World Book Day: readers from the globe

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To celebrate World Book Day and embrace the beauty of reading, Peking University shares photos of Gu Xiaoguang, a PKU librarian, writer, and photographer who travelled in more than 30 countries and captured the beauty of reading. (Photos: PKU)

Gu's photos portray people of different ages, genders and social classes all over the world.

The Book Loft, Solvang, California, USA

Český Krumlov, Czech

Dead Sea, Israel

Heidelberg, Germany

Abyaneh, Iran

Marrakesh, Morocco

Bagan, Myanmar

Nanjing, China

Kathmandu, Nepal

Petra, Jordan

Venice, Italy

Abyaneh, Iran

Reading a good book helps us discover knowledge and find inner peace, so why not take a break, grab a cup of coffee or tea, and indulge yourself in a good book to celebrate the World Book a Day!

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