The history of the library as early as 3000 BC, the temples in Babylon collected all kinds of records carved on clay tablets. The earliest libraries were the Greek Temple Library and the Affiliated Library of the Greek Philosophy Institute (4th century BC).

The earliest library-Ashgabat Library

According to the excavation results of archaeologists, we know that the earliest library in the world is also in Mesopotamia. The world-famous library is Ashgabat. This is the best preserved, largest and most complete library of ancient civilization sites excavated today. It was 400 years earlier than the famous Alexandria Library in Egypt, and because of the particularity of mud-printed books, it was not destroyed by the war like Alexandria Library, and most of them were preserved.

National Library of China

Libraries in China have a long history. It's just that at first we didn't call it a library, a mansion, a pavilion, a view, a stage, a temple, a courtyard, a hall, a study and a building. For example, Mengfu in the Western Zhou Dynasty, Shiqu Pavilion in the Han Dynasty, Dongguan, Lantai and Guanwen Temple in the Sui Dynasty, Chongwen Academy in the Song Dynasty, Lianshengtang in the Ming Dynasty, and Qige Pavilion in the Four Ku Quanshu in the Qing Dynasty. "Library" is a foreign word, which was introduced into China from Japan at the end of 19.