GUANGZHOU LIBRARY · THE WORLD’S MOST FUTURISTIC BOOK TEMPLE

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Beneath its crystalline geometric facade, 10 million volumes converse—from 14th-century Pearl River maps to AI-curated reading lists, all floating above a sunken Lingnan water garden.

✔ BEYOND BOOKS
→ Cantonese Story Cube – Oral histories projected onto origami screens
→ Robot Librarians – Whizzing between floors with requested titles
→ Hidden Gem: The "Guangfu Dialect" audio archive

✔ WHY THIS LIBRARY?
✅ Architectural Marvel – Tiered terraces mimicking rice paddies + microchip circuits
✅ 24/7 Cyber Hall – Self-checkout, VR reading pods, and drone book returns
✅ Cultural DNA– 1:1 replica Xiguan mansion reading room with mahogany carvings

📍 Address: 4 Zhujiang East Road (CBD’s cultural heart)

Post by Winnie21 | Jun 18, 2025