Shaanxi Library

Not to be confused with Shanxi Provincial Library.

The Shaanxi Provincial Library (simplified Chinese: 陕西省图书馆; traditional Chinese: 陝西省圖書館), also known as the Shaanxi Library,^[2] is a Xi'an-based^[3] large scale public library,^[4] located at No. 18, Chang'an North Road, Xi'an City. It is the earliest public library established in China's Western Region.^[5]

Shaanxi Provincial Library
Exterior of the library in 2010
Location	No. 18, Chang'an North Road, Xi'an City
Type	Public library
Established	August 1909[1]
Other information
Website	www.sxlib.org.cn

History

Built in August 1909,^[6] the Shaanxi Provincial Library was one of the first public libraries established in China.^[7] On 30 September 2001, the New Hall of Shaanxi Provincial Library was officially opened to the public.^[8]

See also

• National first-class library

References

1. "111th Anniversary of the Shaanxi Provincial Library". People's Daily. 2020-09-18.
2. "A Visitor Guide to East Asian Libraries". Libguides.brown.edu. Feb 26, 2021.
3. Social Science Research Council; National Academy of Sciences; American Council of Learned Societies; Committee on Scholarly Communication with China, Linda A. Reed, Karen Turner-Gottschang, Anne F. Thurston (1 February 1994). China Bound, Revised: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC. National Academies Press. pp. 250–. ISBN 978-0-309-04932-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. "Xi'an Encyclopedia" Editorial Board (1993). Xi'an Encyclopedia. Shaanxi People's Education Publishing House.
5. "Shaanxi Library Opens the Channel of "Returning Books without Liability"". China News Service. 2011-03-30.
6. Xi'an Statistical Yearbook. Xi'an Bureau of Statistics. 1998.
7. Sun Jinji; Feng Yongqian; Su Tianjun; Editorial Committee of "Chinese Archaeological Integration". Chinese Archaeological Integration. Beijing Publishing House.
8. "Shaanxi Provincial Library". Sina.com.cn. 2015-01-07.