The second largest library in Asia refers to Peking University Library. Peking University Library was founded on 1899. After continuous expansion, by 20 18, the total construction area will reach17,000 square meters, with various reading rooms 13 and nearly 4,000 reading seats, of which electronic and computer reading rooms account for 4,000 square meters. Peking University Library is an important part of China's higher education library and one of the largest and richest libraries in Asia, so it is considered as the second largest library in Asia.