The Readers is a popular TV show. It invites different people to read aloud on the stage. The show also tells the moving stories behind those people. They can read everything such as poems, books and letters. By reading aloud, the words on the paper come to life.
Many people are fans of the show. They begin to enjoy reading aloud at home. Now, the show gives people a special place to read across China. It is a reading pavilion. They are in many cities, including Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi'an.
The pavilion is very small. Only one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone in it and it records people's voices. Everyone can read for three minutes in the pavilion. They can read everything they like. The show will pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV.
People of all ages read in the pavilion. "Reading should be just like singing and talking," said Dong Qing, the producer of the show. "We can express our true feelings by reading aloud."
