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Laura Zhou

A library dubbed by some internet users in China as the most peaceful in the world for its isolated location on a beach has been inundated with vistors after it became a talking point online.
Staff at the library in the coastal resort of Beidaihe in northern Hebei province said nearly 2,000 people visited on Saturday, the news website Sina.com reported.
The building was designed to handle about 80 readers at a time.
The library became a hit online in recent weeks after pictures of the concrete building were posted on the internet.
It is several hundred metres away from the nearest road, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
 


‘Most peaceful library in world’ swamped with visitors in China

The library in Beidaihe and visitors queuing to get in on Saturday. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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Building in Beidaihe becomes tourist attraction after photographs highlighting its peace and isolation posted online
