Capital Library Explained

Capital Library should not be confused with National Library of China.

Capital Library
Type:Public library
Established:1913[1]
Location:Chaoyang District, Beijing

The Capital Library, also known as the Capital Library of China,[2] shortened as CLCN,[3] is the largest public library in Beijing, [4] located in Chaoyang District. The library is noted for its collection of Chinese opera, classical music, drama and theater.[5]

On November 1, 2013, after the National Library of China succumbed to government pressure,[6] the Capital Library accepted a lecture by Australian historian Ross Terrill, who delivered a speech on the theme of "Mao Zedong in the Eyes of a Biographer: His Life, Personality and Ideology".[7]

History

Founded in 1913 by Lu Xun,[8] Capital Library evolved from the merger of the Capital Books Branch, the Capital Popular Library and the Central Park Library Reading Office, which were respectively established in June 1913, October 1913 and August 1917.[9]

After the Revolution of the Northern Expedition, these three libraries were renamed and merged several times and changed to the Beijing Municipal No. 1 Library; in August 1949, the name was changed to the Beijing Municipal Library;[10] in October 1956, the official name was given to the Capital Library.[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Libraries. 2004-10-27. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China.
  2. Book: Chinese University of Hong Kong. Library. Shu hai li zhu : Xianggang Zhong wen da xue tu shu guan zhen cang zhuan ji. 2014. Zhong wen da xue chu ban she. Yingwen Zou, Jinguang Lin, 鄒穎文., 林進光.. 978-962-996-551-8. Xianggang. 893599736.
  3. Web site: Comparative Literacy: The Approach to Library Research from an International Perspective. Beth Bloom. 2005-07-25. Seton Hall University.
  4. Web site: Taiwan's famous writer Lung Ying-tai will "land" in Beijing to give a lecture. 2015-12-31. BBC News.
  5. Book: Lin, Sharon Chien. Libraries and librarianship in China. 1998. Greenwood Press. 0-313-00784-5. Westport, Conn.. 51916298.
  6. Web site: China has moved on, but remains in thrall to Mao. Dec 26, 2013. The Australian.
  7. News: Ross Terrill, author of "Mao: A Biography" delivers a speech at the Capital Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029030730/https://boxun.com/news/gb/pubvp/2013/12/201312301129.shtml. dead. 2013-12-30. 2020-10-29. Boxun. 2021-05-06.
  8. Book: Chou, Sha-chʻen. Beijing old and new : a historical guide to places of interest : with descriptions of famous sites within one day's journey of Beijing. 周沙尘.. 1984. New World Press. 0-8351-1392-2. 1st. Beijing, China. 12018950.
  9. Book: Ni Xiaojian. Beijing Regional Library Chronology, 1949-2006. 2007. Beijing Library Press. 978-7-5013-3431-5.
  10. Book: Library Science Newsletter. 1985. Cultural Relics Publishing House.
  11. Book: Thesaurus of Modern Chinese History. 1991. Henan People's Publishing House.

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