Anybody who laments the decline of the public library should look to Tianjin, China, where a gleaming new ziggurat has attracted more than 1.8 million visitors since it opened in October 2017.

Following is a transcript of the video. This library is a book lover's dream come true. The Tianjin Binhai Library, Tianjin, China. 33,700 square meters. Five levels. Enough shelf space for 1.2 ...

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The only freely accessible public roof terrace in Manhattan is literally the crowning achievement of the entire building. The Tianjin Binhai Library in north-eastern China, which opened in October ...

As part of a folk song journey across Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia, the folk song-themed event was organized by the Capital Library of China in collaboration with the ...