Ningbo Library was founded in 1927, when it was named “The City Library of Ningbo”. Before this, Ningbo Library was the earliest public library owned by the Xue Family.At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Western culture was gradually introduced to China. As a result, the impact of Chinese culture was gradually weakened, when many public libraries were founded everywhere around China following the Western suit. For instance, between 1884 and 1888, Mr. Xue Fucheng, a Chinese official in charge of ...