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Beijing's first underground library "M Subway•Library" is open. [Photo/mtr.bj.cn]China's capital city launched its first underground library, "M Subway•Library" on Jan 12. The theme of its first activity is "Our Characters".Citizens riding the special train on subway Line 4 now can read e-books provided by the National Library by scanning the QR code in the carriage."M Subway•Library" is a public welfare program initiated by the Beijing MTR and the National Library to provide qualified book resources to the public through the platform of public transportation. The library will organize different themed activities regularly and recommend a dozen free books to the public each year in the long term.Read on China DailyBeijing launches 'Subway Library'With 10 million passengers every day, the Beijing subway system has huge potential as a place for promotion or even a new lifestyle. The "Subway Library," which has just opened on Line 4 of the underground, encourages people to take advantage of their time on the trains to read more books.Read more and see the videos on Chin.org.cnChina: Beijing metro users access free e-booksFinding something to read on the underground just got a bit easier in Beijing, where travellers can now access a free electronic library.Carriages on Line 4 of the city's metro feature barcodes which people can scan with their tablets or smartphones, China's BTV News channel reports. They'll be able to choose from a selection of ten books, which will change every couple of months. The first books available are about historical Chinese texts. "I think we have found a great, effective and handy tool to make traditional culture popular," says Rong Jun, a spokesman from the city government, which is supporting the initiative along with the National Library.Read more on BBC.News.com