Forty years ago, Du Dejian established a "library" for farmers in a shabby room of his adobe dwelling in Zhangfang village, Shanxi province. Sine then, the library has been developed into a two-story ...

An unexpected problem was attracting visitors. Du said after the library opened, some villagers came to have a look out of curiosity and then never showed up again as less-educated farmers had no ...

On Oct. 30, 2023, the Village Library re-opened to the public after a referendum-funded renovation. Situated in a quaint brick building in the Old Village, this library holds great history and has ...