The National Library of China was formerly known as the Jingshi
Library, was established during the rule of Qing Dynasty. It had
been allotted as a major construction project under the Qing
rule and had started constructions in 1909, the year the Qing
government first established rule. It first officially opened to
public visitors after the Xinhai Revolution, on August 27th in
1912. In August of 1929, Jingshi Library had merged with Beiping
Beihai Library and was still named as Beiping Public Library. In
1931, an additional building was constructed on Wenji Street to
be included with the library (it now houses ancient
manuscripts). On December 12th, 1998, the State Council of China
authorized that the library changes its name officially to
National Library of China. The National Library of China has a
collection of nearly 30 million pieces of literature and
materials, and is ranked fifth in the world for being a national
library with a huge and diverse archive. The National Library of
China's collection inher