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
TypePublic library
Established1947[1]
LocationFengtian Road, Shapingba District, Chongqing City
Websitewww.cqlib.cn
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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.
  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.
  9. 2021 Vivian Yang (2021). Chongqing and the U.S. to Hold Ongoing Cooperation in Culture and Tourism. iChongqing.


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