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Shanghai, the eighth largest city of the world is also the largest city in China. Shanghai is one of the highly popular tourist destinations of the world. Besides being the largest industrial set up in the country, this metropolitan city is a hub that has nurtured the arts, sciences and education of Shanghai for a long period of time. One of the landmarks is the Shanghai Library, Shanghai. Shanghai Library of Shanghai is the largest public library in China. Shanghai Library of Shanghai is reputed as one of the top ten libraries in the world. It is a heaven for booklovers, students, researchers and academics. Not only the Chinese, people and enthusiasts from all over the world come to Shanghai Library to enjoy the vast array of books on different subjects. The library of Shanghai also offers a wide variety of services. Shanghai Library was founded in the year 1952. At that time, it had a collection of about 700000 volumes of books. Today, it stands over a sprawling area of 83000 square meters. If we go by the statistics of 2004, Shanghai Library is home to a collection of about 49.98 million items. Approximately 160 million of these books are in circulation. The library welcomes readers throughout the year and experiences an average turnover of 8000 readers per day.
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