A joint project between the Harvard-Yenching Library and the National Library of China plans to digitize nearly 51,000 rare books and manuscripts, some dating back to the Song Dynasty, from the Harvard collection. Once completed, the texts will b... ...full story at Granite Studio
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Tianyi Pavilion Library »
YouTube video Located at the west side of Moon Lake in Ningbo city, the Tianyi Pavillion Library (天一阁) the oldest surviving library in China, founded in 1561 during Ming Dynasty by Defense Right Attendant Fan Qin. In its heydays, it boasted a collection of ... |
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Free digital library project is launched » Shanghai Daily INDIVIDUALS will be able to read Chinese rare books and manuscripts housed by Harvard-Yenching Library for free by the beginning of next year. The National Library of China has reached an agreement with Harvard... |
| 06 Sep 09 |
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China's national library braces for centenary celebration » People's Daily 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... |
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Race against time to preserve ancient publications » People's Daily Reprints have been made of almost 30,000 volumes of ancient and other rare books in the National Library over the past three decades to ensure the original collection is protected. The library keeps in its collection about 126,000 volume ... |
| 03 Sep 09 |
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Rare collections on display in National Library » People's Daily &$&$ A visitor looks at the map of northwest China during the reign of Ming Emperor Tianqi inside China's National Library, which kicked off an exhibition of rare collections on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. [Photo: Xinhua] China's National Library put... |
| 06 Mar 09 |
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Global library group sets up center at National Library of China » People's Daily The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has set up a Chinese language center in the National Library of China (NLC), the Ministry of Culture said on its website Thursday. The center, which opened Tuesday, will be... |
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