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Largest Ancient-book Library Opens

2006/01/27

The National Library of China (NLC), China's largest library, opened an ancient-book library in Beijing, offering text versions of more than 2.6 million Chinese ancient classics online. Readers at home and abroad can log onto the NLC's Web site at www.nlc.gov.cn to search for information or to read the books online. Apart from the 2.6 million ancient classics, the library also possesses a rich collection of rubbings of ancient bronze and stone carvings and documents dating back to the Western Xia Dynasty (1038-1227), which are also available to the public online, said a library worker.



 
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