Not in Beijing, the 'Little Forbidden City' in Magic City, a century-old library, reopens

🧚‍♀️This is not Beijing, this is the 'Little Forbidden City' in Magic City, one of the most beautiful libraries in Shanghai! The Yangpu District Library, which has been closed for a summer, is finally reopening! . 🏠Its predecessor is the old site of the Shanghai Municipal Library. The building was completed in 1936 and was one of the main buildings in the 'Greater Shanghai Plan' of the original Nationalist Government. It has a history of more than 80 years and connects the city's historical memory and future reality. . 🧡The building faces west and east, the main part is two stories, some are three stories, and the design method uses a mix of modern architecture and traditional Chinese architecture, hence it has always been elegantly called the 'Little Forbidden City'! . 💛Walking outside the library, you will be attracted by the three-hole archway on the front of the gatehouse. It is the visual center of the entire building. The roof is a double-eave Xieshan top, yellow glazed tiles, dougong, colored paintings, stone railings, etc., everywhere reveals the charm of traditional Chinese architecture. Under the mottled coat of the city wall, it also reveals the traces of time. . ♨️Stepping inside, at the entrance of the first floor lobby, there is still the relic of the 'Old Shanghai Municipal Library' revolving door. The recess in the middle of the round floor tiles is the axis of the door, and the red cylinder brick floor around it also has a history of more than 80 years. . 💚The 'Peacock Door' in the middle hall on the second floor, the door panels are two peacock shapes facing each other, above is a peacock with its tail feathers spread out, super exquisite, finely crafted, all cast iron parts are connected by rivets. . 💙Inside the two-story space, red lacquered columns, green bottom Huacai, Chinese painting screens, green lampshade platforms, etc., when you look up at the colored painting on this Tang Dynasty roof, although only a part of it is original, other colored paintings are copied from the original, but they really look alike, every detail is permeated with the charm of traditional Chinese beauty. . 🤎There are also treasure book rooms, living rooms, study rooms, reading rooms, borrowing areas, etc., the overall spatial layout is very clear, you can always find a suitable area for your own reading and study. . 💯Ancient city gatehouse, yellow glazed tiles, gatehouse flying eaves big top, ground red cylinder bricks, roof colored painting... This Yangpu District Library with a history of more than 80 years! Remember to go and see this 'Little Forbidden City' on the weekend! . ‼️Tips: For friends without a reader's card, remember to bring your ID, you can also enter!