Sino-Singapore Friendship Library, a joint project between China and Singapore, will open to the public by the end of September in Tianjin. The library is part of the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City in Binhai New Area, an intergovernmental project between the two nations.
Librarians are arranging books
The library, with a total floor space of 67,000 square meters, will be home to some 1.5 million books and 1 million historical documents, according to Lyu Kai, spokesperson for the eco-city.
Robots will be used to help readers navigate around the library, and readers can borrow books by using their smartphone to scan the barcode.
The Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, inaugurated in 2008, is designed to strengthen environmental protection, conserve resources and build a harmonious society.
Besides the eco-city, there are currently two such cooperation initiatives between China and Singapore, namely the Suzhou Industrial Park in Jiangsu Province and an intergovernmental project in Chongqing Municipality.
The exterior of Sino-Singapore Friendship Library
Librarians are arranging books
The Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, inaugurated in 2008, is designed to strengthen environmental protection, conserve resources and build a harmonious society.
