Beijing, Bolong.id - Today 39 years ago, September 23, 1983, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Beijing Library building.Reporting from Weixinyidu.com, in 1983, it was a national key construction project and was approved by Premier Zhou Enlai during his lifetime.Comrade Deng Xiaoping wrote the name "Beijing Library" for the new Beijing Library.Deng Liqun, Yan Keci, Qian Changzhao, Ye Shengtao, Zhu Muzhi, Chen Xi and others attended the groundbreaking ceremony and laid the foundation stone for the new Beijing Library building.The Beijing Library is the National Library of the People's Republic of China.The Beijing Library is also a comprehensive research library with a rich collection, and is the national public library and bibliography center.Located on the ancient Gaoliang River on the western outskirts of Beijing, with the beautiful Zizhuyuan Park on the south and west sides.The former site of the Beijing Library was on the coast of Beihai, Wenjin Road, Beijing, and is now a branch library.The predecessor of the Beijing Library was the Jingshi Library, which was requested to be revived by the Qing government's Ministry of Education on April 24, 1909. After the 1911 Revolution, it was taken over by the Beijing government's Ministry of Education.It opened on August 27, 1912, and officially accepts readers.The Beijing Library was proposed and approved by the late Premier Zhou Enlai in March 1975. As a national key construction project, the new library project was laid down in September 1983 and completed on July 1, 1987.The new museum covers an area of ​​7.42 hectares and has a building area of ​​140,000 square meters.Including the Wenjin Street branch, the building area is 170,000 square meters.There are more than 30 reading rooms and more than 3,000 reading chairs, which can receive an average of 7,000 or 8,000 readers per day.(*)BolongID is a news portal that discusses the latest things about China.We always innovate to present quality content and be the best.Citylofts Sudirman, Gd.Apartment Jl.KH Mas Mansyur No.121, RT.10 RW.11, Unit 11-12 Kelurahan Karet Tengsin, Tanah Abang District, Central Jakarta City, Special Capital Region of Jakarta 10220