Since their birth, subway stations have served as a vital platform to show the culture, tradition and styleof a city or country. Here we take stock of some amazing, artistic metro stations in China.

Beijing metro stations: Strong Chinese style and a spirit of modernity.

The first underground library on subway Line 4 in Beijing. Beijing launched its first underground library "M Subway Library" on Jan 12. Citizens riding the special trainon subway Line 4 can read e-books provided by the National Library by scanning the QR code in the carriage. (Photo:Chinadaily.com/Chinanews.com)