湖南図書館史の研究

一中国における近代公立図書館の成立と日本一

抄録

The Hu-nan Provincial Library (Hu-nan T'u-shu-kuan 湖南図書館) is said to be the first modern public library in China. The original Hu-nan Provincial Library was established in 1904, and completed as a public library in 1905. Then the Governor of Hu-nan (Hu-nan Hsün-fu 湖南巡撫) Tuan Fang (端方) sent an envoy to Japan, and ordered Huang Ssu-ai (黄嗣艾) to study Japanese library affairs. The result is reported in Jih-pên t'u-shu-kuan tiao-ch'a ts'ung-chi (日本図書館調査叢記). Based on the investigation, Huang proposed the Ohashi Library (大橋図書館) of Japan as a model. In fact, the regulations of the two libraries have much in common. After that, the Hu-nan Provincial Library seems to have been closed for a short time from the confusion of the Ch‘ang-sha rice riot (Ch'ang-sha ch'iang-mi 長沙搶米) of 1910 to the Revolution of 1911 (Hsin-hai ko-ming 辛亥革命), but was revived in 1912.