What about spirit

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire,

men cannot live without a spiritual life.

-- Buddha

People in China today care too much about wealth and material life. Meanwhile, the desire of materials and estates also caused the shopping malls and the estate business flourished improperly.

This project wish to question the desire of mammonism in the society and search for solutions.

Compare with the mall map

Less than half of the shopping malls contain a book shop inside.

Retail sales in Hangzhou

Quantity of books a person read in a year

Typical time killers

Instead of reading or traveling, people do those meaningless things to kill time

"They worked ridiculous hours, wastefully spent money, and lived paycheck to paycheck. Instead of discovering their passions, they pacified themselves with ephemeral indulgences-which only led to more debt, depression, and discontent."

-- Minimalism