List of libraries in China
This is a list of libraries in the People's Republic of China. As of 2017, there were approximately 5,909 libraries in the country.[1]
Libraries by province or direct-administered municipality
Anhui
- Anhui Library (Chinese: 安徽省图书馆)
- Anhui University of Technology Library[2]
Beijing
- Capital Library,[3] Beijing
- Institute of West Asian and African Studies Library, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences[4]
- Liyuan library, Yanqi[5]
- Peking University Libraries
- Tsinghua University Library
Chongqing
- Chongqing Library (Chinese: 重庆市图书馆)
- Southwest University Library
Fujian
- Fujian Provincial Library (Chinese: 福建省图书馆)
- Library of Jinjiang City[3]
- Xiamen University Libraries[6]
- Xiguan Library, Fuzhou University
Gansu
- Gansu Library (Chinese: 甘肃省图书馆)
- Zhenyuan county library[7]
Guangdong
- Dongguan library
- Guangzhou Library
- Jingtang Library
- Shenzhen Library[3]
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Library, Zhongshan
- Sun Yat-sen Library of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou (Chinese: 广东省图书馆)
- Zhongshan Library Xiamen Municipal Library Gulangyu Branch
- Zhuoying Library[8]
Guangxi
- Library of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Chinese: 广西壮族自治区图书馆)
Guizhou
- Guizhou Library (Chinese: 贵州省图书馆)
Hainan
- Hainan Library (Chinese: 海南省图书馆)
- Wormhole Library, Haikou
Hebei
- Hebei Library (Chinese: 河北省图书馆)
- Wenjin Ge, Chengde
Heilongjiang
- Heilongjiang Provincial Library (Chinese: 黑龙江省图书馆)
Henan
- Henan Library (Chinese: 河南图书馆)
Hubei
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology Library, Wuhan
- Hubei Provincial Library (Chinese: 湖北省图书馆)
- Wuhan Library
- Wuhan University Library
Hunan
- Hengyang Library
- Hunan Library (Chinese: 湖南省图书馆)
Inner Mongolia
- Library of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Chinese: 内蒙古自治区图书馆)
Jiangsu
- Jinling Library
- Nanjing Library[3] (Chinese: 南京圖書館)
- Nanjing University Library
- Suzhou Library[3]
Jiangxi
- Jiangxi Library (Chinese: 江西省图书馆)
Jilin
- Jilin Library (Chinese: 吉林省图书馆)
- Yanbian Library
Liaoning
- Dalian Library
- Liaoning Library (Chinese: 辽宁省图书馆)
- Lingxi Library, Dalian University of Technology
Ningxia
- Library of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Chinese: 宁夏回族自治区图书馆)
Qinghai
- Qinghai Library (Chinese: 青海省图书馆)
Shaanxi
- Shaanxi Library (Chinese: 陕西省图书馆)
Shandong
- Shandong Library (Chinese: 山东省图书馆)
Shanghai
See also: List of libraries in Shanghai (in Chinese)
- East China Normal University Library [3]
- Shanghai Library (Chinese: 上海市图书馆)
- Shanghai Xujiahui Tu Shu Guan, est. 1847[9]
Shanxi
- Qingxu County Library[10]
- Shanxi Library (Chinese: 山西省图书馆)
- Xiaoyi County Library[10]
- Yangcheng County Library[10]
- Yangquan Prefecture Library[10]
- Yuci County Library[10]
Sichuan
- Chengdu Library
- Sichuan Provincial Library (Chinese: 四川省图书馆)[3]
- Tianfu Humanities and Art Library
Tianjin
- Tianjin Binhai library
- Tianjin Library (Chinese: 天津市图书馆)
Tibet
- Tibet Autonomous Region Library (Chinese: 西藏自治区图书馆)
Xinjiang
- Library of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Chinese: 新疆自治区图书馆)
Yunnan
- Yunnan Provincial Library (Chinese: 云南省图书馆)
Zhejiang
- Haining Library
- Hangzhou Children's Library
- Hangzhou Library[3]
- Jiayetang, Huzhou
- Ningbo Library
- Ningbo University Zone Library
- Taizhou Library
- Tianyi Ge, Ningbo
- Wenlan Pavilion, Hangzhou
- Wenling Library
- Yuhuan Library
- Zhejiang Library (Chinese: 浙江省图书馆)[3]
- Zhejiang University Library
Special administrative regions
Hong Kong
Macau
See also
- Libraries in China
- List of library associations#China
- Archives in the People's Republic of China
- Chinese literature
- Intellectual property in China
- Mass media in China
Notes
References
- ^ "Library Map of the World: China", ifla.org, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, retrieved 2026-02-04
- ^ "成员馆一览" [List of member libraries], cashl.edu.cn (in Chinese), China Academic Social Sciences and Humanities Library, archived from the original on 2026-01-03 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "IFLA Members" (PDF), ifla.org, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 2026-01-06
- ^ Priscilla C. Yu; TzeHuey Chiou-Peng (2017), "China: Libraries, Archives, and Museums", in John D. McDonald; Michael Levine-Clark (eds.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, vol. 2 (4th ed.), US: CRC Press, p. 886+
- ^ Jane Perlez (2015-07-07), "An Innovative Library Lifts the Fortunes of a Chinese Town", nytimes.com, US
- ^ "Libraries: China", Encyclopaedia Britannica, vol. 14 (14th ed.), London, 1929, p. 21 – via HathiTrust
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Lily Kuo (2019-12-09), "Book burning by Chinese county library sparks fury", theguardian.com, UK
- ^ Vanessa Piao (2014-09-22), "Rural Library Chain Closes, Citing 'Tremendous Pressure'", nytimes.com, US
- ^ Zhixian Yi (2013), "History of Library Developments in China" (PDF), Proceedings of The 79th IFLA World Library and Information Congress, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions – via Charles Sturt University Research Portal
- ^ a b c d e Shi Xin; Zhai Jianxiong; Hao Jinmin (2013), "Public Library Services in Underdeveloped Regions in China: A Case Study of Shanxi Province", IFLA WLIC 2013 Singapore, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
Further reading
- Libraries in China, Library Association of China, 1929 – via HathiTrust
- "China". World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services (3rd ed.). US: American Library Association. 1993. p. 197+ – via Internet Archive.
- "China". World Guide to Libraries 2017. Vol. 1 (32nd ed.). Germany: De Gruyter Saur. 2017. p. 133+. ISBN 9783110517514 – via Internet Archive.
- Junli Diao (2019). "In Search of China's First Library: Materials, Housing, and Arrangement". Library & Information History. 35 (1). UK. doi:10.1080/17583489.2019.1589726.
External links
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- "Bibliography Search: China", Bibliography of Library History, 1990-Present, US: American Library Association Library History Round Table – via Penn State University Libraries