guyue library

Guyue library is a place worthy of your admiration because it is the first public library in China. In the Qing Dynasty, the printing technology was backward, and books were still very valuable. Xu Shulan, the former owner, was an idle doctor in the Ministry of war. In 1902, he bought six cents per mu of land and spent 32962 yuan of money to build the ancient Yue library, which collected more than 70000 volumes of books and was officially opened to readers in 1904. After the completion of the library, it died, but the library benefited future generations. Even Mr. Cai Yuanpei was able to read extensively in the Guyue library because he lived nearby, and eventually became a great scholar.

guyue library

Guyue library is located in Shengli West Road, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, close to Datong school. Xu Shulan was founded in the late Qing Dynasty (1837-1902). Guyue library is the first public library in the history of Chinese library.

history

Guyue Library (provincial cultural relics protection unit)

Niandai: Modern Times

Date of publication: December 12, 1989

The founder of Guyue library is Xu Shulan, a native of Shanyin. Xu Shulan is an idle doctor of the Ministry of war. Under the influence of western culture and reformism, referring to the regulations of Libraries in the East and the west, he donated more than 70000 volumes of private books for the purpose of preserving the ancient and opening up the new

In 1900, he bought six cents per mu of land in his hometown Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, and spent 32962 yuan to build the building. It was completed in 1903 and officially opened to people from all walks of life in 1904. In addition to inheriting the tradition of the feudal library, the management method also absorbs foreign advanced experience. It has compiled the bibliography of Guyue library, which is divided into five parts: classics, history, Zi, Ji and current affairs, and is compiled into 35 volumes; later it is divided into academic department and Political Department, and is adapted into 20 volumes. Each of them is divided into 24 categories, and each category is further divided into several sub categories. Most of the categories follow the old names, but the subclasses show the tendency of unification of Chinese and foreign academic classification. The emergence of Guyue library marks the transition from private library to public library, and also marks the birth of modern Chinese library.

present situation

Guyue library is located in Shengli West Road, close to Datong school. Xu Shulan, the owner of the building, is an idle doctor of the Ministry of war. In 1902, he bought a land of 6 cents per mu and spent 32962 yuan of money to build the ancient Yue library. He collected more than 70000 volumes of books, which was officially opened to readers in 1904. Cai Yuanpei, the first minister of education of the Republic of China, studied here when he was young.

Address: 503 Shengli West Road, Yuecheng District

Longitude: 120.57218111274

Latitude: 30.004391050956

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