Human Library gets people talking
<p>"<span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span>," <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slogan">slogan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peculiar">peculiar</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nanning">Nanning</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="books">books</span>" <span word="are">are</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Library">Library</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nanning">Nanning</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="Visitors">Visitors</span> "<span word="read">read</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="tomes">tomes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="life">life</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Huajun">Huajun</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="library">library</span>.</p><p><span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Libraries">Libraries</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Denmark">Denmark</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brainchild">brainchild</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="tolerance">tolerance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="word">word</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="libraries">libraries</span> <span word="flourish">flourish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="stumbled">stumbled</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="like">like</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="schoolmate">schoolmate</span> <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Jingyan">Jingyan</span>, <span word="established">established</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nanning">Nanning</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Huajun">Huajun</span>.</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> 22 "<span word="living">living</span> <span word="books">books</span>" - <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="distinctive">distinctive</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="location">location</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="arranges">arranges</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="their">their</span> "<span word="books">books</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p>
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