The Sichuan Provincial Library (simplified Chinese: 四川省图书馆; traditional Chinese: 四川省圖書館), 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]
| Sichuan Provincial Library | |
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 Sichuan Provincial Library | |
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| Location | 4 West Renmin Road, Qingyang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province[1] |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1912 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www.sclib.org |
History edit
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]
References edit
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- ^ "Selected Public Libraries". Indiana University Libraries. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
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- ^ Contemporary Chinese Encyclopedic Dictionary. Archive Publishing House. 1991. ISBN 978-7-80019-286 -9.
- ^ "It is difficult to estimate the amount of Zhang Xianzhong's treasure". People's Daily. 2021-05-18.
- ^ "Relocation of Sichuan Provincial Library". Xinhua News Agency. 2015-12-25.
- ^ "About the Sichuan Provincial Library". Sichuan Library. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ "History of the Sichuan Provincial Library". Sichuan Library. Archived from the original on 2000-09-16. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ Encyclopedia of China: (A-Z). Encyclopedia of China Publishing House. 2009. ISBN 978-7-5000-7958-3.
- ^ "Sichuan Provincial Library established the Zhang Daqian Documentation Centre". Xinhua News Agency. 2019-06-27.
- ^ "Long Scroll of 100 Pictures of Giant Pandas Thangka made its debut at the Sichuan Provincial Library". Xinhua News Agency. 2020-10-13. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021.