What's on in Beijing (May 29-June 4)

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Romance of words

The National Library hosts an exhibition in partnership with the British National Library, showcasing rare prints and first editions of classics including the manuscript of Dicken's Nicolas Nickleby, the revised manuscript of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, a draft of Wordsworth's poem I Wandered Lonely Like a Cloud and other important works of literature.

Learn more here.

If you go:

Through June 21. National Library of China, 33 Zhongguancun South Street, Hadian district. 010-8800-3091

Ticket: Free