Emma Watson inspires China's booklovers
- By Sarah Dickens
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E-mail CRI, November 16, 2016
A Chinese bookseller has been inspired by the British actor Emma Watson and hidden books to be found by strangers on the Chongqing light railway.
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| The undated photo shows British actor Emma Watson hides books to be found by strangers on the New York City subway in New York, U.S.. [Photo / Sohu.com] |
Jiang Lin, 29, concealed 40 books chosen from Razor’s Edge Book Club, his shop in the city. "I considered the needs of commuters," he said, adding that he wanted those who found them to be "comforted by the books and feel connected with other readers."
Watson, who is best known for playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, left 100 copies of Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou on the London Underground earlier this month, some of them with personalised notes to their finders. Watson, who is also a UN goodwill ambassador, left the volumes as part of the Books on the Underground project, a campaign that began in 2012 to promote a love of reading by bringing new and second-hand books to commuters.
The actor left more feminist books on the New York City subway the day after Donald Trump was elected to be the next president of the US. Mr Trump, who was hit by a series of scandals during the campaign about his treatment of women, won only 21 per cent of the vote in New York, his home state. "Then," Watson said, "I am going to fight even harder for all the things I believe in."
Mr Jiang said: "After I read the news about her leaving books on the London Tube I was so inspired that I immediately decided to do something." Twenty more people have since joined him in this project, and they are now working on a more detailed plan to promote the love of reading, including seeking the support of the Chongqing Light Rail Company. "I believe there are many book lovers like me in China," he said. "This project will be welcomed across the country."
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