Everyday joys of reading: celebrating the first national reading week
By People's Daily, Published: 2026/4/22 11:05:26
Photo: Zeng Shuangquan
Editor's Note:
To mark the first national reading week, here is a collection of photos capturing everyday moments of reading. In these images, you will see people of different ages and from all walks of life - students, office workers, seniors, and more - each immersed in a book. Take a look at these snapshots and feel the quiet beauty of reading.

Photo: Chen Yunlong
Photo: Chen Yunlong
Photo: Cheng Rong
Photo: Hu Min
Photo: Hu Min
Photo: Hu Zhiqing
Photo: Hu Zhiqing
Photo: Huang Zirui
Photo: Huang Zirui
Photo: Lai Peng
Photo: Lai Peng
Photo: Li Chengchen
Photo: Li Chengchen
Photo: Li Chengchen
Photo: Liu Bai
Photo: Liu Bai
Photo: Courtesy of Lushan Library
Photo: Courtesy of Gaoxin District Library, Jiangxi Province
Photo: Courtesy of Gaoxin District Library, Jiangxi Province
Photo: Courtesy of Loutus Bookstore in Nanchang county
Photo: Peng Jialu
Photo: Peng Jialu
Photo: Wang Shihua
Photo: Wang Shihua
Photo: Wei Laiwen
Photo: Wei Laiwen
Photo: Xia Peng
Photo: Xu Liangyu
Photo: Yang Hui
Photo: Ye Bo
Photo: Ye Bo
Photo: Ye Lina
Photo: Ye Lina
Photo: Yu Lili
Photo: Yu Lili
Photo: Zhang Lin
Photo: Zhang Lin
Photo: Zhang Wei
Photo: Zhang Wei
Photo: Zhou Qiaomin
Photo: Courtesy of Aixi Lake Beautiful Book Library
Photo: Li Chengchen
Photo: Li Chengchen
Photo: Li Ting
Photo: Courtesy of Kuling Study Room in Lushan
Photo: Luo Xibing
Photo: Courtesy of Gaoxin District Library, Jiangxi Province
Photo: Courtesy of Gaoxin District Library, Jiangxi Province
Photo: Courtesy of Loutus Bookstore in Nanchang county
Photo: Tong Wenhua
Photo: Tong Wenhua
Photo: Wang Shihua
Photo: Xu Bi
Photo: Zheng Yitong
Photo: Zhou Hao
Photo: Zhou Lili
Photo: Zhou Liang
Photo: Zhou Mingxing
Photo: Zhou Xiaoli
Photo: Zou Ting