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23-599: Nanjing Library was established in 1907 as Jiangnan Library. Over time, the library has undergone several organisational changes. The library endured through Qing dynasty, Republic of China, and the People's Republic of China. It witnessed greatest changes that took place in modern China and by itself gives clear records to the one-century history of modern China. Resources of books: Most of books were collected in 1949 (The year of establishment of People's Republic of China), including both printed and written document literature. Currently,

46-604: A set of Shang dynasty bronze artifacts, for about 20 million taels of silver to John Calvin Ferguson . The bronzes are now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York City . Daxinggong Station Daxinggong station ( Chinese : 大行宫站 ; pinyin : Dàxínggōng Zhàn ), is an interchange station of Line 2 and Line 3 of the Nanjing Metro . It started operations on 28 May 2010 along with

69-568: A warship from Qinhuangdao to Shanghai, and on December 19 in the afternoon transfer to an American cruise to Japan. They visited Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Austria, and Russia, returning in August the following year. After their return, Duanfang gave a summary of their inspection, advocating strongly that the main source of study should be on

92-620: The Battle of Beijing , Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor fled to Shaanxi. Duanfang was transferred to a new post as Henan provincial administrative commissioner, and then to governor of Hubei . In 1902, Duanfang served as acting Viceroy of Liangjiang , Afterward, he was transferred to a new post as Governor of Hunan. In his successive posts, he encouraged students to study abroad, known as an enlightened person, "enthusiastic in experience in foreign and domestic affairs." In 1905, Duanfang

115-574: The Imperial Examination in 1882 during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor , and then served as a yuanwailang ( 員外郎 ) before being promoted to langzhong ( 郎中 ). He supported the 1898 Hundred Days' Reform , but when it failed, he was protected by Ronglu and Li Lianying and was not implicated. The Qing government established the agriculture, commerce, and trade bureau in Beijing, and Duanfang

138-634: The Jinan Academy in Nanjing . As governor of Hubei and Hunan, he established the Teacher's College. While he was governor of Jiangsu, determined to get rid of bad habits, he ordered counties to refund red envelopes to send two local students to study abroad. Duanfang was the founder of the first kindergarten in China and provincial libraries. He also sent more than 20 girls to Japan to study pedagogy. The Jiangnan Library

161-681: The Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War . Jiang Fucong ( 蔣復璁 ) was the chief librarian. Towards the end of 1948, Jiang Fucong took about 130,000 volumes of rare books to Taiwan under instructions of the Republic of China . The core of this collection was formed by the " Rare Book Preservation Society " ( 文獻保存同志會 ) in 1940–41. In May 1949, the library was handed over to the Nanjing Military Control Commission. During

184-569: The Japanese Meiji Restoration , and as fast as possible formulate the Qing Empire's Constitution. After returning to China, Duanfang served as Viceroy of Liangjiang . In 1909, he became Governor of Zhili . Due to photographs being taken at the funeral of Empress Dowager Cixi, Duanfang was dismissed from office. The Nanyang industrial exposition took place while Duanfang was Nanyang chancellor ( 南洋大臣 ). On May 18, 1911, Duanfang

207-523: The Qing imperial court removed Zhao Erfeng as governor of Sichuan, and Duanfang became the acting governor, he led the Hubei New Army into Sichuan. The new army mutinied on November 27, and officer Liu Yifeng killed Duanfang, as part of a general wave of anti Manchu violence during the revolution. Duanfang was one of the founders of China's modern education. While he was acting Viceroy of Liangjiang, he founded

230-541: The additional function of administering educational affairs in Jiangsu, in that year, and then in the May 1928 it was renamed as Library of Chinese Studies, National Central University , the name of which university was successively changed from National Southeastern University to Nanjing Zhongshan University in 1927, Jiangsu University and then Central University in 1928 and finally Nanjing University in 1949. Liu Yizheng ( 柳詒徵 )

253-656: The civil war National Central Library moved to Taipei and the remained in Nanjing was later renamed Nanjing Library. On March 19, 1950, National Central Library was renamed as National Nanjing Library by the Ministry of Culture , and was put under the joint administration of the Bureau of Cultural Relics and Ministry of Culture . He Changqun was appointed as chief librarian. In October 1952, National Nanjing Library merged with Jiangsu Provincial Library of Chinese Studies . In July 1954

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276-580: The family name Tao who defected to the Manchus towards the end of the Ming dynasty . Their last name was changed to the Manchu sounding "Tohoro". Duanfang was one of their descendants. The Manchu bannermen typically used their first/personal name to address themselves and not their last name, while Han bannermen used their last name and first in normal Chinese custom. Duanfang followed the Manchu custom. Duanfang passed

299-575: The five ministers embarked on that day, a revolutionary, Wu Yue, activated a suicide bomb at the Zhengyangmen train station in an assassination attempt, resulting in the postponement of the journey. Xu Shichang, Shaoying, and Li Shengduo were replaced by Shang Qiheng. Duanfang wrote articles against footbinding in support of the Foot Emancipation Society . On December 7, Duanfang and Dai Hongci departed in secrecy, with 33 official members on

322-643: The libraries. The Nanjing Library is located at Main Library 66 Chengxian Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210018, People's Republic of China The library is accessible from Daxinggong Station of Nanjing Metro . 32°02′38″N 118°47′24″E  /  32.0439°N 118.79°E  / 32.0439; 118.79 Duanfang Duanfang ( Chinese : 端方 ; pinyin : Duānfāng ; Wade–Giles : Tuan-fang ; 20 April 1861 – 27 November 1911), courtesy name Wuqiao ( simplified Chinese : 午桥 ; traditional Chinese : 午橋 ; pinyin : Wǔqiáo ),

345-526: The library renamed Nanjing Library and was supervised by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture. Wang Changbing was appointed as chief librarian. The Nanjing Library is organized in the following structure. Nanjing Library has partnered with the State Library of Victoria (Australia) for reciprocal exchange since 1985. This includes staff visits and exchange of publications between

368-508: The number of collection books in Nanjing Library is 2.3 million. One feature of Nanjing Library is ancient documents which is 1.6 million. In 1907 Duanfang , Viceroy of Liangjiang , established Jiangnan Library on the site of Xiyin Academy at Nanjing in order to preserve ancient books and scrolls of Song dynasty , Yuan dynasty , Ming dynasty , and Qing dynasty . Miao Quansun ( 繆荃孫 )

391-666: Was a Manchu politician, educator and collector who lived in the late Qing dynasty . He was a member of the Tohoro ( 託濶羅 / 托活络 ) clan and the Plain White Banner of the Eight Banners . Duanfang was actually Han Chinese even though he was under a Manchu banner. Some Han Chinese joined Manchu banners directly, instead of joining the separate Han Chinese banners. Han Chinese in the Manchu banners became Manchucized. The Manchu White Banner were joined by some Zhejiang Han Chinese with

414-615: Was appointed as the Chuanhan and Yuehan railroad's superintendent. The Railway Protection Movement erupted over the nationalization of local railroad construction and their transfer to foreign banks. Duanfang arrived in Hankou on July 14. On September 7, due to a murder in Chengdu , the situation of Sichuan spiraled out of control, eventually resulting in the Xinhai Revolution . On September 10,

437-681: Was appointed to be the chief librarian . In October 1929, the University District System was abolished, and the library was administered by the Jiangsu Department of Education and was renamed as Jiangsu Provincial Library of Chinese Studies . In 1933, the Chinese Ministry of Education built the National Central Library ( 國立中央圖書館 ) on Chengxian Street in Nanjing . The library was relocated several times due to

460-585: Was appointed to be the librarian . The Jiangnan Library was the first modern public library in China . Jiangnan Library was renamed China Studies Library (or Library of Chinese Studies, 國學圖書館) during the Nationalist Government . In 1927, the University District System was adopted in Jiangsu Province , and according to the system, Jiangnan Library was to be administered by the national university with

483-490: Was founded by Duanfang in Nanjing in 1907. Duanfang was a well-known collector of antiques, and maintained a good relationship with Paul Pelliot and others. During his inspection tours abroad, he also collected ancient Egyptian artifacts, becoming the first modern Chinese person to have a collection of foreign artifacts. After he died in Sichuan, his children lived in poverty, and in 1924 they sold his most famous collection,

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506-574: Was placed in charge of the bureau. Empress Dowager Cixi awarded Duanfang with an official cap of the third rank. Duanfang purchased a batch of animals from Germany for the Beijing Zoo . Since then, Duanfang took the post of Shaanxi provincial judge, administrative commissioner, and agent of the Shaanxi governor. In 1900, after Beijing was occupied by the forces of the Eight-Nation Alliance after

529-517: Was recalled to Beijing, and was promoted to Viceroy of Min-Zhe , although when he took office, he was dispatched to do more important tasks. On September 24, because of the Constitutional Movement, the Qing government sent Duanfang along with Zaize, Dai Hongci, Xu Shichang, and Shao Ying to go one a diplomatic mission to the West to study constitutions in order to prepare the Qing constitution. When

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