I'm a bit of a library nerd. (In Chinese - "我是图书馆迷.") I've visited libraries while on holiday in San Francisco and Seattle, and even bought t-shirts, so why would Xi'An be an exception? Sadly here I found no gift shop :-(
At the front, a Chinese knock-off of The Thinker.
Inside the main atrium.
The atrium from above. All around on all levels there were people leaning over the edge (including me) - most were chatting on their phones.
What most of the library looked like.
The "Ancient Books and Modern Documents Reading Room".
I got a few stares as I was wandering around. Especially when I was browsing the periodicals pretending I could actually read them.
Overall pretty impressive! However I'm sorry to say that the Seattle Public Library is still my favourite :-)
Notice that there are a couple of fire extinguishers at the end of every row....do they think the library users are going to leap into action if there is a fire?? Zoe will be sad there are no Library T-shirts..teehee.. Thansk for all the great posts:) Janine
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