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Overview

Chinese Embassy donates Chinese books to the National Library of Australia in 2009

Commitment Year•2009Country of Activity•AustraliaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•AustraliaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2009
Start (actual)
Jan 1, 2009
End (actual)
Jan 1, 2009

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • National Library of Australia (NLA)

Loan description

Chinese Embassy donates Chinese books to the National Library of Australia in 2009

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2009, the Chinese Embassy in Australia donated an unknown quantity of Chinese books to the National Library of Australia. Among the books donated in either 2005 (captured in Record #97659) or 2009 is the rare "Ode to Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace." This book was described as a treasure in the collection of the Chinese Library Department of the National Library of Australia which houses the largest collection of Chinese books in the southern hemisphere. The financial value of the donated books is unknown.