Chongqing Library

The Chongqing Library (simplified Chinese: 重庆图书馆; traditional Chinese: 重慶圖書館), initially called the National Roosevelt Library,[2] is a large-scale comprehensive public library, located in Shapingba District, Chongqing City, China.[3] The library was established in 1947,[4] and was one of only five national libraries in China at the time.[5] It is one of the two earliest United Nations document depositories in China.[6]

Chongqing Library
LocationFengtian Road, Shapingba District, Chongqing City
TypePublic library
Established1947[1]
Other information
Websitewww.cqlib.cn

In 1947, the National Roosevelt Library, the predecessor of the Chongqing Library, was established [7] to commemorate former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's contributions to China's resistance to Japanese aggression and the anti-fascist victory in World War II.[8]

On May 27, 2021, the Culture Officer of the U.S embassy in China, and the Economic Officer of the U.S. Embassy in China, with a delegation group, visited Chongqing Children's Library, also known as "Former Site of Roosevelt Library," to discuss the future direction of cooperation in culture and tourism between Chongqing and the United States.[9]

References
  1. Sino-foreign cultural exchanges, Issues 39-44. Cultural Exchange. 1999.
  2. "Treasures of the Chongqing Library". China Institute. Mar 27, 2021.
  3. "Depository Libraries Directory". United Nations. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  4. "Chongqing reproduces the "National Roosevelt Library" to exhibit the history and culture of the war". China News Service. 2019-01-22.
  5. Chinese Library Chronicle, 1840-2000. Beijing Library Press. 2004. ISBN 978-7-5013-2440-8.
  6. "China's Chongqing Library "brings home" early UN publications through New York exhibition". Xinhua News Agency. 2019-04-26. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021.
  7. Wang R., Yang Y. (2004) China’s Roosevelt Library. In: Raven J. (eds) Lost Libraries, pp. 236-246.Palgrave Macmillan, London.
  8. "The Public Library Act was introduced". Xinhua News Agency. 2017-11-15. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019.
  9. 2021 Vivian Yang (2021). Chongqing and the U.S. to Hold Ongoing Cooperation in Culture and Tourism. iChongqing.

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