These Buildings,

almost out Escher Escher!

 and it is all done with cunning stircasesand mirrors,

 in Zhongshuge bookstores, designed by Shangai-based architecture firm X+Living, feature incredible rooms, 

 each location in this chain of Chinese bookstores has uniquely designed spaces with reflective elements that immerse guests in parallel environments,

 in the Chongqing branch, criss-crossing staircases and a mirrored ceiling double the room for an effect that seems straight out of an M.C. Escher woodcut or an infinite Indian stepwell,

 in the Yangzhou location, each book-filled room also features mirrors, but many are found on the floors rather than ceiling, these glassy elements are mean to appear like mirages,

 a reference to the city’s canals, rivers, and lakes,

 what extraordinary experience it must be to visit one of these libraries,

well it is a pretty unique experience to go to any library these days!

you can take a quick peek inside the Yangzhou-based location in the video by Great Big Story above, to view more of the Zhongshuge libraries, visit X+Living’s website, and plan you visit to your local library, before they all close!