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Republic of China

NL is renowned for its preeminence in the holding of materials of the Republic of China mainly composed of three parts. One is the large part of the collections of the National Central Library and Jiangsu Provincial Library of Chinese Studies that were taken over from KMT government when it retreated from Nanjing and brought a small part of the collections to Taiwan. The second is a large number of documents used to be preserved in the governmental institutes, organizations and the Central University of Political Science. The third is the collections handed by Japanese Tongwen Academy and British Cultural Committee.

So far NL holds more than 700,000 volumes of archives during the Republic of China period, including more than 400,000 books, nearly 10,000 volumes of periodicals and thousands of newspapers, covering a wide range of fields such as politics, economy, military, culture, education, science and sports. Among them the collection of governmental publications tops China in terms of the large quantity and diversity, from the local and central governmental gazettes, conference proceedings, decrees,laws and regulations, to important documents about the parliament, the Congress, the national assembly, and institutes of KMT. What’s more, NL also specializes in holding the early publications of Communist Party that honestly record its growing course and the great endeavor for the triumph of the Revolution.

Chinese Air Force (Monthly )

Begab in 1938 , in Wuhan,stopped in 1948, in Nanjing.

Edited and published by Chinese Air Force Press, Political Department of Air Force Committee

This magazine recorded the basic situation, fighting heroes and technique developments of Chinese Air Force during the Anti-Japan War.

Call number: 1166

Collection of Chinese Movie Songs

Edited by Ding Shixue   Published by Chongqing Huiwen Tang Press in 1947 

183 pages

Size: 18.3×12.7cm

This book collects more 80 songs of 60 movies. Many of these songs are still popular now days.

Call number：J642.43/1

On The World’s Contradictions

By Qiaomu etc.

Published by Hong Kong Huacui Publishing House

52 pages, illustrated, 18×13.2cm

Call number：廿D39/56

The Truth Pictorial Magazine (monthly)

Began in 1912 and stopped in 1913

Edited by Gao Qifeng

Published by Shanghai Pictorial Publishing House

This pictorial was a comprehensive magazine that emphasized introducing democratic idea and world knowledge. Its contents mainly include editorials, scientific articles as well as some painting and literature works that vividly reflected the social, political and ideological conditions of China during the early 20th century.

Call number: 4100 

Health Life Extra- Pictorial,  Life of War Time  (each five days)

Totally 10 issues from Oct. 1 1937 to Nov. 1 1937.

Published by Shanghai Health Life Editing House

Issues by International Science Inc.

26×19cm

This pictorial depicted the battles in Shanghai and China around against Japan armies during the Second World War.

Call number: 8717 

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