The National Library of China (NLC) consists of three parts: the South Area, the North Area and the Ancient Books Library. It has a collection of more than 35 million entries, and there are many precious ancient books, including “Dunhuang Manuscripts”, “The Zhaocheng Tripitaka of the Jin Dynasty”, the Yongle Encyclopedia and the Complete Library of the Four Branches of Literature, which are considered the four major treasures of NLC collection. The electronic resources in NLC exceed 1,000 TB, ranking first in the country. This is also a digital library specifically for the visually impaired and the disabled. There are a total of over 5,000 seats available in 25 reading rooms in NLC. Apart from various self-service reading services, there are also leisure facilities such as exhibition spaces as well as cafes and restaurants.
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