Architecture
Guangzhou Library
- Mon
- 09:00–21:00
- Tue
- 09:00–21:00
- Wed
- Closed
- Thu
- 09:00–21:00
- Fri
- 09:00–21:00
- Sat
- 09:00–21:00
- Sun
- 09:00–21:00
- Hours
- National holidays may have separate hours; specialist areas and exhibitions may close at 17:30.
- Price
- Admission: CNY 0; the library is open to the public free of charge.
- How to visit
- General library access is free; borrowing books requires reader registration or a library card. The building includes children’s areas, reading spaces and exhibition areas.
- Hours
- Free entry
- Hours
- Good with children
- Hours
- Fine in the rain
- Hours
- Good after dark
- Hours
- About 60–120 min
Why it is worth the detour
The Guangzhou Library is known for its unique architecture resembling a stack of books.
The Guangzhou Library features two tilted towers designed to look like a stack of books, with a modern facade that incorporates motifs from Cantonese arcade houses. It houses millions of volumes accessible to the public.
What else is close by
The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.
200 m
Guangdong Museum
A general museum showcasing art, nature, culture, and history of Guangdong province.
800 m
Flower City Square
The largest city square in Guangzhou, known for its green space and surrounding modern architecture.
1.1 km
Liede Village History Museum
Liede changed from a water village crowded with handshake buildings into a high-rise enclave of 37 residential towers at the edge of Guangzhou's new business district. The village history museum, deliberately conceived as a repository of nostalgia, uses donated objects and reconstructed scenes to tell what was lost when fields, lanes and rental rooms became premium real estate.
1.1 km
Canton Tower
The Canton Tower is best known for being a multipurpose observation tower and a prominent landmark in Guangzhou, China.
1.2 km
Haixin Bridge
Pedestrian bridge across the Pearl River between Zhujiang New Town and the Canton Tower side.
Walk it with the stories
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