Five major universities in Beijing open their library archives to media outlets to showcase cultural heritage.
According to CGTN Culture, five Beijing universities opened their libraries to media from over 20 outlets for a five-day event from September 11 to 15, showcasing cultural heritage and library transformations. Highlights included the century-old Glass Book Stack at Tsinghua, and large ancient and multilingual collections at the other universities, with specific notable displays and studies highlighted.
Key facts
- 01Five Beijing universities opened their libraries to journalists from over 20 mainstream media outlets from September 11 to 15.
- 02Tsinghua University displayed the century-old Glass Book Stack (1919) with a working pulley-operated book lift, plus the Qian Zhongshu & Yang Jiang Study and the Yang Zhenning Study.
- 03Peking University showcased its ancient literature collection, totaling 1.6 million volumes, including a rare early edition of Dream of the Red Chamber.
- 04Minzu University of China highlighted a 220,000-volume ancient book collection with multilingual texts and Fei Xiaotong’s legacy.
- 05Beijing Normal University invited visitors to see traditional woodblock printing and its 400,000-volume rare book collection.
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