Journey to the Middle Kingdom 中国 张 文 献 Wenxian Zhang Rollins College SFA 2015 - Miami, FL.

Journey to the Middle Kingdom

中国 张 文 献Wenxian ZhangRollins CollegeSFA 2015 - Miami, FL

First National Archives of China

Ancient Chinese Archives: Overview

China is one of the long-lasting civilizations in the world.

Imperial governments were more interested in controlling than preserving the historical records, and there was no free/public access.

Enough records survived the prolonged chaos to shed a light on the extensive history of library and archival development.

Map of the Imperial Ming Census Archives

Records of the Ancient Chinese Archives

National Library of China

Peking University Library

Beijing Foreigin Studies University Library

Shanghai Municipal Library & Shanghai University Library

Political Symbols in China

Personal Impressions of My Recent Visits to China

Largest wave of library & archival constructions in the Chinese history

Institutional image, not necessarily in the best interests of the users and the collections

Still focus on the collection instead of access Library/archival professionals are eager to

learn from and collaborate with international colleagues