The National Central Library holds rich collection of antique books which are more than 12,300 series of rare books, that is, near 126,000 volumes. Its rare book collection includes 153 scrolls of Tunhuang manuscripts, 175 series of Sung dynasty manuscripts, 6 series of Jin dynasty manuscripts, 272 series of Yuan dynasty manuscripts, more than 6,000 series of Ming dynasty manuscripts, near 3,000 hand-copied manuscripts, about 500 series of drafts and 500 series of commentaries.

This collection of rare books is unique for the following reasons. It contains many selected collections of famous bibliophiles in history. It contains different editions of some famous works. It often has several copies of the same editions. It has rich collection of Ming literature and historical materials. Finally, it includes many writings that are not recorded in Qianqingtan Bibliography and the General Bibliography of the Complete Book Collection of the Four Repositories.

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