Jinling Library () is a
Nanjing
Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400.
Situated in the Yang ...
Municipal Library, founded in 1927, located at the former Pingjiangfu Chapel. Originally, it was called Nanjing Special (No.1) Popular Library. In 1928, it changed its name into Nanjing No.1 Municipal Library, and in 1930 to Nanjing Special Municipal Demotic Library. It was then moved to the
Pan Palace. Jinling Library merged with the Domestic Science Museum in 1932 and was renamed as Nanjing Municipal Library the following year. On , after the Japanese troops took over Nanjing, the Pan Palace, together with the library, was badly damaged and most of the books were destroyed.
In 1952, Nanjing was demoted from the national capital to the capital of
Jiangsu
Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...
Province. Six years later, the Municipal Government decided to reestablish the library. In October 1980, the library was completed and open to the public at 262 Changjiang Road.
The new pavilion had been constructed since 2005 and was open for trial in 2009. Jinling Library, with a total of two million books, is now located at 158 Leshan Road,
Jianye District
Jianye District () is one of 11 District of China, districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China.
History
Nanjing, once called Jianye, was the capital city of six dynasties beginning in 3AD, in large part because of its position on ...
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Transportation
The library is accessible within walking distance north west of
Olympic Stadium East Station of
Nanjing Metro
The Nanjing Metro is a rapid transit system serving the List of administrative divisions of Nanjing, urban and suburban districts of Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu Province in the People's Republic of China.
Proposals for a metro system ...
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See also
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National first-class library
The national first-class, first-level or first-grade libraries (in ) are state-level libraries that have been deliberated and decided upon by the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The seventh evaluation was conducted in 2023.
Requ ...
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Nanjing Library
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Ningbo Library
References
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Libraries in Nanjing
Education in Nanjing
Libraries established in 1927
Library buildings completed in 1980
Library buildings completed in 2009
National first-grade libraries of China
1927 in Nanjing