Shanghai Library
The Shanghai Library (Chinese: 上海图书馆; pinyin: Shànghǎi Túshūguǎn), which also houses the Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technological Information, is the municipal library of Shanghai, China. It is the largest library in China. At 24 stories and 348 feet (106 m) tall, it is the second tallest library in the world after the National Library of Indonesia in Jakarta, as well as one of the largest. The building has a tower that resembles a lighthouse.
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| Location | Shanghai, China |
| Established | 1847 for Bibliotheca Zi-Ka-Wei, July 1952 for Shanghai Library |
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| Population served | members of the public |
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| Director | Chen Chao |
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| Website | old |
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| Traditional Chinese | 上海圖書館 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 上海图书馆 | ||||||
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| Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technological Information | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 上海科學技術情報研究所 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 上海科学技术情报研究所 | ||||||
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The Library is located at 1557 Huaihai Zhong Lu, Xuhui District, Shanghai.
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