Photos of Wuhan University - Library

Wuhan University Library is famous for its long history, rich collection and elegant environment. The library originated from the Hubei Ziqiang School Library founded by Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang at the end of the last century. It was officially established in 1917. The whole library now has five branches, namely, the Liberal Arts Branch, the Science Branch, the Engineering Branch, the Information Science Branch and the Medical Branch, all of which are "research-level literature collection units" in Hubei Province. In August 2000, Wuhan University merged with Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electric Power, Wuhan University of Surveying and Mapping Science and Technology, and Hubei Medical University, and the libraries of the four schools were also merged into the new Wuhan University Library accordingly. The school's existing building area is 41,925 square meters for the library and 16,601 square meters for the reference room, with a total area of 58,526 square meters. Wuhan University Library is planning to expand a new library of 35,000 square meters. After the new library is completed, the service function of the library will be further improved. The old library of Wuhan University and its surrounding buildings are listed in the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.