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Hebei Library
Hebei Library () is a library located in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. The library first opened in 1909, changed its name and location several times since then, and also did not exist from 1961-1987 (although the building still exists). In 2018, the library was recognized as a national first-class library. History In June 1908, Yang Shiqiang, the Viceroy of Zhili, governor of Zhili, ordered to rebuild the Lotus Pond in Baoding and established a library on it, and another official, Lu Jing, personally inscribed the name of the library as "Zhili Library". In November 1909, the library was officially opened to the public. This makes the library one of the first libraries in northern China. Between 1912 and 1928, as China entered the Warlord Era, the library developed very slowly and was often garrisoned, and in September 1918, by order of the Department of Education of Zhili Province, the name of the "Zhili Library" was changed to the "Second Zhili Provincial Library". In 1928, as Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baoding
Baoding is a prefecture-level city in central Hebei province, approximately southwest of Beijing. As of the 2020 census, Baoding City had 11,544,036 inhabitants, of which 2,549,787 lived in the metropolitan area made of 4 out of 5 urban districts: Lianchi, Jingxiu, Qingyuan, and Mancheng all of which are largely conurbated. Accounting for about one-sixth of the population of Hebei Province. Baoding is among 13 Chinese cities with a population of over 10 million, ranking seventh. Zhuozhou City in the northern part has now grown into part of the Beijing metro area. Baoding was the capital of Zhili Province and the residence of the Viceroy of Zhili in the Qing dynasty. The city was also the capital of Hebei province until 1968, and is now a List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China, national historical and cultural city and one of the central cities in the Jing-Jin-Ji cluster, with the Xiong'an new area located within its jurisdiction. Name Baoding was known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
