List of libraries in China

Main article: Libraries in China

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This is a list of libraries in the People's Republic of China. As of 2017, there were approximately 5,909 libraries in the country. ^[1]

Libraries by province

Anhui

• Anhui Library (Chinese: 安徽省图书馆)
• Anhui University of Technology Library ^[2]

Beijing

• Capital Library, ^[3] Beijing
• Institute of West Asian and African Studies Library, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences ^[4]
• Liyuan library, Yanqi ^[5]
• Peking University Libraries
• Tsinghua University Library

Chongqing

• Chongqing Library (Chinese: 重庆市图书馆)
• Southwest University Library  [ Wikidata ]

Fujian

• Fujian Provincial Library  [ Wikidata ] (Chinese: 福建省图书馆)
• Library of Jinjiang City ^[3]
• Xiamen University Libraries ^[6]
• Xiguan Library  [ Wikidata ], Fuzhou University

Gansu

• Gansu Library (Chinese: 甘肃省图书馆)
• Zhenyuan county library ^[7]

Guangdong

• Dongguan library
• Guangzhou Library
• Jingtang Library
• Shenzhen Library ^[3]
• Sun Yat-sen Memorial Library, Zhongshan
• Sun Yat-sen Library of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou (Chinese: 广东省图书馆)
• Zhongshan Library Xiamen Municipal Library Gulangyu Branch  [ zh ]
• Zhuoying Library ^[8]

Guangxi

• Library of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Chinese: 广西壮族自治区图书馆)

Guizhou

• Guizhou Library (Chinese: 贵州省图书馆)

Hainan

• Hainan Library (Chinese: 海南省图书馆)
• Wormhole Library, Haikou

Hebei

• Hebei Library (Chinese: 河北省图书馆)
• Wenjin Ge, Chengde

Heilongjiang

• Heilongjiang Provincial Library (Chinese: 黑龙江省图书馆)

Henan

• Henan Library (Chinese: 河南图书馆)

Hong Kong

Main article: List of libraries in Hong Kong

See also: Hong Kong Library Association and Media of Hong Kong

Hubei

• Huazhong University of Science and Technology Library  [ Wikidata ], Wuhan
• Hubei Provincial Library (Chinese: 湖北省图书馆)
• Wuhan Library  [ zh ]
• Wuhan University Library

Hunan

• Hengyang Library
• Hunan Library (Chinese: 湖南省图书馆)

Inner Mongolia

• Library of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Chinese: 内蒙古自治区图书馆)

Jiangsu

• Jinling Library
• Nanjing Library ^[3] (Chinese: 南京圖書館)
• Nanjing University Library
• Suzhou Library  [ zh ] ^[3]

Jiangxi

• Jiangxi Library  [ zh ] (Chinese: 江西省图书馆)

Jilin

• Jilin Library  [ zh ] (Chinese: 吉林省图书馆)
• Yanbian Library

Liaoning

• Dalian Library  [ zh ]
• Liaoning Library  [ zh ] (Chinese: 辽宁省图书馆)
• Lingxi Library, Dalian University of Technology

Macau

See also: Media of Macau

• Macao Public Library
  • Macao Central Library
  • Sir Robert Ho Tung Library

Ningxia

• Library of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Chinese: 宁夏回族自治区图书馆)

Qinghai

• Qinghai Library (Chinese: 青海省图书馆)

Shaanxi

• Shaanxi Library (Chinese: 陕西省图书馆)

Shandong

• Shandong Library  [ zh ] (Chinese: 山东省图书馆)

Shanghai

See also: List of libraries in Shanghai (in Chinese)

• East China Normal University Library  [ Wikidata ] ^[3]
• Shanghai Library (Chinese: 上海市图书馆)
• Shanghai Xujiahui Tu Shu Guan, est. 1847 ^[9]

Shanxi

• Qingxu County Library ^[10]
• Shanxi Library (Chinese: 山西省图书馆)
• Xiaoyi County Library ^[10]
• Yangcheng County Library ^[10]
• Yangquan Prefecture Library ^[10]
• Yuci County Library ^[10]

Sichuan

• Chengdu Library  [ zh ]
• Sichuan Provincial Library (Chinese: 四川省图书馆) ^[3]
• Tianfu Humanities and Art Library

Taiwan ^[a]

See also: Mass media in Taiwan

• List of libraries in Taipei
• List of Public Libraries in Changhua County, Taiwan (in Chinese)
• List of Public Libraries in Hsinchu County, Taiwan (in Chinese)
• List of Public Libraries in Nantou County, Taiwan (in Chinese)
• List of Public Libraries in Penghu County, Taiwan (in Chinese)
• List of Public Libraries in Pingtung County, Taiwan (in Chinese)
• List of Public Libraries in Yilan County, Taiwan (in Chinese)

Tianjin

• Tianjin Binhai library
• Tianjin Library (Chinese: 天津市图书馆)

Tibet

• Tibet Autonomous Region Library (Chinese: 西藏自治区图书馆)

Xinjiang

• Library of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Chinese: 新疆自治区图书馆)

Yunnan

• Yunnan Provincial Library (Chinese: 云南省图书馆)

Zhejiang

See also: Template:Public libraries in Zhejiang

• Haining Library
• Hangzhou Children's Library
• Hangzhou Library ^[3]
• Jiayetang, Huzhou
• Ningbo Library
• Ningbo University Zone Library
• Taizhou Library
• Tianyi Ge, Ningbo
• Wenlan Pavilion, Hangzhou
• Wenling Library
• Yuhuan Library
• Zhejiang Library (Chinese: 浙江省图书馆) ^[3]
• Zhejiang University Library

See also

• Libraries in China
  • List of major provincial libraries in China
• List of library associations#China
• Archives in the People's Republic of China
• Intellectual property in China
• Mass media in China

Notes

1. The People's Republic of China considers Taiwan to be one of its provinces, but Taiwan is currently administrated by the Republic of China. See also Political status of Taiwan

References

1. "Library Map of the World: China", ifla.org, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, retrieved 2026-02-04
2. "成员馆一览" [List of member libraries], cashl.edu.cn (in Chinese), China Academic Social Sciences and Humanities Library, archived from the original on 2026-01-03 – via Wayback Machine
3. "IFLA Members" (PDF), ifla.org, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 2026-01-06
4. Priscilla C. Yu; TzeHuey Chiou-Peng (2017), "China: Libraries, Archives, and Museums", in John D. McDonald; Michael Levine-Clark (eds.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, vol. 2 (4th ed.), US: CRC Press, p. 886+
5. Jane Perlez (2015-07-07), "An Innovative Library Lifts the Fortunes of a Chinese Town", nytimes.com, US
6. "Libraries: China", Encyclopaedia Britannica, vol. 14 (14th ed.), London, 1929, p. 21 – via HathiTrust
7. Lily Kuo (2019-12-09), "Book burning by Chinese county library sparks fury", theguardian.com, UK
8. Vanessa Piao (2014-09-22), "Rural Library Chain Closes, Citing 'Tremendous Pressure'", nytimes.com, US
9. Zhixian Yi (2013), "History of Library Developments in China" (PDF), Proceedings of The 79th IFLA World Library and Information Congress, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions – via Charles Sturt University Research Portal
10. Shi Xin; Zhai Jianxiong; Hao Jinmin (2013), "Public Library Services in Underdeveloped Regions in China: A Case Study of Shanxi Province", IFLA WLIC 2013 Singapore, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

Further reading

• Libraries in China, Library Association of China, 1929 – via HathiTrust