Tsinghua University Library

Tsinghua University Library (Chinese:清华大学图书馆) is the library of Tsinghua University, in Beijing. It was founded in 1916. Tsinghua University Library has a collection of over 5.027 million items, 220,000 books in thread-bound ancient books, 587,000 copies of the journals, and 8.553 million copies of ebooks.[1]

Tsinghua University Library
清华大学图书馆
Old library of Tsinghua University.
CountryChina
TypePublic
Established1916
LocationTsinghua University, Beijing
Coordinates40°00′17″N 116°19′28″E
Collection
Items collected5.027 million items
Websitelib.tsinghua.edu.cn/about/branch.html
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Chinese name
Simplified Chinese清华大学图书馆
Traditional Chinese清華大學圖書館

History
A branch library for Humanities and Social Sciences at the Tsinghua University

In 1912, Tsinghua School founded a reading room named "Tsinghua School Reading Room" (Chinese: 清华学校图书室).[2] The library was started in 1916 and completed in 1919 (now the eastern part of the old library). It was renamed "Tsinghua School Library" (Chinese: 清华学校图书馆). It was enlarged in 1931. The eastern part of the library was designed by Henry Murphy and built by Tailai Foreign Bank (Chinese: 泰来洋行).[3] Its building area is 2,114-square-metre (22,750 sq ft). The library's central-western and eastern-rear rooms was designed by alumnus Yang Tingbao. Construction began in March 1930 and was completed in November 1931. The building area is 5,826-square-metre (62,710 sq ft). In the center of the eaves of the library is a plaque, on which there are the words "Library". In 2001, the old Tsinghua Library, as a part of the "Early Architecture of Tsinghua University", has been designated as a "Major National Historical and Cultural Site in Beijing" by the State Council of China.[4] In 2016 it was listed as the "First Batch of 20th Century Chinese Architectural Heritage".[5]

The Tsinghua University Main Library consists of 3 buildings: the Old Library building, Run Run Shaw Library building and Mochtar Riady Library building.[6][7][8]

References
  1. 馆藏布局 (in Chinese). Tsinghua University Library. 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017.
  2. "History". Tsinghua University Library. 27 April 2018.
  3. History Research Department of Tsinghua University (2006). History of Tsinghua University (in Chinese). Beijing: Tsinghua University Press. pp. 8–10. ISBN 978-730-212-865-6.
  4. 国务院关于公布第五批全国重点文物保护单位和与现有全国重点文物保护单位合并项目的通知. State Administration of Cultural Relics of the People's Republic of China. 2001. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
  5. 人民大会堂等98项目入选“首批中国20世纪建筑遗产”名录. Chinanews. 29 September 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019.
  6. 开馆时间 (in Chinese). Tsinghua University Library. 26 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  7. Chen Yaping (22 April 2016). 清华大学图书馆李文正馆落成开馆 (in Chinese). Tsinghua University. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  8. 馆舍风貌 (in Chinese). Tsinghua University Library. 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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