The National Library of China is composed of the ancient books museum located in Jinwen Street, the south area of the main library and the north area of the main library located in Baishiqiao, forming a trinity library layout. The ancient books museum mainly provides common ancient books, rare foreign books, local chronicles and genealogy documents and temporary theme exhibition services; It is the National General Library, the National Bibliography Center and the National Ancient Books Protection Center. It is one of the largest and most advanced national libraries in the world.
The south area of the main library provides professional services such as foreign language documents, Chinese and foreign special collections, and exhibition services of Chinese classics; The North District of the General Library provides mass services mainly including Chinese general literature borrowing, electronic literature, audio-visual resources services and children's services.
The history of Capital Library can be traced back to 19 13, which was formed by the merger of Shi Jing Library Branch, Shi Jing Public Library and Central Park Library initiated by Mr. Lu Xun. After the Northern Expedition Revolution, the original three libraries were renamed and merged several times and changed to Beijing No.1 Library. 1953, renamed Beijing Library; 1956 10 month, officially named Capital Library.
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As early as 3000 BC, there were various records carved on clay tablets in the temples of Babylon. The earliest collection sites were the collection sites of Greek temples and the collection sites attached to the Greek Philosophy Institute (4th century BC).
According to the archaeological findings, we know that the earliest library in the world was in Mesopotamia Plain. Nineveh Library is famous all over the world. This is the most complete, largest and complete ancient civilization site library excavated today.
It was more than 400 years earlier than the famous Alexandria Library (the largest library in ancient times) 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.
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, the Lian Zhai in the Western Zhou Dynasty, Shiqu Pavilion, Dongguan Pavilion and Lantai Pavilion in the Han Dynasty, 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.
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