Memorial to May 10, 1933 Nazi Book Burning Review

The memorial site of burning books, also known as the empty bookshelf, is situated on the street under the Bodhi tree, where Jewish books were burned by the Nazis at that time. The monument is very creative, and beside it there is a famous sentence of Heine, where they burn books, they will eventually burn human beings. Many feelings, thought-provoking.

The idea of burning books to commemorate the remains, with a glass cover over it, to make an empty underground bookshelf, is still good. It means that knowledge is emptied to commemorate the crimes of the Nazis.

Empty bookshelves, Yu Qiuyu spent a lot of pen and ink writing here. Next to it is a line of Heine's poems, translated into Zhongwei meaning - "Where do they burn books, they will eventually burn humans.

Empty bookshelves commemorate the burning of books by the Nazis. A basement 7 meters wide and 5 meters deep is dug in the center of the square. There are rows of white bookshelves in the space. There is nothing above the bookshelves. The size of the space symbolizes the 20,000 books that were burned down in that year. The fully enclosed library space allows visitors to overlook the basement only through 1.2 meters of glass on the ground.

The memorial site of burning books has a long history in Beiber Square, which is unavoidable in Bodhisattva Street. It was established to commemorate the burning of books in 1933. It also has many historical opportunities. It is a very good place. Many visitors come and look back on history.