National Library of China
No. 33 Zhongguancun South Main Street, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Description:
The library was founded in 1909. It was then simply called the City Library. In 1928, the library became the National Library of Beijing, and later received its current name.
It is housed in a huge building built in traditional Chinese style and is the largest library in Asia.
Its collections contain the world’s largest collection of Chinese literature and historical documents. The library has more than 26 million volumes of books in 115 languages, of which 270,000 are ancient and rare Chinese books. Her collection also includes more than 16,000 valuable historical documents and Chinese manuscripts from the Mogao caves in Dunhuang.