formerly known as the Hunan Library and Education Museum,[7] was built in March 1904[8] in Changsha.[9]

On December 28, 2017, the New Hall of Hunan Library officially laid the foundation in Meixi Lake, Xiangjiang New Area, Changsha City.[10]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Gong Shuduo (2002). Introduction to Modern Chinese Culture. Zhonghua Book Company. ISBN 978-7-101-03227-7.
  2. [2]
    History of Chinese and Foreign Book Exchange. Hunan Education Press. 1998. ISBN 978-7-5355-2456-0.
  3. [3]
    "Introduction to Hunan Library". www.changsha.gov.cn. 2019-07-24.
  4. [4]
    "The new building of Hunan Library settled in Xiangjiang New District". Sina. 2017-12-28.
  5. [5]
    Hunan Statistical Yearbook. China Statistical Publishing House. 2000.
  6. [6]
    "The State Council approved the announcement of the first batch of "National List of Precious Ancient Books" and "National Key Protection Units of Ancient Books"". CCTV.com. 2008-03-25.
  7. [7]
    History of Hunan Province. Hunan People's Publishing House. 1959. ISBN 978-7-5438-0278-0.
  8. [8]
    Gao Lujia (1 September 2015). A Brief History of the Gao Surname. Jiangxi People's Publishing House. pp. 214-. ISBN 978-7-210-07786-2.
  9. [9]
    Sharon Chien Lin (1998). Libraries and Librarianship in China. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 78–. ISBN 978-0-313-28937-8.
  10. [10]
    "The foundation stone of the new Hunan Library was laid today in Meixi Lake, Changsha". Xinhua News Agency. 2017-12-29.

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