Binhai Library — Attraction in Yancheng City

Update: when open the library was quite empty just shelving and fake books now they are stocked and real

Tianjin Binhai New Area Library nicknamed The Eye, is a library in Tianjin, China. It is part of the Binhai Cultural Center, being one of its five central attractions. The 33,700m2 cultural centre featuring a luminous spherical auditorium and floor-to-ceiling cascading bookcases functions not only as an education centre but as a social space and connector from the park into the cultural district. The five-level building contains diverse educational facilities, arrayed along the edges of the interior and accessed through the main atrium space. The public program is supported by subterranean service spaces, a book storage, and a large archive. From the ground floor visitors can easily access reading areas for children and the elderly, the auditorium and the terraced access to the floors above. The first and second floors consist primarily of reading rooms, books and lounge areas whilst the upper floors include meeting rooms, offices, computer and audio rooms and two rooftop patios. Tianjin Binhai Library was designed and built in a record-breaking time of only three years due to a tight schedule imposed. Since its opening on 1 October, 2017 the building has been a great hit in Chinese media and social media; reviews describe it as an ‘Ocean of Books’ (CCTV) and the ‘Most beautiful library of China’ (The Bund). Comments on social media call the building a ‘sea of knowledge’, ‘Super Sci-Fi’ or simply ‘The Eye.’ Most importantly, it is clear that the people of Tianjin have embraced the new space - and that it has become the urban living room it was intended to be. The Eye is the center of the library. It ‘hollows out’ the building and creates, out of bookshelves, an environment to sit, to read, to hang out, to climb and to access, to create an organic social space,” explains MVRDV co-founder Winy Maas. “In its heart is the auditorium which mirrors the environment, giving a 360-degree panorama of the space inside; a truly reflective and pensive...

Have to say it's a piece of wonder in world of architecture. Since going to Tianjin from hot and humid guanzghou did a mistake of carrying my dslr and flip flops reaching this libarary . Both are not allowed . I was devastated but I didn't want to make my effort go waste travelling so far . I went out and paid the workers to give me their shoe for half and hour and got inside the libarary. Most books aren't real and I was lucky that less people were inside . I didnt get point of not bringing dslr inside .

Guess trick is to bring better smart phone .

Overall it's a must visit destination in Tianjin ....

The Tianjin Binhai Library is an architectural marvel, often referred to as "The Eye" due to its unique design. The experience of walking through its futuristic halls, surrounded by shelves that seem to stretch endlessly, must have been quite memorable. While living in Beichen district, you had the chance to explore both the peaceful surroundings of your neighborhood and the more vibrant, innovative areas like Binhai. The contrast between Beichen's more traditional atmosphere and the modernity of the library likely provided a diverse experience of the city. What did you find most striking about the...