China’s Fake Libraries - Filled with Fake Books

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[@CHINESE_PRIDE]

Make more content, man.

[@Designer_TopG]

​@@CHINESE_PRIDE Wow this fake library sucks

[@Designer_TopG]

​@@CHINESE_PRIDE Those are real libraries at the end of video.

[@4Everlast]

The Chines got trains and tracks the US should off had 50 years ago, that's the only plus I saw thus far.

[@CHINESE_PRIDE]

@@Designer_TopG It's an old story from The China Show. I think from back when it was still ADV. But yeah, dude. A lot of stuff in PRC is fake. Did you see the faux food videos, where they make fake black tofu and stuff?

[@khukri_wielderxxx1962]

This has to be a case of "it's harder to cheat than to just do the job correctly"

[@williamstriker2299]

Some of the books are real. It leads me to believe they just couldn't find enough books that aren't banned.

[@kron520]

I thought the same when I saw the fake eggs and that was almost a decade ago.

[@asadvertised_]

Actually it's easier not to do the work which is what China does

[@duckflymcgoo]

No such thing in China

[@jestawell]

this doesn’t seem like they are trying to trick anyone but they wanted a cool foyer space, these spaces honestly wouldn’t be good places to store books because it’d be very difficult to stock

[@acrylique2976]

It's funny how the "books" extend to ceiling height with no possibilty to reach them.

[@Infinityschneider]

I was thinking the same too 😂

[@ethannursalim7796]

I think it a case of they want it to be filled but nobody would every bother get something at that hight so they put filler like the lego store to self for spare part being empty

[@user-uf1ng4fn2h]

@@ethannursalim7796 those are just for decoration, and there are really books for people to read somewhere else.....this youtuber is full of lies...

[@totallynoteverything1.]

@@user-uf1ng4fn2h HEY CHANG! LOOK A LIVING SEA CREATURE!

[@longrolstral]

Why would you even want to get up so high to not get a not a book?

[@warrenharms6901]

Back in the late 60's I was on leave in Hong Kong. I wanted to buy a Mao's "little red book" as a souvenir. The Commie department store sold them at a very high price, I picked out a smaller size book. After the purchase I discovered that the pages were blank! The salesman informed me that all of them are blank, you use them as a prop at rallies.

[@garysimon7765]

Chinese are such smooth thieves

[@hanslim4031]

Hilariously that would make a good souvenir

[@MrMirville]

You could have written other unknown Mao's thoughts in it.

[@wackyaces5316]

Ha? What ? Explain

[@_piratepeach_]

😂 secret notebook

[@Eli9A]

first they burn the books now they pretend to have books

[@bztube888]

There is no point building libraries - even real ones - if they ban most of the books. They should make their mind.

[@rickpicone9751]

They did, that's why they do that. To keep their people from the truth around the world.

[@JonySmith-bb4gx]

Why not ?

[@ticketforlife2103]

Well, they don't ban "most" of the books. Only books that harm their image.

[@2Ten1Ryu]

​@@ticketforlife2103 Soo... most of them?

[@UtamagUta]

To be fair there IS a room for a library without that many books. Just in my town alone, granted - in Europe, we have exchange for toys , table top games or baking utensils. Also a traditional library just had opened doors after renovation and it includes cricut (design and cut) lab, 3D printing lab (modeling and printing), laser engraving lab, individual computer work stations and even a relaxation room. I truly am proud of designers for even coming up with ideas. And as someone who contemplating whether to buy a gadget of 1000 USD for a few DIY projects - getting stuff done at the library seems very enticing.

[@Dongerino.]

This doesn't even look like a library, it looks more like a Foyer from a large library that is connected to it.

[@Skelterbane69]

Or a book-esque virus, that is infecting the local buildings. Like a mold from a horror movie, but instead it's book covers.

[@heinuchung8680]

It’s a library similar to that in Qatar lol

[@TK-Yogi]

it is, the actual library is in the surrounding rooms. I've been to plenty of libraries all over Asia that are incredibly similar. it wouldn't make sense to put books under a bunch of raised seating areas. this channel is purely funded for anti-china narrative. which is fine, but its dishonest. South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong & Japan have plenty of libraries that do a similar thing. Asian countries love photo opportunities & large foyers to congregate. China isn't different in that regard.

[@jaydee2072]

Yeah, but Korea and Japan don't put out oodles of propaganda on social media crowing about how massive their libraries are compared to dumb Westerns. Get real, wu mao

[@marcogenovesi8570]

@@TK-Yogi there is not much space in the "surrounding rooms" for books either. Only first and second floor of building have book shelves and most of the space in first and second floor is occupied by that large atrium with fake books and projector ball. Rooms on third, fourth and fifth floor are reading rooms or computer rooms or gathering rooms, not book storage. All libraries in asia or west that I have seen are actually putting the books on shelves in the atrium too, they have floors with railings to allow access to the books on all levels. Because that's what libraries should do. The original project for this library from MVRDV had the high shelves in main room accessible from the side rooms. It was not designed to be "fake". This design was changed to use fake books and wallpaper during construction by chinese local authorities to save cost and build quick. Congratulation, you are a wumao

[@DrLA-db8kk]

I used to teach in Jiangsu, China where they had a massive library. I often go there for private study. I was so surprised to find out that students NEVER go there. They only use its lower ground floor for PE where they play Ping-Pong. Several hundred square meters of empty chairs and tables, and 5 floors big. The librarians, who were so happy to at least have ONE teacher visit them, told me that the library was built ONLY to impress then Chinese President, Hu Jintao during his visit there!

[@user-vr5zu8wf4e]

图书馆都是假书，中国也没人会读书，认同野蛮人一般，对吗？

[@Nichousha7878]

⁠

[@ccchamoxa]

if they were smart enough to use the library they wouldn't be supporting the CCP

[@user-is9kc4le6y]

Thanks. The place looks epic. This video full of misleading information and breed hate. Yes there are some of fake books but that on the 1st floor and gathering area for people to meet and chill. There are quite a lot of videos about this place. If people really want to know the truth, they should do more digging, rather than just see what they want to see, sad really.

[@phgamer4393]

to be fair thats most kids. being forced to learn crap makes people less likely to want to learn something else. i honestly hate how modern education is done. still i suppose it was made that way because there had to be some standardization.

[@frenchabortion]

In that “mountain” library i have more books in the bathroom than they do in their entire facility….

[@gknkrnkjgjugjrgjrng]

can I visit ur bathroom?

[@hybbfr727]

i need a bathroom like that

[@uncreativedays]

where is yo bathroom (please dont)

[@trumpdump5799]

china invents world's first fireproof library 😂😂😂

[@lars-erikstrid2278]

I wouldn't even bet on that.

[@rickpicone9751]

Not fireproof, it's all made of paper.

[@thesteammachine1282]

Its probably one of those tofu building ..

[@BuffaloianALLDAY]

Haha 😂 YES! Agreed

[@MysticMan184]

You got me. 😂😂😂

[@arizonadreams2881]

The whole country looks like somebodies nightmare.

[@b_uppy]

SomeONE???

[@djdrack4681]

Even Satan is prob thinking "Hey, China, can you scale back the evil, amorality, and atrocities a bit? Its great you're doing my work...but this is just too much at once. You're making it too obvious"

[@brigitte9999]

@@b_uppyI have given but it’s nice to see someone else trying.

[@humboldthammer]

lol "Nixon" spelled Inside-Out = X-I-O-N-N. See Kissinger's NWO. Xi becomes dragon of Xionn. "You have destroyed yourselves with your endless wars of Gods. Now bow down and worship Your Beast." That's what Xi says, 10/12/26.

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

Potjomkin village le grande is soviet russia there was potjomkin village to fool the emperor that everthing is fine in the kingdom.... in china, there\s potjomkin country to fool the entire world, how great and modern china is..... I bet even north korea has books rofl... but all the books are just handpicked propaganda... i bet they learn a lot about fascism and nazis in those countries... to teach how evil the west is....

[@aldo1814]

Libraries: The symbol of a free and prosperous society. China: ....here's some wallpaper

[@user-ze8zo5uv2s]

Please stop. Libraries: The symbol of a free and prosperous society. Come to my library. Homeless shelter.

[@matthewmosier8439]

Man the trolls have gotten into this comments section, recently. The worse things get in c hy na the more effort they put into internet warfare

[@DerekIcelord]

First thing I noticed in that Dutch designed one is, why are there books WAY up on the upper walls/ceiling? Even if those books weren't fake, there's no way to reach them.

[@douglasmercer2501]

the shelves are steps..

[@conorkilhenny5362]

@@douglasmercer2501 Some are steps, but quite a bit were in the ceiling arches and overhangs. Unless you can walk on ceilings, you arent getting those.

[@user-uf1ng4fn2h]

those are just for decorations. this is just the loby of the library , the steps are for people to sit on. books are stored on the shelves in other rooms properly. this youtuber is full of shit.....

[@user-uf1ng4fn2h]

@@conorkilhenny5362 those are just for decorations. this is just the loby of the library , the steps are for people to sit on. books are stored on the shelves in other rooms properly. this youtuber is full of shit.....

[@sendmorerum8241]

The army of little flying robot drones will get them for you 😉

[@manoz6194]

I remember seeing this and thinking even if the books were real, it's still stupid architecture

[@jwhite5008]

Point me in the direction of any "modern" architecture which is not stupid, i.e. not random curved glob that is nearly impossible to repair, clean and maintain.

[@manoz6194]

@@jwhite5008 sorry can't help you there bud

[@t1m3f0x]

Stuff like this is why all the architects in Engitopia got sent to live on an island in the middle of a poocano.

[@user-jx9uz8zj7w]

Corruption much backwards worst then like other characters. Money and economy never save humanity. Books and knowledge, education can save humanity on earth.

[@jwhite5008]

@@user-jx9uz8zj7w While you might be right on some philosophical level, the reality is that people in Sri Lanka, Argentina etc do have access to books - but they are useless when you don't have anything to eat. You can say that with enough knowledge you can think of anything - but that is because you probably never been in the situation when there is no time to read or learn when your entire life is one giant struggle just to obtain enough resources to survive. My point is that both economy and knowledge are important.

[@AngelaMatshoge-re7or]

They've got a culture of nothing else but saving face - the human analogy of a tofu dreg building .

[@matthewmosier8439]

It's ironic that choosing to create a culture of saving face results in a culture known for shameful behaviors and failed projects. They basically individually "save face" and become embarrassed as a group

[@patrickt49]

"Saving face" is just another lie that the Chinese want you to believe. If they really wanted to "save face" they would behave in more honorable ways. Anything they say is more or less a lie unless confirmed to be otherwise.

[@yesplatinum7956]

China has a beautiful culture but the CCP are not doing their job maintaining it

[@JonySmith-bb4gx]

Source ? Proof ?

[@kaoskronostyche9939]

@@JonySmith-bb4gx An analogy requires neither "source" nor "proof." Are you for real? or a annoyance-bot? I bet you do not know what an "analogy" is, do you?

[@grahamfahlman]

Why read a book when you can take a selfie picture with fake books....

[@christophersavignon4191]

Imagine trying for the harmonious serenity of wabi-sabi and ending up with knockoff ikea in a cave, creating the greatest aesthetic clash since the 90's.

[@Peter2k84]

I guess somebody got a budget to buy a million books to put on these shelves, but made a profit by faking it.

[@RogueReplicant]

Typical Chinese scam

[@Logistics__]

If I didn't see this video, I probably would've never Believed your comment

[@samsonsoturian6013]

Photos of the Tianjin library circulate on Facebook trivia pages claiming it's the "largest library in the world" but it is clearly fake since the books aren't even in accessible locations.

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

Largest library,. as in the building is the largest... Not the largest selection of books....

[@SahasaV]

@@jwhite5008 I'd say that's the wrong analogy to make. You don't go to a kindergarten to look at animals. It's like going to the zoo and seeing that most of the exhibits are painted animals instead of real ones. Like yes, there's gonna be painted illustrations there. But the big thing is that there is going to be a wide selection of real animals to look at. Connecting that to the library: You would expect the books at the high unreachable shelves to be just for decoration. It's useless to put real books up there. But you should have real books on the reachable shelves. If not, what's the point of having that part of the library other than just to look good and trick people.

[@vocassen]

@@SahasaVIdk, wouldn't put books on floor-level either, so by design only 4 of those layers I'd actually want books on. Which would also be kinda confusing if you can't tell from a distance. So IF there is actually a decent library somewhere nearby, then I'd actually be ok with it, though I still don't like the design (separate issue tho). Generally like this channel, but they do sometimes turn off their own critical thinking, which HARMS the objective of showing the actual bad sides of chinas by discrediting themselves. I think it's good to call them out whenever they do that to make sure when they actually do point out the bad sides, they are taken seriously. It's sometimes hard sharing videos from them when there are clear exaggeration/misinformation in them (or just the general tone being a bit too one sided). I'd prefer if they were more muted, so I can actually share them and not be labelled a china hater (that turned into a rant of the whole channel, sorry)

[@StreakyBaconMan]

@@jwhite5008 What I think is a good analogy is if Wal-Mart released videos and photos of a huge fancy looking store with shelves stacked with every product you can imagine and tried to convince you that this is proof that they are superior to any and all competition they have - then when you take the time to go to the store you find out it's all wildly impractical for the purpose of shopping and they have a normal selection of products that you could expect to find at any store. You'd probably realize "oh Wal-Mart was trying to trick me into thinking their stores are better with this nice LOOKING store, they don't actually care about making a BETTER store." That is exactly what is going on here. They built this library to look fancy for pictures so that Chinese state media and government funded 'influencers' can use it as propaganda - they can say "look at what our amazing China has built, meanwhile the US library looks like this *insert picture of abandoned library covered in trash*". But when you actually try and look at the place as a repository of books and historical documents which is what a library is supposed to be it's pathetic in comparison to what countries like the US and UK have. Plus they fail to mention that China has hardly any libraries compared to the UK or the US - there are like 3,000 public libraries total in the whole of China for over 1.4 billion people. The UK about 3,600 public libraries with a population 1/20th the size of Chinas population. The US has around 14,500 public libraries and their population is like 1/5th of the population of China. China trying to brag about their libraries is absolutely propaganda - they do not even come close to comparing to the countries they want to compare themselves to in the propaganda.

[@StreakyBaconMan]

@@AznPride101 China, population 1.4 billion - has approximately 3,000 public libraries. United States, population 331 million - has approximately 17,500 libraries. But yeah I am sure there are libraries everywhere in China...

[@gossamera4665]

I have never seen a better representation of a Communist library.

[@a-ramenartist9734]

Not communist

[@giocommentary]

funny to note as a dutch person. looks weird for a library right? that's because its design is made for a school. an Aula or conference room design is usually used in Dutch schools as the gather place for students on lunch break or students who have a free hour or filled with students when announcements have to be made. it uses a typical coliseum like structure to provide enough sitting space for the entire school if need be. i know this because i am Dutch and this design is used in a lot of schools for its easy to build simplistic yet effective design. chairs are expensive so why not build a graphite/cement coliseum like steps structure, making the places to sit in its foundation of steps. the more you know ;)

[@herrkulor3771]

It's funny you don't have more likes, even if it is the solution.

[@aziandavid2573]

I used to live in Tianjin and was so sad to visit the library to find there’s only a small section of that library with books in it

[@akashicklovebpd1264]

But yet these are the self proclaimed high IQ people.

[@aziandavid2573]

@@akashicklovebpd1264 nothin about IQ here; they’re really smart people. Just wouldn’t trust them on cool feats of public infrastructure

[@rickpicone9751]

They're all fake as well.@@akashicklovebpd1264

[@jasonburris334]

@@akashicklovebpd1264 Not self-proclaimed, they really do have a very high average IQ... when you're only testing the choicest individuals that China allows to study abroad. If you pick and choose between more than a billion people for the smartest of all of them, you're gonna end up with a lot of high IQ people.

[@jwhite5008]

@@akashicklovebpd1264 China literally has millions of very smart people. Who read books on their phones like everyone in 2024 does, unless they are historians or such.

[@Wolfrich666]

i once visited the Vasconcelos library in México's city, it is 1000x bigger and guess what? its full of books on different languages, on bookshelves suspended by steel wires where you had access to everything from head to toe. this "library" is just pathetic, and it reflects the culture behind it.

[@RogueReplicant]

Good point, Asians know nothing about Latin America. Less than nothing because everything they know is wrong.

[@ks.8465]

I am from India. Recently many Indian channels peddling CCP propaganda have been recommended to me, they have Indian vloggers showing how wonderful China is! This library was also shown by many Indian Twitter handles. I am your regular viewer so I know this already but unfortunately many in India believe this. I recommend your channel to them. Keep doing the good work 🙏

[@HimanshuVerma-uw2ij]

You know they get paid by china through donation on Paytm

[@saisohan2409]

yeah bro this indian bootlickers of china makes me laugh

[@ChatGPTv2023]

He successfully fooled you

[@shaheedbhaghatsingh3974]

@@ChatGPTv2023 wumao

[@cfp11]

Hello from USA.❤

[@gallaxian]

I had seen pictures of the interior of the Dutch-designed library previously and thought it looked impractical because so many of the upper rows of books were inaccessible. Now that I know that the books aren’t real, it makes sense. The building does look cool. Too bad it serves no practical purpose.

[@nunyabidnez5857]

I can fit more books on a 32gb micro SD card than that entire fake library has ... And read them in my shed. You really showed me, China!

[@nunyabidnez5857]

@AznPride101 you can't even breathe and drink the tap water without poisoning yourself lol. Your birth rates are far below replacement rate. Western companies are leaving by the droves. Mexico is now the largest trading partner to the U.S.... all those mega projects are a waste. China is collapsing and it's not going to reverse. Enjoy your ghost cities and flooded subways while it lasts. :D

[@xBox360BENUTZER]

If you assume 200 pages per book that would be enough to fit about 100000 books inside

[@MK_ULTRA420]

@AznPride101 What cities and subways, the ones that are already crumbling after 5 years? Wow, you're smart for a Chinese person.

[@jayarajmaduturi3514]

​@AznPride101cities with emptiness in a rubble 😂

[@Foolish188]

And China builds bridges out of Tofu. But you don't know because the government covers up all the collapses. In America, a collapsed bridge is covered by the national news for months, and are so rare that many people could tell you about every collapse that has happened in the last twenty years.@AznPride101

[@davidgill2592]

Not so much a Library......more of a Liebrary!

[@manish7897]

Loool

[@Charlie-dx6bv]

😂

[@stevewashere4122]

Touche !

[@sara.cbc92]

I think this is more for decoration. South Korea has a similiar 'fake' library with book wallpapers.

[@StreakyBaconMan]

Someone should tell Chinese state media that then, because they are saying it's a real library and using it to compare China to other countries.

[@lostangel451]

No. The 'fake' library in South Korean is definitely real. Whatever library in China is fake. Believe me.

[@trumansquare6697]

Wow. Those libraries are breathtaking

[@charleswomack2166]

What isn't fake out of China nowadays? Awesome video Serpentza this is why I will continue to support you on Patreon!

[@crynesesoldier6983]

Most stuff in China is fake. Made in China is mostly fake products.

[@JonySmith-bb4gx]

Ok prove that it's fake . Waiting

[@Zergcerebrates]

There are lies from his videos, you can search "Fake News ALERT! Is China's Binhai Library Fake?" by Jamaicafunk, he went there after this guy's video and revealed the misinformation.

[@sothearaklim1379]

You are the reason the guy keeping on making this kind of videos. Easy money 🫶🏻

[@JonySmith-bb4gx]

@@sothearaklim1379 agreed

[@mr.grotto9498]

Now given the library stating that they were told by local authorities they didn't have approval to place books there, I am interested in finding out if that's the real reason.

[@sulcusulnaris]

I know someone who runs a large antiquarian bookshop in Central Europe. They mainly sell highly specialized literature for physics, chemistry, biology, etc. Most of the customers who buy by mail order come from China and Russia. Strangely enough, there is little demand from the domestic market.

[@katherinejacobsen3673]

The end of this video is inspiring. We in the USA have so much we can appreciate! Thank you for increasing awareness.

[@Alexander_Kale]

To be fair, most of those didn't look like libraries either, and the one in New York, while incredibly beautiful, looks more like a cathedral with a few out of place bookshelves in it... If you have free space in your library, cram more books into it.....

[@tr1k716]

like an economy built on WAR & the suffering of others

[@Alexander_Kale]

@@tr1k716 Sounds like you are describing every single economy in the history of ever.

[@tr1k716]

@@Alexander_Kale No just America, Can you tell me why America Invaded Iraq the second time?

[@Alexander_Kale]

@@tr1k716 So in other words, the fact that pretty much all governments in existence, past and present, are build on and supported by the suffering of others, including al-Bakr's Iraq, completely flew over your head. Seriously. If you want to be mad at America for e.g. using chinese slave labour to create apple phones, how about being mad at the Chinese for providing said slave labour in the first place?

[@333BellaLee]

Wait. They can't even make a fake library. Even the fake library is made by the Dutch : /

[@wackyaces5316]

Another blue screen video , must be desperate for cash

[@Adopt_dont_shop]

You killed it! Thank you for showing those beautiful libraries ❤

[@benubinodmazumder8978]

The worst part is... that this was ABSOLUTELY UNNECESSARY. Even if this was for propaganda, nobody is judging a nation's success by seeing how many libraries do they have or how beautiful they are. If you want to build a library, then it should be done solely for promoting public access to knowledge and increasing general awareness Oh, and not to mention, it should be filled with REAL BOOKS.

[@laharl2k]

that library looks like 99% empty space. Last time i went to a small neighborhood library (literally a small 2 floor house made library) it was packed full of shelves with books, id say it had more books than the that whole "library"

[@JonySmith-bb4gx]

Source ?

[@mistermadness677]

@@JonySmith-bb4gx You’re literally at the source, brainiac.

[@gsmoove9315]

​@JonySmith-bb4gx source: any library in America

[@dragonhero14]

@@JonySmith-bb4gx found a little pink right here :|

[@JonySmith-bb4gx]

@@dragonhero14 found the white loser

[@rotax636nut5]

Thank you for playing Erik Sati's masterpiece Gymnopedie no.1 at the end, I love that piece

[@megijapostaza]

Best ADD yet! Songs stick to me very well, so I'll be singing this in my head for some time haha

[@OgOssman]

It doesn't make sense, are you telling me they couldn't spend some money and get real books???

[@Just_a_random_birb]

China book censorship is very strict.

[@user-vv4lu9jb1j]

I was shocked when I saw "The Hunger games" series for sale in a Shanghai bookstore, I bought a copy of each. You'd think that a story about a person's role in overturning a government would be illegal, but nope.

[@StreakyBaconMan]

That's because the story takes place in the US post-nuclear war. If the story took place in China you bet your ass it'd be illegal as hell.

[@T.R.A.I.N.I.N.G.]

looks like winston is caught with his trousers down lying about the cpc and them "banning books" again!

[@Boredblacksheep]

It is a person attacking some sort of upper class/nobility class and that is allowed due to their past of "workers' party raising against their oppresors"

[@stevendefehr4393]

Great video!!! March 1/24 I’m in British Columbia Canada. Just this week government officials banned certain books from schools libraries… To Kill a mocking bird was one of them 😢 Cheers everyone from near Vancouver Canada 🍻

[@Nutmeg-]

Let me guess. Books that weren't "progressive" enough? Heard Canada is going the woke dictature route now.

[@saisohan2409]

dude are you indian ??

[@caddyrack]

Yup, that's a real disgrace......B.C government putting their nose in everything. Soon Honkouver will be like China.

[@will_tzu]

@@saisohan2409 his pfp is a photo of an Indian guru, Sai Baba something

[@saisohan2409]

@@will_tzu i know that is why i asked

[@Jathax]

Loved the jingle for the ad, good one!

[@Xxxxxxoxx]

The Data Broker intro you created was legendary 😂

[@haon2205]

I just watched Jamaicafunk's "Is China's Binhai Library Fake?" video and he gave a different story than yours

[@ForceSmart]

Nice montage of REAL and BEAUTIFUL libraries in the USA at the end. Thanks again.

[@NeverlandSystemAngel]

How hard would it be to get a bunch of useless and pointless books to just fill the shelves - even if not allowed to read them...?!

[@wartank9941]

The library was made 6 years ago, some books are fake but it’s not like there isn’t any at all

[@ryanlim2944]

I cant imagine the reaction of followers & believers of this channel when they see the real China😂.

[@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198]

At this point what is even real in China?

[@caddyrack]

The pollution............

[@luismedina5792]

it's down fall

[@sd5241]

Its CCP.

[@j_shelby_damnwird]

bad teeth

[@PurplePixieEater]

The boring books in the library reminded me of a local New Jersey comedy show called Uncle Floyd. He did a sketch called The Dulls about a dull family celebrating a birthday. The guy opens his present, a dusty old oversized hardcover book and says, "Just what I always wanted! The 1956 New Jersey Sewer Maintenance Manual & Statistics Annual!" 😂

[@berja3895]

Thanks for keeping it real Winston

[@JohnJaneson2449]

CCP doesn't want their citizens to read many books, because reading will make their citizens to start realizing that they should not have CCP as their government.

[@Prizrak96]

Почему? КПК сделала из их страны первую экономику мира и в 10 раз повысило уровень жизни. Нет подобных примеров кроме маленькой (1/25 Китая) Южной Кореи Индия, Бразилия, Мексика, Африка, Индонезия и другие, имея старт лучше, даже не подобные Китаю сегодня. А ведь он все еще растет в технологическом плане. 20 лет назад железные дороги там были как в Индии и хуже чем в Бразилии, сегодня их больше и они лучше чем в США и Европе А ведь они их увеличат в 2-3 раза…

[@da4127]

@@Prizrak96then why is the CCP banning any book that talks bad about them, even if just a little bit? Plus, it was the CCP that brought back China from poverty, it was China’s openness to foreign countries and hard work, during Mao’s time, they were very poor, and now that Xi is becoming another totalitarian leader like Mao and closing China to any foreign country, the same thing will happen, in due time

[@CherikoM]

Do you think average Z generation kids worldwide like to read?

[@kiminootousan9969]

@@da4127 Being poor has any bussiness with Mao? No, it beacuse you those west men robbed and stolen things form China.

[@CNMtootwgo]

@@da4127 Just like you are afraid of entertainment videos on TikTok? Hahaha

[@sofisamad7471]

Love your pronunciation. Very clear, nice to hear and easy to grasp the words you are saying. Your voice is good too.

[@ericjohnson6634]

South Africa has some very nice accents. I don't think I've ever heard an English speaker from that country I don't enjoy listening to.

[@Night_Lurker]

Beautiful touch at the end. Now that you live in America, you could easily point out many valid criticisms of our country. But you present us in a credible and patriotic way for the good things we have.

[@DatBoiOrly]

this reminds me of a dream/nightmare i had where i was in one of those giant libraries & couldn't reach a specific book so i got a ladder to reach it after i retrieved the ladder, the walls begin to twist and contort so i couldn't reach the book even with a ladder.

[@tashajoykin5192]

You reached for the *forbidden knowledge*

[@originaljws]

One of my most treasured belongings is a Chinese language translation of Orwell's 1984 which I bought on my first visit to Beijing. I got it at a bookstore walking distance from Tienanmen Square, it was out on the sidewalk on a clearance rack. China is filled with so many lovely people doing their best under a morally/demographically bankrupt and brutal government.

[@danarzechula3769]

Hmm sounds like home

[@the10ken]

fyi, for whatever reason, 1984 actually isn't a banned book. It's even available on some of the biggest webnovel platforms.

[@originaljws]

@@the10kenI'm not surprised that's the case, but the irony of the message of that book in that setting was too much to pass up.

[@the10ken]

@@originaljws 100%. Got my wife (Chinese) to read it, and she was like wtf, how is this not a banned book? I sorta just went, "I dunno, I guess it's cuz in the book it was the British doing all the bad things?" 😂

[@lolscrip9896]

Hey there! First off, I want to say how much I appreciate the content you create. It's clear you have a deep understanding of China, which comes from your impressive 14-year journey living there. Your experiences and insights are truly valuable to your viewers, and it's understandable that, given the constraints you faced, there might have been limitations on what you could openly discuss or criticize during your time there. However, as a newcomer to your channel, I've noticed a trend in the videos that focus predominantly on the negative aspects of China. While I fully recognize the importance of shedding light on these issues, this singular focus has painted a rather bleak picture of China for me. Knowing your balanced and nuanced perspective, I believe this may not be your intention to cast such a shadow over the place you chose to call home for a significant part of your life. Would it be possible for you to also share stories or insights into the positive experiences and aspects of China? There's undoubtedly a lot of beauty, culture, and kindness among the people and places there that would provide a more rounded perspective. Sharing such experiences could enrich our understanding of China beyond the negatives and show the complexity and diversity of the country. As I'm in the process of considering a move to China for work, and I must admit that the current focus of your videos is giving me second thoughts. Thanks again for all the hard work you put into your content. I look forward to seeing your future videos!

[@serpentza]

I have over a thousand videos, many positive videos about China, please go and look at my entire catalog of videos before you call me negative

[@CL-gv2fx]

Bot-busted lol@@serpentza

[@user-vr5zu8wf4e]

不好意思，我是中国人，中国没有积极一面

[@lolscrip9896]

@@serpentza Just to clarify, I'm not labeling you as negative, nor am I trying to put you on the defensive. Just sharing my initial impressions coming across your channel. I've been searching for those positive perspectives on China you mentioned. Honestly, it felt like searching for a needle in a haystack since your departure from China. Just someone genuinely interested in seeing both sides through your experiences.

[@Nichousha7878]

@@user-vr5zu8wf4e不好意思，你并不能代表中国人。

[@G.and.DJackson]

Imagine the books are real... How are you going to reach those top shelves?... Ridiculous!

[@eastwood4006]

"Visit our library and check out one of 8,000,000 copies of Xi Thought". What other book could you possibly want or need?

[@jwhite5008]

There is most likely something lost in the translation here. This is definitely never intended to be a library book storage area. This looks like some sort of a meeting hall with mild library theming. Like on a theme park level. Or mall holiday decoration level. There are several ways of organizing a functional library and this is most definitely not one of them. How would anyone find anything on curved racks with no markings? How would people access books around the CURVED domed ceiling if they actually were there? There is also no point of building a very tall book rack that could not be accessed with a short step-ladder. Such libraries did exist historically but were very unsafe to use, and so obsolete by many centuries. There is no way to build a safe movable ladder to get to all the books unless it's basically an industrial crane. And even if there was - fixed ladders are obviously blocking the way for at least some of them. How they are supposed to take the books out of behind or under the seats where people are already seating? The books will quickly get damp and moldy from a lot of people putting their wet outdoor clothes near them. My point is - whatever this room was designed to be used for - it is anything but actually storing books. The random paper books were probably thrown there just for aesthetics, no one is supposed to read them as you are not supposed to feed plastic animals in a kids play area. Furthermore, there is no use for public library buildings anymore, except for historic artifacts. Chinese people read books on their phones and tablets like everyone else in 2024. Is this confusion because Chinese propaganda machine just decided to throw some random pointless claim without thinking even a little? Can anyone with actual knowledge explain what this room actually is labeled as?

[@StreakyBaconMan]

It's almost funny that people think there must be a logical explanation for this - yes it clearly wasn't built with the primary intention of being a functional library. It was built with the primary intention of people THINKING it's a functional library that is superior to anything you'd find in western countries. It ACTUALLY being a functional library isn't nearly as important as it looking futuristic and beautiful in pictures because the purpose is to use it in propaganda, not provide a library for the local community to use.

[@jwhite5008]

@@StreakyBaconMan From vague descriptions around the net I figured there is some other "traditional" section of this library which actually store books and allow borrowing - which has absolutely no photos whatsoever. And this atrium shown was first supposed to have many books all over it at first but then it was decided that actually storing books there is a bad idea (which it is) so it was left mostly empty of them, and access to upper shelves was not built leaving them to be purely decorative. I think it's a good thing too since this place already looks like somewhere you can slip and fall to your doom easily and without good reason.

[@StreakyBaconMan]

@@jwhite5008 Yeah I've seen people claim that this is just an atrium/entrance hall - but people who have actually BEEN there and have video footage of it say that is not the case and there is no main 'traditional' section hidden away. There are a few people who have videos and pictures of it and their defence of it is just that it isn't finished yet and one day it probably will have heaps of books. But quite apart from anything else, it just goes to show what the CCP find important. Lets say it is an atrium, and there is an actual library hidden away behind all that somewhere - why is it that they didn't feel it was important to show how good the library was and only how beautiful futuristic the atrium looked in the media? Because they don't care about the library part, they care about the futuristic beautiful looking part.

[@jwhite5008]

​@@StreakyBaconMan You are saying they said they opened a library, but the actual library is closed, and there's only that atrium? It feels so absolutely insane it's hard to believe that even CCP officials could do that. Then again this is not the first or 100st insane thing they did claiming otherwise, and they probably censored it all. Irregardless. your second point is undeniable

[@danarzechula3769]

No confusion unless it is yours. Just propaganda and more empty facades. Our libraries are hopping places with group study rooms for students programs for children movie nights book club discussions. It is a place of idea exchange and community. Maybe you will have that someday. You can keep your sad lonely tablet.

[@lotsoflaughs1175]

The CCP burned millions of books (along with their culture) during the so called “cultural revolution”. You don’t expect them to bring back those books do you? 🙃

[@kiminootousan9969]

Trump suggests you drink sterilized water,so you american like to drink sterilized water,right? 40 million Americans addicted to opioid drugs,so every american like opioid drugs?

[@justabby4528]

In Tijuana Mexico, there's a place called the Cecut, it looks exactly like the giant ball here 08:06. It's a wonderful place to learn about culture, nature, gastronomy etc, sometimes people gather to buy books watch movies among other stuff, i remember back in 2016 i went to watch "The Wales" movie, there was a display of wales skeletons and information about every species, such a cool experience.

[@gooddoggy3257]

In March 2024 I visited a Starbucks in China that had some shelves with books-fake books. The books on the shelves were simply cardboard boxes that looked like books. My son, who lived there for 5 years said this was quite common.

[@KofaOne]

Dude it's made to look good. Ofc you wouldn't have books on the floor level shelves and in the main hall. All the books are in reading rooms wtf is this video

[@saehian]

Lie-talking 😂

[@Infernal_Elf]

That great libriaries of the USA scrolling at the end is epic :D

[@debub966]

As a career librarian, I have seen the heydey between the 70s and 2000's, when books were still centre stage, to their steady decline in the digital era. I'm not nostalgic for the physical book, which, as noted elsewhere in the comments, have become architectural elements in libraries. So I'm not terribly shocked by book wallpaper as an architectural feauture.

[@leobuana7430]

Yeah,but at least use a dummy

[@THE-X-Force]

Fine .. but the propaganda they are trying to feed the world is that the books are real.

[@danarzechula3769]

But it is presented as if it were a physical library. It's the deception that is part of the point. And I will always love physical books. No commercials🎉🎉,🎉🎉

[@appletvaccount1364]

Please make a video about the open racism towards white people in China. For example it annoys me as a person with Caucasian roots, when I travel in China, Chinese would often tell me about my blue eyes, blonde hair, tall nose, small lips. While most Westerners find this flattering, I find it outright offensive. Imagine in the west if white people would comment on people with African roots about their brown skin, big lips, curly hair?! Can I touch your flat nose, it's so amazing!? Can I make a foto with you? Isn't this outrageous!? Yet it's tolerated by literally everyone??

[@danarzechula3769]

Well I don't think the Chinese have politeness genes😂

[@creamone]

This Library is called the Tianjin Binhai Library in the city of Tianjin. Fake books in that Library are by design. If you venture further into the library, which this video doesn't show, there are plenty of real books. The sphere in the middle is an auditorium. This Library is massive covering 33,700 square feet. Anyone reading this can do the research themselves. Too bad this guy is misleading people.

[@elinlee2773]

Thanks for sharing

[@j.harbottle8928]

I remember you walking thru China with an umbrella ! liked that, thanks, hope you and family succeed in your dreams

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

Watching videos from half a year and 3 weeks ago you can really see the progress

[@tk9780]

I remember those types of fake library backdrops from old-school photographs, ironically the backdrops were used to cover up shelves of books in the school library.

[@herrkulor3771]

The hollow panels give it away that zhey are just camouflaged noise control panels to prevent echos.

[@SkeeterHowitzer]

China: short cuttings, façades.

[@hernanxx]

It's so childish. Thinking they will impress anyone with a library in the times of digital media.

[@eastwood4006]

The quick overview of just a few of the public libraries in the United States makes me proud to be an American. America is not perfect and has many problems which often frustrate me, but then I think well, I could have been born in China...

[@polkalamypekopeko2969]

Apparently there is a megaproject thing inside that you can rent books via kiosks and then go pick up the book sorted from a giant machine that sorts out the internal library which is hidden underground. I think it is a pretty cool idea but also silly

[@chrisloeber9451]

I like that you put your ads up front easier to skip over.

[@llamasugar5478]

Thank you for your service, and thank you for sharing Satie’s music!

[@robertopang4240]

The sponsor spot was quite entertaining. More of these, please.

[@nemo-x]

That cave library is such an amazing idea, i just wish there were more than literally 2 shelves worth of books.

[@dwalinfundinson]

The land of shortcuts and facades! Perfect. Getting close to 2 million subs, sir.

[@travelchoice89]

Who knew fake libraries were a thing? This is both amusing and concerning! 🤨📖

[@JonySmith-bb4gx]

Source ? Proof ?

[@Just_a_random_birb]

The video? @@JonySmith-bb4gx

[@str8eye]

I ❤ going 2 my local library & just soaking up ALL the knowledge bc knowledge imo is power 💪🏻😊

[@artemirrlazaris7406]

If they need books, we ahve tens of thousands of books destroyed from universities and libraries every year... they oculd jsut do a book donation, to expand their means... like any normal place.

[@cryptopapi4737]

I was actually more entertained by your ad jingle. Classic!

[@yoshiramar1992]

I like how you did the end part by showing cool libraries in the US. Good work

[@gohivan5119]

I looked closely at the video and its just a regular theater designed as a library. They just randomly put some unwanted books there for tourists to take photos. The regular library is probably just next to this.

[@janvanruth3485]

the architect also created the wallpaper, it was part of the design...

[@ries100]

This place on the video is just for tourist attractions, but they also have the real library with actual books on the side building not far from there.

[@ferrysetiawan6640]

Great design, it wasn't designed as a library i presumed. A good place to hang out

[@Joehero1107]

Books are on the third and fourth floors, and there are also places for self-study on the second floor, in order to make readers more quiet

[@karlmodry716]

Being a librarian myself, this is just painfull to watch.

[@wolfstorm5394]

Fake it till you- ...Nah we just gonna fake it.

[@AaronOlafson]

It's no problem. Most schools in the states have minimized or eliminated school and public libraries or putting ABCLGTB books for elementary kids, if they can even read.

[@lucianolago2871]

I like the detail of that book in the cave at 04:34 A dystopian book in the bottom-mid called "1084" Cool

[@SkeeterHowitzer]

Finda was yellow, and her hair was like the mane of a horse. She could not bend a tree, but where Lyda killed one lion she killed ten. Finda was seductive. Her voice was sweeter than any bird’s. Her eyes were alluring and enticing, but whoever looked upon them became her slave. Finda was unreasonable. She wrote thousands of laws, but she never obeyed one. She despised the frankness of the good, and gave herself up to flatterers. That was her misfortune. Her head was too full, but her heart was too vain. She loved nobody but herself, and she wished that all should love her. False Finda! Honey-sweet were her words, but those who trusted them found sorrow at hand. Selfish Finda! She wished to rule everybody, and her sons were like her. They made their sisters serve them, and they slew each other for the mastery. Treacherous Finda! One wrong word would irritate her, and the cruellest deeds did not affect her. If she saw a lizard swallow a spider, she shuddered; but if she saw her children kill a Frisian, her bosom swelled with pleasure. [17] Unfortunate Finda! She died in the bloom of her age, and the mode of her death is unknown. Hypocritical children! Her corpse was buried under a costly stone, pompous inscriptions were written on it, and loud lamentations were heard at it, but in private not a tear was shed. Despicable people! The laws that Finda established were written on golden tables, but the object for which they were made was never attained. The good laws were abolished, and selfishness instituted bad ones in their place. O Finda! then the earth overflowed with blood, and your children were mown down like grass. Yes, Finda! those were the fruits of your vanity. Look down from your watch-star and weep.

[@gaymer42069]

Not enough books are legal in china to fill the place even if they were real.