National Library of China

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The National Library of China is the country's foremost national library and one of the largest libraries in the world, housing extensive collections of Chinese literature, historical documents, and cultural archives.

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instanceOf national library
public institution
research library
collectionSize one of the largest library collections in the world
over 40 million items
continent Asia
coordinates 39.943°N 116.325°E
country China
formerName National Library of China self-linksurface differs
surface form: Beijing Library

National Library of China self-linksurface differs
surface form: Imperial Library of Peking
function national bibliographic control
preservation of Chinese documentary heritage
public access to information and research resources
governingBody Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China
hasOnlineCatalog yes
hasPart Ancient Books Library
Children’s Library
National Library of China self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Digital Library of China

branch libraries in Beijing
hasReadingRooms yes
inception 1909
legalDepositLibraryFor China
legalStatus national legal deposit library
locatedIn Haidian District
Zhongguancun Science Park
surface form: Zhongguancun area
location Beijing
mainBuildingCompleted 1987
notableCollection Chinese classical literature
Chinese historical documents
Dunhuang
surface form: Dunhuang manuscripts

Republic of China periodicals
ancient Chinese books
foreign language materials
genealogical records
local gazetteers
oracle bones inscriptions
rare Chinese manuscripts
openedToPublic 1912
otherCollectionLanguages English
French
German
Japanese
Russian
other foreign languages
ownedBy People's Republic of China government
surface form: Government of the People’s Republic of China
primaryLanguageOfCollection Chinese
significance largest library in Asia by collection size
one of the largest libraries in the world
website http://www.nlc.cn/

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National Library station serves National Library of China
National Library station locatedNear National Library of China
this entity surface form: National Library of China South Area
National Library station locatedNear National Library of China
this entity surface form: National Library of China North Area
Capital Indoor Stadium locatedNear National Library of China
National Library of China formerName National Library of China self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Imperial Library of Peking
National Library of China formerName National Library of China self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Beijing Library
National Library of China hasPart National Library of China self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: National Digital Library of China
Guójiā Túshūguǎn Zhàn serves National Library of China
Guójiā Túshūguǎn Zhàn namedAfter National Library of China
Guójiā Túshūguǎn Zhàn hasNearbyLandmark National Library of China
Renmin University of China area nearbyCulturalFacility National Library of China
Turfan manuscripts heldBy National Library of China