Chongqing Library

Founded in 1947, Chongqing Library has a collection of more than 3 million volumes. It is a library with a fairly complete collection of publications during the Anti-Japanese War in China. It is also a library with a large and high-quality collection of ancient books in Southwest China and early United Nations documents in China. One of the depositories. Chongqing Library covers an area of 30,000 square meters, with a construction area of 50,000 square meters and a total construction investment of 300 million yuan. The library has Chinese books, newspapers, local documents, ancient books, United Nations documents, foreign language documents, electronic documents, etc. There are 1869 reading seats and 1717 information points in the lending room and the lending room specially set up for children and visually impaired readers. There are two lecture halls with advanced facilities - a 416-seat academic lecture hall and a 200-seat multi-purpose hall. In addition, there are 800 square meters of exhibition halls, many classrooms, restaurants and hotels. The Chongqing Library has three main components: an open public reading area, a secure public area, and a private area, all of which surround a landscaped courtyard with beautiful views of the courtyard through the adjacent reading room and leisure area. The exterior walls of the library use two design elements, glass and stone, to distinguish the public and secure areas of the library. The public area with the glass exterior wall faces Fengtian Avenue, and is transparent to the readers in the room and the pedestrians on the road. A wide passage connects the public square of the library with the public reading area. The library and service area made of stone provide sufficient security for the collection of the library.