For Lin, a 62-year-old retired Chinese language teacher who worked at a middle school in Beijing, a visit to the National Library of China (NLC) on Sunday carried meaning far beyond his usual routine. For years, Lin has been a regular reader at the library, but this particular visit coincided ...

Late autumn in Beijing unfurls like a painting, red bricks and green tiles set off against golden leaves, a beauty that even the richest words cannot fully capture. Yet, as the city bathes in its autumn splendor, Chinese writer Liu Liangcheng's thoughts drift thousands of miles away, back to his ...

Editor's Note: Reading is an important avenue for humans to acquire knowledge, expand wisdom and cultivate virtue. It enlightens us and helps us aim high and stand upright. As China's first ...

Reading is an important avenue for humans to acquire knowledge, expand wisdom and cultivate virtue. It enlightens us and helps us aim high and stand upright. As China's first national ...

Editor's Note: Reading is an important avenue for humans to acquire knowledge, expand wisdom and cultivate virtues. It enlightens us and helps us aim high and stand upright. As China's first ...

Reading is an important avenue for humans to acquire knowledge, expand wisdom and cultivate virtues. It enlightens us and helps us aim high and stand upright. As China's first national ...