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Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain

Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain

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Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain
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ACOUSTIC DESIGN
Yanxiang Tsinghua University Acoustic Lab

LIGHTING DESIGN
X Studio School Of Architecture Tsinghua University

CLIENT
Jinyun County Culture Tourism Development Investment Co. Ltd

STRUCTURAL STRENGTHENING CONSULTANTThe
The Architectural Design & Research Institute Of Zhejiang University Co.ltd.

CONSTRUCTION
Jinhong Construction Co. Ltd, Zhejiang Tunnel Engineering Group Co.ltd

SAFETY CONSULTANT
South Zhejiang Comprehensive Engineering Institute Co. Ltd Of Investigation And Mapping

SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING
Key Laboratory Of Eco Planning & Green Building Tsinghua University

LEAD ARCHITECT
Tiantian Xu

ARCHITECTS
Dna

PHOTOGRAPHS
Ziling Wang, Xiandu Scenic Area

AREA
1000 m²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Lishui, China

CATEGORY
Landscap Architect

Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain
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Only a few meters from Quarry No. 9, one finds the entrance to Quarry No. 8, which houses a location for reading and studying that is distributed over various platforms in the interior.

The space extends about 50 meters into the mountain and reaches a height of nearly 40 meters.

Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain
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Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain
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This cave, too, was created as a result of stones being quarried by hand from the top down.

The lateral terraces are evidence of faulty rock, which is why the quarrying of blocks was abandoned and a random interior topography was created.

Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain
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Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain
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Nearby this quarry is a place where scholars met in historical times to debate their ideas.

The Tang Dynasty poet Han Yu spoke of how the path through the Mountain of Knowledge (Shushan) is only made possible through diligence.

Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain
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Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain
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With its cultural connotation, this space is thus the most important one in the group, since, here, a cultural and educational ideal that every schoolchild in China immediately recognizes is inscribed in the found situation.

The lateral stone terraces in the interior develop over five levels up to a height of 12 meters, which can only be climbed with a certain amount of effort.

Positioned on these platforms, which are accessible by stairs, are shelves of books and places for studying, where visitors can immerse themselves in the world of stone inscriptions and calligraphy.

Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain
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Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain
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Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain
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Like the proverbial mountain of knowledge, the galleries that must be climbed on the way to the top-level pile up in front of the visitor. From there, a 27-meter-long tunnel leads to Quarry No. 2.


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Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain
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Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain
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