Mountaintop library in Chongqing lures book lovers
CHONGQING - Book lovers have been flocking to the top of a mountain in Chongqing, but not for the breathtaking views. They go to read.
On World Reading Day, which fell on Monday, Nbooks Club started a two-day spring fair atop Nanshan Mountain in the southwestern municipality's Nan'an district. The fair includes book sales, reading salons, handicraft exhibitions, flowers, food and drinks.
"I like this bookstore. It has a different feeling reading here, - much better than traditional libraries or bookshops," said Tang Lingrong, who took her 10-year-old son along. "There are spectacular views from Nanshan, coffee and a cozy sofa, creating a very comfortable environment for reading, which attracted me. I guess that's the secret of its success - it's in such a remote place."
