【大美广东】Lingnan Talk | Visit a lost libraryin Guangzhou. 

岭南说｜在广州，寻访一座消失的图书馆

Lingnan: Beauty Beyond Borders | There is a street called Zhafen Street in Yuexiu, #Guangzhou, with hustle and bustle in its name. More than a century ago, the Kui Shuang Pavilion was hidden among these bustling #alleys. Liang Dingfen, the owner, once served as a tutor to Puyi, the last emperor of #China, and dedicated his life to promoting education and enlightening the public. In 1910, he renamed the Kui Shuang Pavilion to “Library of Liang Clan Ancestral Hall”, and opened it to the public free of charge. Thus was born the first private #library in Guangzhou open to the public in this food street. The former site of Kui Shuang Pavilion has now been replaced by a residential building. But when we come here, we can still be touched by that sincerity. #SplendidLingnan

广州越秀有一条榨粉街，名字中就冒着浓浓的烟火气。百余年前，葵霜阁便隐藏在这市井之间。它的主人梁鼎芬，曾任末代皇帝溥仪的老师，一生致力于普及教育、开启民智。1910年，他将葵霜阁更名为“梁祠图书馆”，向市民免费开放。于是在这条美食街上，便诞生了广州首个对外开放的私人图书馆。葵霜阁旧址，如今已被一栋居民楼取代，但站在这里，我们仍能被那份赤诚触动。

来源：羊城晚报