| Henan Provincial Library | |
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| 河南省图书馆 | |
 Henan Provincial Library | |
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| 34°44′37″N 113°37′40″E / 34.74353622060784°N 113.62768942264672°E | |
| Location | 76 Songshan S Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province[2], China |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1909[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www.henanlib.com |
The Henan Provincial Library (simplified Chinese: 河南省图书馆; traditional Chinese: 河南省圖書館), also known as the Henan Library, is a Zhengzhou-based[3] provincial-level public library,[4] located at 150 South Songshan Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. It is the largest public library in Henan, with a total cumulative collection of 3.1 million books (pieces).[5]
Henan Provincial Library was officially opened to the public in February 1909[6] and is one of the earlier provincial public libraries in China.[7]
History[edit]
Henan Provincial Library was officially opened in a family Ancestral Hall in Kaifeng[8] on the eighth day of February in the lunar calendar of the first year of the Xuantong (i.e. 27 February 1909 AD).[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Report on the conservation of ancient books and antiquities in Henan Provincial Library" (PDF). National Library of China. 2010-11-24.
- ^ "Henan Provincial Library". China Daily. Dec 18, 2018.
- ^ Taylor & Francis Group (2007). The Europa World of Learning 2008. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-85743-458-3.
- ^ Bai Zhuangyu (2009). Reading Records. Petroleum Industry Press. ISBN 978-7-5021-7105-6.
- ^ "Henan Digital Library opens". MCT. 2011-12-27.
- ^ Reader's Handbook. Hebei People's Publishing House. 1986.
- ^ China Literature and Art Yearbook. Cultural Art Publishing House.
- ^ Kuang-Pei Tu (1996). Transformation and Dissemination of Western Knowledge and Values: The Shaping of Library Services in Early Twentieth Century China. University of California, Los Angeles.
- ^ "Introduction to Henan Provincial Library". Henan Library. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
