The Octagonal Pavilion Library (Chinese: 八角亭圖書館; Portuguese: Biblioteca Pública da Associação Comercial de Macau), formally named as the Reading and Newspaper Room attached to the Macau Chinese Chamber of Commerce,[2] simply known as Octagonal Pavilion,[3] is a library located on the periphery of the S. Francisco Garden of Macau.[4] The library is named after its octagonal pavilion shape.[5]
| Octagonal Pavilion Library | |
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| 22°11′34″N 113°32′37″E / 22.19282°N 113.54372°E | |
| Location | Macau |
| Type | Public library |
| Architect | Chen Kunpei[1] |
Overview
editOctagonal Pavilion Library has a collection of 20,000 books and more than 90 kinds of newspapers and periodicals.[6] And it has a total surface area of 1,130 square feet.[7]
History
editOctagonal Pavilion Library was designed in 1926 and completed in 1927.[8] It is the first Chinese library and the first public library to open in Macau.[9]
On November 1, 1948, the Octagonal Pavilion Library was inaugurated by Albano Rodrigues de Oliveira, the then Governor of Macau, and still serves the general public today.[10]
References
edit- ↑ "Public Sphere in Macao Public Libraries". www.safp.gov.mo. 2014-09-25.
- ↑ Zhang Shuhua; Zhang Jiuzhen (2008). Librarianship in China since the 20th century. Peking University Press. ISBN 978-7-301-13710-9.
- ↑ "Report on going abroad of "2008 Seventh Chinese Document Resources Co-construction and Sharing Cooperation Conference"". report.nat.gov.tw. 2008-11-08.
- ↑ "Macau's first park tells the story of the past and present". Hou Kong Daily. 2016-04-09.
- ↑ "Macau Special Bookstore Tour". Lotus Times. 2020-07-22.
- ↑ "The Octagonal Pavilion in Macau: A small scholarly world hidden in the busy city". Xinhua News Agency. 2017-04-23.
- ↑ "The Octagonal Pavilion Library of Macao: A Study in Uniqueness". Information & Culture. 2017-08-23.
- ↑ Wang Guoqiang (30 April 2015). The Book Heir III: An Essay on the Library Business in Macao in the Early Twenty-First Century. Airiti Press. pp. 13-. ISBN 978-986-5792-87-9.
- ↑ "Feel the moving moment of Macau". Ta Kung Pao. 2013-03-21.
- ↑ "B1 Macau Special Edition" (PDF). Ta Kung Pao. 2013-03-21.
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