Capital Library
Capital Library building front view
Capital Library building
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39°52′13″N 116°27′48″E / 39.870390732157176°N 116.46323800261771°E / 39.870390732157176; 116.46323800261771
LocationChaoyang District, Beijing
TypePublic library
Established1913[1]
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Websitewww.clcn.net.cn

The Capital Library (simplified Chinese: 首都图书馆; traditional Chinese: 首都圖書館), also known as the Capital Library of China,[2] shortened as CLCN,[3] is the largest public library in Beijing, [4] located in Chaoyang District. The library is noted for its collection of Chinese opera, classical music, drama and theater.[5]

On November 1, 2013, after the National Library of China succumbed to government pressure,[6] the Capital Library accepted a lecture by Australian historian Ross Terrill, who delivered a speech on the theme of "Mao Zedong in the Eyes of a Biographer: His Life, Personality and Ideology".[7]

History

Founded in 1913 by Lu Xun,[8] Capital Library evolved from the merger of the Capital Books Branch, the Capital Popular Library and the Central Park Library Reading Office, which were respectively established in June 1913, October 1913 and August 1917.[9]

After the Revolution of the Northern Expedition, these three libraries were renamed and merged several times and changed to the Beijing Municipal No. 1 Library; in August 1949, the name was changed to the Beijing Municipal Library;[10] in October 1956, the official name was given to the Capital Library.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Libraries". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. 2004-10-27.
  2. ^ Chinese University of Hong Kong. Library (2014). Shu hai li zhu : Xianggang Zhong wen da xue tu shu guan zhen cang zhuan ji. Yingwen Zou, Jinguang Lin, 鄒穎文., 林進光. Xianggang: Zhong wen da xue chu ban she. ISBN 978-962-996-551-8. OCLC 893599736.
  3. ^ Beth Bloom (2005-07-25). "Comparative Literacy: The Approach to Library Research from an International Perspective". Seton Hall University.
  4. ^ "Taiwan's famous writer Lung Ying-tai will "land" in Beijing to give a lecture". BBC News. 2015-12-31.
  5. ^ Lin, Sharon Chien (1998). Libraries and librarianship in China. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-00784-5. OCLC 51916298.
  6. ^ "China has moved on, but remains in thrall to Mao". The Australian. Dec 26, 2013.
  7. ^ "Ross Terrill, author of "Mao: A Biography" delivers a speech at the Capital Library". Boxun. 2013-12-30. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  8. ^ Chou, Sha-chʻen; 周沙尘. (1984). Beijing old and new : a historical guide to places of interest : with descriptions of famous sites within one day's journey of Beijing (1st ed.). Beijing, China: New World Press. ISBN 0-8351-1392-2. OCLC 12018950.
  9. ^ Ni Xiaojian (2007). Beijing Regional Library Chronology, 1949-2006. Beijing Library Press. ISBN 978-7-5013-3431-5.
  10. ^ Library Science Newsletter. Cultural Relics Publishing House. 1985.
  11. ^ Thesaurus of Modern Chinese History. Henan People's Publishing House. 1991.


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