Shanxi Provincial Library
Shanxi Provincial Library
LocationChangfeng Business Area, Taiyuan City, Shanxi, China
TypePublic library
Established1909
Other information
Websitewww.lib.sx.cn

The Shanxi Provincial Library (simplified Chinese: 山西省图书馆; traditional Chinese: 山西省圖書館), also known as the Shanxi Library,[1] is a Taiyuan-based[2] comprehensive provincial-level public library, located in Changfeng Business Area, Taiyuan City, Shanxi, China.[3]

History

The construction of the Shanxi Provincial Library began in 1908 and was completed in 1909.[4] On 28 August 1960, the building of the Shanxi Provincial Library was inaugurated and opened to the public independently.[5]

In July 2013, the New Hall of Shanxi Provincial Library was opened,[6] with a total construction area of about 50,000 square metres and a total investment of 350 million yuan.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "A Visitor Guide to East Asian Libraries". Libguides.brown.edu. Feb 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Shanxi Library goes extra mile for visually impaired". The Jakarta Post. September 9, 2020.
  3. ↑ Chinese reading dictionary. Nanjing University Press. 1993. ISBN 978-7- 305-01568-7.
  4. ↑ Shanxi Market. Shanxi People's Publishing House. 1990. ISBN 978-7-203- 01625-0.
  5. ↑ List of Chinese Library and Information Institutions. Northeastern University Press. 1995. ISBN 978-7-81006-938-0.
  6. ↑ "New Shanxi Provincial Library Opened". Shanghai Library. 2013-07-09.
  7. ↑ "Construction of the new Shanxi Provincial Library started yesterday". Sina. 2008-07-31.

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