On March 10, 2005, Wen Lan Library, known as one of the seven national libraries, ushered in the third overhaul in history, which made the status quo of many domestic libraries once again become the focus of attention. People can't help asking: Can these libraries find their former glory? It is understood that with the passage of time and the changes of years, there are few libraries left in the world, and there are only 100 in China.
Among them, some libraries listed as cultural relics protection units, such as Tianyi Pavilion in Ningbo, Haiyuan Pavilion in Liaocheng and Jiayetang in Huzhou, have been well preserved due to the attention of the local government, and some have become well-known regional cultural symbols. But these are only a small part, and now most libraries are in jeopardy.
The Truffle Building in Huzhou and the Cui Cui Building in Fuzhou are full of residents, surrounded by stoves and wires all day; Wuxi Wanjuanlou was used for other purposes and turned into a teahouse in the park. The Yule Mountain House in Lanxi was demolished for 8 years due to urban planning, but it has not been rebuilt in different places due to the shortage of financial funds. Xuzhou Zhuangyuanfu Library collapsed in last year's rainstorm because of disrepair ... In addition, there are some famous libraries in China's book collection history, which are now nowhere to be found, and some even are completely unknown to the local government. Obviously, the present situation of China Library can't be simply described as "not optimistic". So what is the state of the ancient books hidden in the library? The reporter learned that many precious ancient books handed down from the library are covered with thick dust due to lack of management, and what's more, they are in danger of being corroded because they can't be repaired in time, which is also full of helplessness and desolation.
As we all know, the library and the ancient books contained in it should be a whole, but there are very few libraries worthy of the name, and many of them are in different places. But the empty buildings standing there have lost their past grand occasion, which is also a true portrayal of most libraries at present. Professor Lai of Nankai University believes that there are three main reasons for this situation:
First, some ancient books were lost or destroyed in historical wars; Second, the traditional library is private. As the descendants of the librarians no longer engage in this research or the family declines, they sell or donate ancient books. Thirdly, due to the shortage of storage facilities and researchers in some local libraries, the state has moved many precious ancient books from libraries into large libraries for the purpose of protection.
Lin Zuzao, director of Zhejiang Library Research Institute, said that it is very difficult to end the separation of book buildings. He said that the natural environment around some library buildings is simply not suitable for collecting ancient books. For example, the Wen Lan Pavilion in Hangzhou is located in an isolated mountain, with water in front and behind and high humidity, but traditional buildings cannot be equipped with constant temperature and humidity air conditioning.
In addition, some ancient books that have been sold, such as the Truffle House Library in Huzhou, were sold to Jingjiatang in Japan as early as 1907. Now it is necessary to involve diplomatic issues to save them. And those ancient books that are collected in the library for centralized protection are not easy to be returned by the current storage unit. Therefore, in order to reunite the library, we can only learn from Hangzhou Wenlange's copying of Sikuquanshu, remake the ancient books stored in the library with a camera, and then restore and copy them according to the original books and store them in the library.