Hangzhou’s New Landmark Guide “Poetry and Distance”—Xiao Library

I would like to use poems and books to get to know each other, to learn from each other and to gather together, and to ask questions and debate them.

——Xiao Library

I went to Hangzhou to meet friends on the weekend. I left Hangzhou East Station and went straight to the only tourist landmark of this trip—Xiao Library.

Xiaoshuguan is located in Liangzhu Cultural Village, Hangzhou. The director is the famous slash youth Gao Xiaosong. It is designed by Tadao Ando, ??a pure charity reading brand, somei Yoshino cherry blossoms blooming in advance, Vanke big roof culture... these literary and artistic The tag has already hit the circle of friends.

"To establish a heart for heaven and earth, to establish a destiny for the living and the people, to carry on the unique knowledge of the past saints, and to create peace for all generations." These are the feelings of every scholar about his family and country. Running a library is where this ideal takes root.

"The house is in a human environment, without the noise of cars and horses." After staying at Xiao Library for two hours, I couldn't help but sigh that this is an idyllic reading place, and it is also a literary and aesthetic space. Live up to the reputation of "the most beautiful library in heaven".

What is even more commendable is that it is beautiful but not unattainable. The area is not large, and the books are not vast, but everything is just right. The "small but beautiful" size can simply become the standard feature of real estate communities.

Looking at the children lying on the floor reading on the second floor, I imagined that if Xiao Library opened in the Majiapu area, I would often take Gao Tiantian to study.

It is the sincerity of Xiaoshukan to bring the true meaning of reading to everyone through the sharing of a book and a life experience.

Reservation:

In order to ensure the flow of people, Xiao Library has 300 reading quotas open every day. Be sure to make a reservation in advance on the website, WeChat or Weibo.

Opening hours on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are 9:00-20:00 (closed on Mondays)

Opening hours on Friday and Saturday are 9:00-20:00 (closed on Monday) At 22:00, two time slots can be reserved.

Transportation:

Xiao Shuguan is located in Liangzhu Cultural Village, more than 30 kilometers away from Hangzhou East Railway Station. Rail transportation is very convenient.

?Start from the East Railway Station, transfer to Line 1 at Fengqi Station, and get off at the terminal station, Liangzhu, and then walk 1.8 kilometers. You can get there by taking a taxi with the starting price.

Liangzhu New Town is still under construction. When you get out of the subway, you will see a large construction site and a fascinating humid climate.

Walking along the dark green billboards, Xiao Library is surrounded by the greenery of nature, exuding a sense of freedom away from the hustle and bustle. Opposite are fertile fields and mountains in the distance.

Big Roof Culture

The home of Xiaoshuguan is in Liangzhu Culture and Art Center. This building is called "Big Roof". It was designed by a famous Japanese architect and known as the "poet of fair-faced concrete". Designed by Tadao Ando, ??who is known as "The overall style is indeed super fair-faced concrete!"

How to raise funds for public welfare libraries? You will see the Vanke brand in the introduction, but I don’t know if it is the financial backer behind it.

The Big Roof brand covers almost all first-line cultural brands. It can be expected that it will be a new cultural growth point in the future.

Xiao Library is on the right side of the entrance to the big roof.

Please provide your reservation phone number and deposit your bag, and the apron volunteer will hand you your library card.

? Xiaoshu Library was originally the community library of Liangzhu Village, and now it respects the villagers very much.

When you step into Xiao Bookstore, the first thing you notice is that the size is comfortable. Without the national library, there is a mountain of knowledge and a boundless sea of ??books.

I guess the poster must have been shot with a wide-angle lens.

? The two-story Xiao Library has a well-proportioned atmosphere, and the controversial ten-meter-high bookshelf is also a wall.

There was a shallow water outside the floor-to-ceiling window facing me, and a row of Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms were planted on the bank. At this time, it suddenly started to rain lightly, splashing a little bit of water on the water.

Tables, chairs, sofas, tatami cushions, you can sit anywhere, read a good book, and watch the flowers bloom and fall outside the window. It is really like the saying "the years are quiet and good".

? Xiao Library is said to have 50,000 books, and the books of the curator are at the front desk and in the most prominent places.

This is the first time I read the curator’s book. I remembered a few knowledge points, for example: holidays in the United States fall on a Friday every month, so that small long holidays can be automatically generated. There are also the eras that Teacher Gao most wants to travel back to, etc.

Victory and defeat come from the same source. This day in history is all-encompassing, but it is indeed a bit trivial to break it up.

? The first floor of Xiao Library is for literature, history and psychology. There are some books on painting and architecture on the table.

? The second floor is very surprising, filled with picture books. There are many parents reading with their children. There is a father who falls asleep while reading?

If Xiaoshuguan is a tourist attraction, there will naturally be a lot of people taking pictures here. But after taking pictures, if you can read a book in peace, you will never be disturbed by the footsteps of taking pictures.

This is a place suitable for quiet reading.

? After leaving Xiao Library, I feel that every city and every large community should have a big library where you can sit, lie down, look at the scenery outside the window, and read books quietly .

In this way, we may be able to find Teacher Gao’s poems and distant places in our reading.