THE National Library of China (NLC) and China Literature, the country’s major platform for cyber-based digital literature, reached an agreement for cooperation last week in Beijing.

According to the agreement, the national library will provide a permanent home for good-quality works from China Literature, becoming the second online platform to reserve its digital content in NLC after micro-blogging website Sina Weibo.

The 100 most popular novels from China Literature, spanning multiple genres, became the first batch of content to be collected by NLC. Many of these have been adapted into hit TV series in recent years, like “Nirvana in Fire” and “Joy of Life.”

Over 25 million volumes of online novels have been created in China in the past decades. However, the evolution of relevant websites, some of which have stopped operations, makes much early digital literature inaccessible today. Hu Bangsheng, an official with China Writers Association, thus praised the move to better keep a comprehensive recording of today’s culture. (SD-Agencies)