The Wenjin Ge (;
Manchu
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: ''šu dogon asari'') is a former imperial library built in 1773 by the
Qianlong Emperor
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of the
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...
inside the
Chengde Mountain Resort
Chengde Mountain Resort in Chengde (; Manchu: ''Halhūn be jailara gurung''), is a large complex of imperial palaces and gardens situated in the Shuangqiao District of Chengde in northeastern Hebei province, northern China, about 225 km northea ...
in
Chengde
Chengde, formerly known as Jehol and Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated about 225 km northeast of Beijing. It is best known as the site of the Mountain Resort, a vast imperial garden and palace formerly used by t ...
, China. A copy of the ''
Siku Quanshu'' was originally stored in this library.
The Wenjin Book Awards, awarded annually by the
National Library of China
The National Library of China (; NLC) is the national library of the People's Republic of China and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It contains over 41 million items as of December 2020. It holds the largest collection of Chines ...
are named after the Wenjin Ge library.
See also
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Tianyi Ge
The Tianyi Ge (), translated as Tianyi Pavilion or Tianyi Chamber, is a library and garden located in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. Founded in 1561 by Fan Qin during the Ming dynasty, it is the oldest existing private library in China. At i ...
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Wenyuan Ge
The Belvedere of Literary Profundity (; Manchu: ''šu tunggu asari''), Wenyuan Ge or Wenyuan Library is a palace building in the Forbidden City in Beijing.
The hall was an imperial library, and a place for learned discussion. Thus some Grand ...
References
Chengde
Buildings and structures in Hebei
Qing dynasty architecture
Libraries in Hebei
Library buildings completed in the 18th century
Government buildings completed in 1773
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