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China's national library braces for centenary celebration

The National Library of China is bracing for a series of activities to celebrate its 100th anniversary which falls on Wednesday, the library said on its website Sunday. The library started an exhibition of its special and rare collections on... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sun, Sep 06 2009

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