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The Historical Site of China Science Society and Mingfu Library

The Historical Site of China Science Society and Mingfu Library, Cultural heritage site in Shanghai, China.

The Historical Site of China Science Society and Mingfu Library consists of two buildings on Shaanxi South Road: the three-storey Mingfu Building, a reinforced-concrete library with a five-storey stack wing, and the two-storey Huixin Building in Spanish style. The library opened in 1931; its steel shelves, doors and windows were made in the United States. Metasequoia trees stand in front.

The facility was established in the early 1900s and played a central role in advancing scientific education and research methods across China. It documents how the nation transformed into modern scientific practices.

The library holds collections that show how scientific thinking developed in modern Chinese society. Visitors can see which books and writings scholars of that era read and used.

The site is at 235–237 Shaanxi South Road in Huangpu, two buildings facing each other across a small courtyard planted with dawn redwoods. Mingfu Lou is the working district library: the ground floor holds the reading rooms and the memorial exhibition on the China Science Society, with book-lending on the floors above. Hui Xin Lou, the two-storey Spanish-style former headquarters, is used for salons and history sessions rather than general reading.

The site holds original manuscripts and publications that show how China transitioned into modern scientific methods. These works came from scholars who had direct influence on the nation's scientific development.

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