Guangxi Library Explained

Guangxi Library
Native Name:广西壮族自治区图书馆
Native Name Lang:Chinese
Country:China
Type:Public library
Established:1924
Location:Nanning[1]
Website:www.gxlib.org.cn

The Guangxi Library, also known as the Library of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,[2] is an autonomous region-level public library[3] of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, located at No. 61, Minzu Avenue, Nanning City.[4] It is the largest comprehensive provincial-level public library in Guangxi.[5]

History

The predecessor of the Guangxi Library was the Xuanhua Library built in 1924,[6] renamed the Guangxi Provincial Second Library in 1931, the Second Library of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 1958,[7] and the present name in 1980.[8]

Notable holdings

In 1987, a collection of Bai Chongxi's speeches during his time in Guangxi in the 1930s, his correspondence with his colleagues and friends, as well as Mainland newspapers and periodicals before 1949, were discovered in the Guangxi Library.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: College Library Work. 2007. Hunan University Press.
  2. News: Introduction of Guangxi Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20060209082120/http://www.gxlib.org.cn/Article_Show2.asp?ArticleID=387. dead. 2021-05-07. 2006-02-09. Guangxi Library.
  3. News: Guangxi libraries create a reassuring reading environment for readers. https://web.archive.org/web/20200416055047/http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2020-04/15/c_1125856698.htm. dead. 2020-04-15. 2020-04-16. Xinhua News Agency.
  4. Book: Guangxi Statistical Yearbook. 2000. China Statistics Press.
  5. Web site: Library of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. 2020-09-18. wlt.gxzf.gov.cn. 2021-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507150357/http://wlt.gxzf.gov.cn/zwgk/jggk/zsjg/t5679964.shtml. dead.
  6. Book: Encyclopedia of China: Biology. 1992. Encyclopedia of China Publishing House.
  7. Book: The Complete Directory of Chinese Libraries and Intelligence Agencies. 1995. Northeastern University Press. 978-7-81006-938-0.
  8. Book: Documentary Resources Building and Library Collections Workbook. 1993. Bibliographic Literature Press.
  9. Web site: Bai Xiangyong: Father Bai Chongxi not only anti-Jiang but also anti-Communist. 2016-08-08. Duowei News.