Dawn Study Row in Fuzhou Campus Library

Soft overcast light falls through high windows, illuminating a long row of computer terminals in a Fuzhou campus library reading room. Warm-toned printouts stack neatly beside the keyboard trays, their edges catching small highlights on the polished black surfaces. Early winter air settles over the space, visible only in the stillness of the desks and the cool gray tone of the morning. Layers of depth recede into the distance, where identical workstations fade into soft shadows. The floor reflects the ambient glow, creating a path of light that leads toward the back of the room. One stack of paper rests slightly askew on the nearest desk, its white surface against the dark plastic of the monitor base.