Visually impaired people read Braille books at the Chinese National Library for the Blind in Beijing, China, June 30, 2011.
The Beijing-based Chinese National Library for the Blind opened a new location on Tuesday. The new location has 28,000 square meters and is divided into many sections that include training and exhibition areas. The new library boasts a collection of over 50,000 Braille books, large-lettered books and audio-books. Facilities in the library are designed in a user-friendly way for blind people. China has 12.33 million visually impaired people, according to the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF). (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Visually impaired people play a Chinese chess designed for the blind at the Chinese National Library for the Blind in Beijing, China, June 30, 2011.
The Beijing-based Chinese National Library for the Blind opened a new location on Tuesday. The new location has 28,000 square meters and is divided into many sections that include training and exhibition areas. The new library boasts a collection of over 50,000 Braille books, large-lettered books and audio-books. Facilities in the library are designed in a user-friendly way for blind people. China has 12.33 million visually impaired people, according to the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF). (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
A visually impaired person reads a Braille book at the Chinese National Library for the Blind in Beijing, China, June 30, 2011.
The Beijing-based Chinese National Library for the Blind opened a new location on Tuesday. The new location has 28,000 square meters and is divided into many sections that include training and exhibition areas. The new library boasts a collection of over 50,000 Braille books, large-lettered books and audio-books. Facilities in the library are designed in a user-friendly way for blind people. China has 12.33 million visually impaired people, according to the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) . (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
A visually impaired man touches an embossed artwork at a museum inside the Chinese National Library for the Blind in Beijing, China, June 30, 2011.
The Beijing-based Chinese National Library for the Blind opened a new location on Tuesday. The new location has 28,000 square meters and is divided into many sections that include training and exhibition areas. The new library boasts a collection of over 50,000 Braille books, large-lettered books and audio-books. Facilities in the library are designed in a user-friendly way for blind people. China has 12.33 million visually impaired people, according to the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) . (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
