As planned, the archives preserve and carry forward the edition resources of China as a sort of seed bank for the genes of Chinese civilization. Now Wenhan Ge is home to some 25 million copies and editions of various publications.
The headquarters in Beijing was designed and built according to traditional architectural aesthetics, consisting of three compounds on different levels, with the dominant building, the Wenxing Building, at the first level, followed by the Wenhua Hall on the second and the Wenhan Ge on the third.