A glimpse of “spiritual home” of taxi drivers in Chengdu
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A library designed for taxi drivers is considered as the spiritual home for the toilers. The library named Book House for Taxi Drivers is located in a garage in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province in southwest China. /Chinanews Photo

A library designed for taxi drivers is considered as the spiritual home for the toilers. The library named Book House for Taxi Drivers is located in a garage in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province in southwest China. /Chinanews Photo

The garage is divided into two parts with the library on one side and a maintenance shop on the other. Taxi drivers in the city love to read in the library when their vehicles are being maintained or repaired. /Chengdu Economic Daily Photo

The garage is divided into two parts with the library on one side and a maintenance shop on the other. Taxi drivers in the city love to read in the library when their vehicles are being maintained or repaired. /Chengdu Economic Daily Photo

The library consists of about 30,000 books, covering the fields of politics, economy, military, literature, arts, history, philosophy and geography. /Chinanews Photo

The library consists of about 30,000 books, covering the fields of politics, economy, military, literature, arts, history, philosophy and geography. /Chinanews Photo

Calligraphic artworks, paintings and signed books written by prominent authors are hung on the wall. /Chinanews Photo

Calligraphic artworks, paintings and signed books written by prominent authors are hung on the wall. /Chinanews Photo

Books in the library are donations from all sectors of society whose names are listed on the display board besides the bookshelves. The number of the books had increased from 1,000 to 20,000 within 2013, when the library was established. /Chinanews Photo

Books in the library are donations from all sectors of society whose names are listed on the display board besides the bookshelves. The number of the books had increased from 1,000 to 20,000 within 2013, when the library was established. /Chinanews Photo

Book House for Taxi Drivers has been verified as “the library designed for taxi drivers with the largest number of books” by World Record database. /Chinanews Photo

Book House for Taxi Drivers has been verified as “the library designed for taxi drivers with the largest number of books” by World Record database. /Chinanews Photo