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United Chinese Library

Chinatown, Singapore · built 1910

The United Chinese Library (simplified, traditional, pinyin: Tóngdé Shūbào Shè) is a private library in Singapore, focusing on Chinese culture and literature. The library was formally established on 8 August 1910, on the instigation of Sun Yat-sen, who wished to use it to promote the republican revolution in China. Its Chinese name has been spelled in romanised form as Thong Tek Che Poh Soh (following Teochew pronunciation) or Tong De Shu Bao She (Mandarin in Pinyin romanisation).

Library data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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