
Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Country: China

Province Municipality of Beijing
District: Haidian District
Location: National Library of China [map]
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The National Library of China is the largest library in Asia and has one of the largest collections in the world, including the largest collection of Chinese literature. It was established in 1909 by the Qing Dynasty government as the Capital Library. The library has over 24 million volumes in total.