National Library of China Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

The National Library of China, referred to as "National Library", is the largest library in Asia and one of the largest national libraries in the world. The main building of the National Library is a twin-tower-shaped high-rise building, with blue as the main tone, which means using water with caution with fire. The main building adopts the form of double eaves, a large roof of peacock blue glazed tiles, a light milky gray ceramic tile exterior wall, stone steps on a granite base, and white marble railings. It has 19 floors of above-ground library and 3 floors of underground library. The library construction area is 60,000 square meters. , with a designed collection capacity of 20 million volumes. The Baishiqiao New Building (now called the South Area of ​​the Main Building) completed in 1987 has a construction area of ​​140,000 square meters. The podiums are distributed on both sides of the main building and form two very large patios. The patios are filled with gardens, forming a garden within the building. With a unique view, the podium building has 5 floors above ground and 1 floor underground, which houses various functional units of the library. It has 46 unique reading rooms, including 23 open-shelf reading rooms. The building has also been rated as "Eighty Ranked first among the "Top Ten Buildings in Beijing in the 2000s".

Attractions distribution:

The National Library of China is located at No. 33 Zhongguancun South Street, and the Ancient Books Library is at No. 7 Wenjin Street, Xicheng District. It currently has a South District, a North District, a Children's Library, an Ancient Books Library, and a National Library Concert Hall. As of the end of 2012, the collection of documents has been Reaching 31.19 million volumes (pieces).

Scenic spot features:

photography, architecture, library