Chinanews.com, Shanghai, February 20th (Xie Mengyuan) "Evergreen is not limited to autumn, summer and winter, and the wind is not inferior to the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus." Recently, a forest in Pudong New District of Shanghai has attracted many curious eyes.
The woods are not only filled with the faint fragrance of camphor wood, but also a scent of books.
It is reported that this is China's first "Reading Forest", jointly built by Pudong New Area and Shanghai Library (hereinafter referred to as: the picture above), and it has been opened to the public recently.
On the basis of retaining the original appearance of the forest, the park has added facilities such as benches and plank roads to build a micro-space for reading under the forest.
Xu Qiang, deputy director of the Shanghai Library, said that the "Reading Forest" is functionally an outdoor extension of the library's indoor functions, "thus effectively extending the different experience spaces for readers to read."
As the library with the largest single building area in China at present, the east library in the above picture has become an extension of the urban reading space and even a social place since its official opening in September 2022.
Wang Haitian, deputy director of the Cooperation and Coordination Department of the Reading Promotion Center in the above picture, told reporters from Chinanews.com that the East Pavilion in the above picture has become a new type of place for young people to socialize. Mainly focused on young people."
The "Forest of Joyful Reading" boardwalk outside the East Building of Shanghai Library Photo courtesy of Shanghai Library
"The library is a growing organism." Wang Haitian has repeatedly emphasized, "The above picture actively promotes the development of the era of big reading. In addition to text, architecture, drama, music and other forms can also be read."
The east building in the picture above is such a medium that "everything can be read". In addition to the basic functions of the library, multiple elements such as science and technology, art fashion and popular culture are integrated and reorganized here, providing a window to experience "cultural interweaving".
Mr. Luo, a reader, said with emotion: "Three generations of grandparents and grandchildren came here together, and we can all find what we are interested in here. There are sculptures, paintings, photography and document exhibitions. I feel that this place is very elegant, but also approachable. It has the inclusive, open and flexible feeling of Shanghai style culture."
"Shanghai's culture will always be a collection of all rivers and rivers, and the excellent culture of the world will be displayed in different forms in Shanghai." Wang Haitian believes that the library, as a window for cultural communication, will always keep pace with the times. "This is a window. and the stage, showing the fusion of cultures and presenting an inclusive repertoire."
It is reported that in the future, the east hall of Shangtu will also launch offline activities such as "Masterpiece Script Killing" to develop masterpieces into script-killing game scripts that readers love, allowing readers to approach classic literary works in a new way.
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