天一阁

In the C-drama 碧血书香梦, the story revolves around a 400 year old private library: 汇帙阁. This fictional library was inspired from a real library: 天一阁. 天一阁 originated in 1560. From then till now, the collection and the building have stayed intact.

I was thrilled to bits to discover this 天一阁 from searching for whether the fictional 汇帙阁 really existed. A fully bilingual friend found the following video for me. I share it with readers. It has both English and Chinese subtitles.

Fascinating!

This library is the 3rd oldest private collection in the world. It is the oldest collection in Asia. See HERE.