USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
    China
    Home / China / Society

    Russian history alive at Harbin library

    By Tian Xuefei, Zhou Huiying and Yang Cheng | China Daily | Updated: 2013-03-23 08:24

    For Russian immigrant with given name as Coliya, the Heilongjiang Provincial Library in Harbin was nostalgic place that gave him a connection with his home and mother tongue.

    "It is a place I could trust. The books are mingled with my love for my country and language," he said as he prepared to move to Australia for health reasons.

    Before leaving he donated 30 more Russian books to the library.

    In the Heilongjiang capital, many Russians like Coliya frequent the library, a place bridging cultures and countries.

    The library's Russia Document and Information Center has some 82,000 documents and books in Russian. It is the world's 13th-largest such repository.

    Among the 82,000 items are 5,000 historical documents recording the history of Russian immigrants to the province, many of whom followed the Trans-Siberia Railroad after the Russian Revolution.

    Jiao Fangmei, deputy director of the information department at the library, said the center is often a place of pilgrimage for Russian descendants seeking to find out more about their family roots.

    The center also has 5,000 books that predate the 1917 revolution. The oldest volume, which dates back to 1800, has "significant research and historical value", she said.

    The center also has 800 Russian contemporary magazines and newspapers.

    Russians flocked to Heilongjiang starting in 1897 as the fabled railway - known as Zhongdong in Chinese - made its way to Vladivostok, bringing with them documents, books and materials covering politics, economics, culture, literature, geology and history.

    The Russian library opened in 1962, the year the Soviet Union's Consulate in Harbin closed as librarians rescued documents and other materials that were on their way to paper recycling plants.

    In 2007, China Year was held in Russia, when the document and information center was also established as part of events that included donations, purchases and exchange programs for cross-cultural materials.

    Sino-Russian book exchanges have since grown, said Jiao.

    In 2010, the Russia Far East State Research Library donated 41 original finely printed and valuable books. The Heilongjiang Library reciprocated with books about China and the province.

    Xia Julan, a researcher at the library, said readers from around the world can now find the books and materials after they went online with the establishment of a database at the library.

    "Foreign readers are allowed to read them here after a check of their visas," Xia said.

    Jin Meiling, a graduate student at the Russia Language and Literature Department of Peking University, said she found treasure trove of books at the center in Harbin.

    "Compared with the library at Peking University, it has an abundance of modern Russian books," Jin said. "It offers me a top learning environment and helps promote more Sino-Russian exchanges."

    Jin has such strong affection for Russian literature she paid a visit to the hometown of renowned author Leo Tolstoy last year.

    Contact the writers at tianxuefei@chinadaily.com.cn, zhouhuiying@chinadaily.com.cn and yangcheng@chinadaily.com.cn

    Editor's picks
    Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
    License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

    Registration Number: 130349
    FOLLOW US
     
    人妻精品久久久久中文字幕一冢本| 人妻夜夜添夜夜无码AV| 亚洲AV中文无码字幕色三| 精品久久久久久中文字幕大豆网| 人妻AV中出无码内射| 亚洲av无码成人精品国产| 最新中文字幕av无码专区| 久久99中文字幕久久| 精品无码国产污污污免费网站国产 | 八戒理论片午影院无码爱恋| 人妻中文字幕乱人伦在线| 成人无码免费一区二区三区| 亚洲∧v久久久无码精品| 中文字幕在线视频第一页| 五月天中文字幕mv在线| 人妻丰满?V无码久久不卡| 亚洲爆乳无码一区二区三区| 免费看成人AA片无码视频羞羞网 | 国产精品无码无卡无需播放器| A级毛片无码久久精品免费 | 国产在线拍偷自揄拍无码| 天堂√最新版中文在线天堂| 中文字幕无码第1页| 无码AV一区二区三区无码| 99久久国产热无码精品免费久久久久 | 国产精品va无码一区二区| 亚洲av无码一区二区三区网站| 无码粉嫩小泬无套在线观看| 国产中文字幕在线免费观看| 午夜不卡无码中文字幕影院| 娇小性色xxxxx中文| 天堂中文在线资源| 在线中文字幕播放| 欧美日韩亚洲中文字幕二区| 精品中文高清欧美| 中文字幕精品久久| 亚洲中文字幕无码一去台湾| 视频一区二区中文字幕| 精品久久久久久中文字幕 | 最近中文字幕免费完整| 最近中文字幕电影大全免费版|