The Henan Provincial Library (), also known as the Henan Library, is a
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou is the capital of Henan, China. Located in northern Henan, it is one of the nine National central city, national central cities in China, and serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational center of the province. Th ...
-based
provincial-level
public library
A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil servic ...
,
located at 150 South Songshan Road,
Zhengzhou City,
Henan Province
Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Luo ...
. It is the largest public library in
Henan
Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...
, with a total cumulative collection of 3.1 million books (pieces).
Henan Provincial Library was officially opened to the public in February 1909 and is one of the earlier provincial public libraries in China.
History
Henan Provincial Library was officially opened in a family Ancestral Hall in
Kaifeng
Kaifeng ( zh, s=开封, p=Kāifēng) is a prefecture-level city in east-Zhongyuan, central Henan province, China. It is one of the Historical capitals of China, Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, and ...
on the eighth day of February in the lunar calendar of the first year of the
Xuantong (i.e. 27 February 1909 AD).
References
National first-grade libraries of China
Public libraries in China
Buildings and structures in Zhengzhou
Libraries established in 1909
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