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Why didn't there be a library in ancient China?
The characteristics of the ancient "library" in China are probably:

First, most of them are run by the royal family, but also by intellectuals or collectors.

Second, it is not open to the outside world.

Third, pay more attention to collection than use.

The fourth is the integration with book compilation and publication.

Five, in fact, it is very different from modern libraries, and it is also appropriate to call them libraries and archives.