Capital Library

Municipal public library in Chaoyang, Beijing, China

39°52′13″N 116°27′48″E / 39.870390732157176°N 116.46323800261771°E / 39.870390732157176; 116.46323800261771LocationChaoyang, Beijing, ChinaTypePublic libraryEstablished1913^[1]Other informationWebsiteclcn.net.cn

The Capital Library (CLCN) is a municipal public library in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The library is noted for its collection of Chinese opera, classical music, drama and theater.^[2]

History

Founded in 1913 by Lu Xun,^[3] Capital Library evolved from the merger of the Capital Books Branch, the Capital Popular Library and the Central Park Library Reading Office, which were respectively established in June 1913, October 1913 and August 1917.^[4]

After the Revolution of the Northern Expedition, these three libraries were renamed and merged several times and changed to the Beijing Municipal No. 1 Library. In August 1949, it was renamed the Beijing Municipal Library.^[5] In October 1956, the library was renamed the Capital Library.^[6]

On November 1, 2013, after the National Library of China succumbed to government pressure,^[7] the Capital Library accepted a lecture by Australian historian Ross Terrill, who delivered a speech on the theme of "Mao Zedong in the Eyes of a Biographer: His Life, Personality and Ideology".^[8]

References

^ "Libraries". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. 2004-10-27.
^ Lin, Sharon Chien (1998). Libraries and librarianship in China. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-00784-5. OCLC 51916298.
^ Chou, Sha-chʻen; 周沙尘. (1984). Beijing old and new : a historical guide to places of interest : with descriptions of famous sites within one day's journey of Beijing (1st ed.). Beijing, China: New World Press. ISBN 0-8351-1392-2. OCLC 12018950.
^ Ni Xiaojian (2007). Beijing Regional Library Chronology, 1949-2006. Beijing Library Press. ISBN 978-7-5013-3431-5.
^ Library Science Newsletter. Cultural Relics Publishing House. 1985.
^ Thesaurus of Modern Chinese History. Henan People's Publishing House. 1991.
^ "China has moved on, but remains in thrall to Mao". The Australian. Dec 26, 2013.
^ "Ross Terrill, author of "Mao: A Biography" delivers a speech at the Capital Library". Boxun. 2013-12-30. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-05-06.