Pages of history
The new library features a workspace that allows visitors to use computers to conduct research on books, browse documents and paintings from the library's collection, or read in a designated area. Today's Suzhou has more than 30 public organizations with collections of ancient books, the total number exceeding 1 million, of which some 319 are listed in the national directory of precious ancient books, ranking the top in China's prefecture-level cities. "In setting up the library of ancient books, the city has arranged for a venue and hired specialized personnel to preserve its collection and allow the public access to it. Zhang says he hopes that prefecture-level cities with a developed local economy and rich historical resources, such as from the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta areas, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, can learn from Suzhou's example and establish specialized libraries to upgrade their preservation of ancient books and services in traditional culture popularization.
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