On Saturday, China unveiled the National Archives of Publications and Culture, designed to house the country’s bibliology resources. The headquarters of the National Archives of Publications and Culture is located in the Yan mountains in northern Beijing. Photo: VCG

The main building is reflected in water at the headquarters of the National Archives of Publications and Culture in Beijing on Saturday. Photo: VCG

Paintings and statues are on display at the headquarters of the National Archives of Publications. Photo: Courtesy of CCTV

The National Archives of Publications and Culture’s Xi’an branch covers an area of about 300 acres. Photo: Courtesy of Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the CPPCC

Located at the foot of Guifeng Mountain in Xi’an, Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, the branch will hold more than 2 million volumes of writtern materials and about 160 Terabytes of digital resources. Photo: Courtesy of CCTV

The National Archives of Publications and Culture’s Hangzhou branch is located near the ruins of Liangzhu city, East China’s Zhejiang province. Photo: Courtesy of CCTV

Inspired by gardens of the Song Dynasty, the archive features a wooden roof structure and celadon doors. Photo: Courtesy of CCTV

The archive consists of 13 units in an area of more than 100,000 square meters. Photo: VCG

Surrounded by Guangzhou’s Phoenix mountain, the National Archives of Publications and Culture’s Guangzhou branch features a man-made lake that echoes the form of a traditional Lingnan garden. Photo: Courtesy of CCTV

The archive, covering an area of more than 245,000 square meters, will hold around 2.65 million volumes of documents and other archival materials. Photo: Courtesy of CCTV