Shanghai Xujiahui Library

Xujiahui Collection Book Building is another difficult attraction in Xujiahui. It is not far to see from Xujiahui Catholic Church to the north. The library has two buildings, which are arranged in a curved ruler, and have a history of more than 100 years. Among them, the two-story building on the north side, the sky blue window of more than a dozen arched pages is the most eye-catching. It is said that there are hundreds of thousands of precious foreign books hidden inside.

Very beautiful building but it feels a bit bleak. I don't know if I can go in, I just took a few photos outside. There are also workers who seem to be repairing. If you pass by next time, you want to go in and visit it.

Walking on the north road of Luxi, you will miss the low-key and stable building of No. 80, but it is a building that integrates Chinese and Western cultural styles. This is the earliest modern library in Shanghai, the Xujiahui Collection Book Building, built in 1847. In 1956, Xu Jiahui Collection Building was merged into the Shanghai Library, which specializes in foreign literature published before 1950. Remember that in the 80s and 90s, when I went to the Shanghai Library to check the literature materials, because there was no Internet at that time, some earlier books and magazines would be told to store in the Xujiahui Collection Building, which was not open to the public at that time. In the 1990s, Xujiahui area built a subway station, and the relevant departments considered demolishing the building. After the call of famous intellectuals such as Ba Jin, it was retained and vigorously repaired, and it was reopened to the public in July 2003. Today's Xujiahui Library not only extends the functions of reading services, literature collection, etc., but also expands the functions of literature research and development and exhibition tourism to meet the needs of society for human cultural heritage, excellent historical buildings and old foreign literature. Now, a "tourist stop" sign is placed at the gate on the first floor. From September 1, 2021, in order to ensure the safety of historical and cultural protection buildings and collections, the Shanghai Library will renovate the internal facilities of Xujiahui Collection Building. During the renovation, the exhibition hall will be temporarily closed.

The Xujiahui Library has a long history and the ancient books collection in the building is well protected.

There are a lot of books, children like it very much, and they will always come to borrow books.

For researchers, this is a treasure trove of literature. Quiet environment, you can browse the literature quietly. The fly in the ointment is that the light is dark, and the library of Japanese literature is far from the city, and it is very inconvenient to apply in advance.