Library Of Congress: Asian Reading Room

The Library's Asian collection began in 1869 with a gift of 10 works in 933 volumes from the emperor of China to the United States. Spanning a diversity of subjects from China, Japan, Korea, the South Asian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, the Library's Asian collections have become one of the most accessible and comprehensive sources of Asian language materials in the world. For further information about the collection, visit the Asian Division's Web site at http://www.loc.gov/rr/asian/

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