China’s Fake Libraries - Filled with Fake Books

Yes these Libraries are fake, really...

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[warrenharms]

Back in the late 60's I was on leave in Hong Kong. I wanted to buy a Mao's "little red book" as a souvenir. The Commie department store sold them at a very high price, I picked out a smaller size book. After the purchase I discovered that the pages were blank! The salesman informed me that all of them are blank, you use them as a prop at rallies.

[acrylique]

It's funny how the "books" extend to ceiling height with no possibilty to reach them.

[khukri_wielderxxx]

This has to be a case of "it's harder to cheat than to just do the job correctly"

[DrLA-dbkk]

I used to teach in Jiangsu, China where they had a massive library. I often go there for private study.
I was so surprised to find out that students NEVER go there.
They only use its lower ground floor for PE where they play Ping-Pong.
Several hundred square meters of empty chairs and tables, and 5 floors big.
The librarians, who were so happy to at least have ONE teacher visit them, told me that the library was built ONLY
to impress then Chinese President, Hu Jintao during his visit there!

[EliA]

first they burn the books now they pretend to have books

[bztube]

There is no point building libraries - even real ones - if they ban most of the books. They should make their mind.

[arizonadreams]

The whole country looks like somebodies nightmare.

[Dongerino.]

This doesn't even look like a library, it looks more like a Foyer from a large library that is connected to it.

[aldo]

Libraries: The symbol of a free and prosperous society.

China: ....here's some wallpaper

[DerekIcelord]

First thing I noticed in that Dutch designed one is, why are there books WAY up on the upper walls/ceiling? Even if those books weren't fake, there's no way to reach them.

[samsonsoturian]

Photos of the Tianjin library circulate on Facebook trivia pages claiming it's the "largest library in the world" but it is clearly fake since the books aren't even in accessible locations.

[trumpdump]

china invents world's first fireproof library 😂😂😂

[Peterk]

I guess somebody got a budget to buy a million books to put on these shelves, but made a profit by faking it.

[giocommentary]

funny to note as a dutch person.
looks weird for a library right?
that's because its design is made for a school.
an Aula or conference room design is usually used in Dutch schools as the gather place for students on lunch break or students who have a free hour or filled with students when announcements have to be made.

it uses a typical coliseum like structure to provide enough sitting space for the entire school if need be.
i know this because i am Dutch and this design is used in a lot of schools for its easy to build simplistic yet effective design.
chairs are expensive so why not build a graphite/cement coliseum like steps structure, making the places to sit in its foundation of steps.

the more you know ;)

[ks.]

I am from India. Recently many Indian channels peddling CCP propaganda have been recommended to me, they have Indian vloggers showing how wonderful China is! This library was also shown by many Indian Twitter handles. I am your regular viewer so I know this already but unfortunately many in India believe this. I recommend your channel to them. Keep doing the good work 🙏

[manoz]

I remember seeing this and thinking even if the books were real, it's still stupid architecture

[liamcollinson]

The fact people still take pictures when they know it's fake blows my mind

[SubjectiveFunny]

That cave would be horrible for the books.
The damp environment will rot them away in no time.

[PurplePixieEater]

The boring books in the library reminded me of a local New Jersey comedy show called Uncle Floyd. He did a sketch called The Dulls about a dull family celebrating a birthday. The guy opens his present, a dusty old oversized hardcover book and says, "Just what I always wanted! The 1956 New Jersey Sewer Maintenance Manual & Statistics Annual!" 😂

[gossamera]

I have never seen a better representation of a Communist library.