Shaanxi Library Explained

Shaanxi Library should not be confused with Shanxi Provincial Library.

Shaanxi Provincial Library
Type:Public library
Established:August 1909[1]
Location:No. 18, Chang'an North Road, Xi'an City
Website:www.sxlib.org.cn

The Shaanxi Provincial Library, 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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 111th Anniversary of the Shaanxi Provincial Library. 2020-09-18. People's Daily.
  2. News: A Visitor Guide to East Asian Libraries. Feb 26, 2021. Libguides.brown.edu.
  3. Book: 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. China Bound, Revised: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC. 1 February 1994. National Academies Press. 978-0-309-04932-0. 250–.
  4. Book: "Xi'an Encyclopedia" Editorial Board. Xi'an Encyclopedia. 1993. Shaanxi People's Education Publishing House.
  5. News: Shaanxi Library Opens the Channel of "Returning Books without Liability". 2011-03-30. China News Service.
  6. Book: Xi'an Statistical Yearbook. 1998. Xi'an Bureau of Statistics.
  7. Book: Sun Jinji. Feng Yongqian. Su Tianjun. Editorial Committee of "Chinese Archaeological Integration". Chinese Archaeological Integration. Beijing Publishing House.
  8. News: Shaanxi Provincial Library. 2015-01-07. Sina.com.cn.