Sichuan Provincial Library Explained
The Sichuan Provincial Library, also known as the Sichuan Library,[2] is a Chengdu-based[3] comprehensive provincial-level public library,[4] located at Tianfu Square.[5] It was formed on 20 October 1912, then named the Sichuan Province-established Library,[6] which is one of the earliest public libraries established in China.[7]
History
Sichuan Provincial Library was prepared in the third year of Xuantong (1909) and opened for service in the first year of the Republic of China (1912).[8] It was officially named the Sichuan Provincial Library in 1952.[9]
In June 2019, Sichuan Provincial Library established the Zhang Daqian Documentation Centre.[10]
On 11 October 2020, the Long Scroll of 100 Pictures of Giant Pandas Thangka debuted at the Sichuan Provincial Library.[11]
Notes and References
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- News: Selected Public Libraries. 2021-05-20. Indiana University Libraries.
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- Book: Contemporary Chinese Encyclopedic Dictionary. 1991. Archive Publishing House. 978-7-80019-286 -9.
- News: It is difficult to estimate the amount of Zhang Xianzhong's treasure. 2021-05-18. People's Daily.
- News: Relocation of Sichuan Provincial Library. 2015-12-25. Xinhua News Agency.
- News: About the Sichuan Provincial Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20120207072352/http://www.sclib.org/imap/index/detail_template?id=111&IDF=%B4%A8%CD%BC%B8%C5%BF%F6&Flag=1. dead. 2021-05-20. 2012-02-07. Sichuan Library.
- News: History of the Sichuan Provincial Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20000916154432/http://www.sclib.org/lib_intro/gaikuang/sicintro.htm. dead. 2021-05-20. 2000-09-16. Sichuan Library.
- Book: Encyclopedia of China: (A-Z). 2009. Encyclopedia of China Publishing House. 978-7-5000-7958-3.
- News: Sichuan Provincial Library established the Zhang Daqian Documentation Centre. 2019-06-27. Xinhua News Agency.
- News: Long Scroll of 100 Pictures of Giant Pandas Thangka made its debut at the Sichuan Provincial Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520063609/http://www.sc.xinhuanet.com/content/2020-10/13/c_1126601275.htm. dead. May 20, 2021. 2020-10-13. Xinhua News Agency.
