Beijing Internet-famous Sites in 2022: Reading Space

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2023-04-12


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T·A Club Tea and Book Bar

The T∙A Club Tea and Book Bar consists of a light music area and a quiet reading area in the hall, self-study tables for one or two persons, a Chinese tea room, a Japanese tea room, and meeting rooms. Be it study, rest, small salons, or reading clubs, it is an ideal place.

In addition to a pleasant environment, the bar also provides a variety of tea drinks and refreshments for learners, mainly including floral and fruit tea, spiced tea, black tea, white tea, scented tea, and Pu'er tea, as well as pastries and desserts. Various facilities and equipment such as printers and copiers, wireless screen projectors, self-service storage, eye-caring table lamps are available here. You can also pat the kittens to relax yourself.

Address: Room 201, Building 5, Courtyard 30, Shixing Avenue, Shijingshan District, Beijing

 LReading Art Bookstore (Shougang Park Branch)

Focusing on the global cool culture, art, fashion, and lifestyle, the LReading Art Bookstore (Shougang Park Branch) fully leverages its role as a bookstore, integrates culture with industrial relics, and creates a multicultural, boundless space that connects history to future.

Featuring culture, art and design books, the bookstore boasts Chinese and foreign traditions, classical culture and art, and modern, contemporary, and trendy culture and art from the East and West. It also has a restaurant, art gallery, Xiaomi experience store, ice cream shop, etc. The bookstore holds art exhibitions, brand pop-ups, cultural lectures, art salons, and other activities irregularly, providing a space integrating reading, learning, exhibition, exchange, party, leisure, and creative life. Based on brand-new cultural thinking and artistic concepts, it offers the public rich artistic practices, indicating a life attitude and lifestyle. 

Address: Floor 1, No.3 Blast Furnace, No.68, Shijingshan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing

Sweet Town Bookstore

Adopting a comprehensive business model that combines a bookstore, library, and exhibition space, the Sweet Town Bookstore offers readers a range of choices of reading, borrowing, and purchasing books. The innovative business model not only meets the diverse needs of the public, but helps innovate the operation of brick-and-mortar bookstores.

With a warm and comfortable atmosphere, the modern bookstore accommodates a range of functions, including reading, socializing, book borrowing, speeches, exhibitions, and releases. It houses a collection of over 40,000 books covering diverse genres, and provides cultural and creative products, becoming a holistic cultural and aesthetic space for readers.

As a new type of bookstore serving the community, the Sweet Town Bookstore dedicated to providing its readers with the best reading environment. With fresh air, ideal room temperature, complimentary cold and hot drinking water, and free access to Wi-Fi, the bookstore has long been a cultural center that delivers benefits to its surrounding community, and a hub of literature and arts in the entire cultural park.

Address: Building 107, Culture and Technology Industrial Park, Beihuaji Love Workshop, Nanmofang Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Xinhua Bookstore (Pet Theme)

The pet-themed bookstore features three themed areas, namely books, cats, and public welfare, and boasts an extensive selection of pet-themed books and picture books. It has carefully selected a collection of over a hundred exceptional pet-related books divided into ten categories such as the pet psychology, pet care, and pet medications. You can enjoy a tranquil reading while cuddling a cat in this serene environment. The bookstore has totally broke its traditional service model through offering immersive and interactive experiences, giving readers a new cultural consumption experience. This has injected fresh vitality into the cultural services of the Xinhua Bookstore.

Address: Building 7, Zone 10, Heping Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Beijing Chemical Industry Group Yixintang Xisi Comic Art Space

Situated in a serene traditional Chinese courtyard, the art space is committed to reviving, preserving, and perpetuating the art of Chinese picture-story books. It is a comprehensive urban cultural space that incorporates top-notch picture-story book exhibitions, book sales, reading areas, auctions, restoration of calligraphy and painting works, and study trips.

The east wing serves as a primary sale area for picture-story books. It is divided into three zones: Treasure Hunting, Fine Picture-story Books House and "Joyful Reading" Space. The principal room is a center for studying ancient books and paintings, where free classes for calligraphy and painting restoration are held for young people on a regular basis.

The art space regularly holds various events such as the collection and exhibition of picture-story books, art exchanges, and lectures, providing a platform for picture-story book enthusiasts to learn and communicate. It strives to promote traditional culture and art, recognized and unanimously praised by picture-story book enthusiasts, local residents and tourists.

Address: No.87, Fuchengmen Inner Street, Xicheng District, Beijing

Shiguang Great Wall Cultural Bookstore

The bookstore has a collection of over 5,000 books, covering books on the Great Wall culture, historical documents, literature, children's books, social science books, etc. It is open to the public free of charge and provides borrowing services, allowing more people to enrich their leisure time, learn cultural knowledge, and appreciate the profound Chinese culture at the foot of the Great Wall. 

The bookstore also offers coffee, tea, and exquisite afternoon tea. You can read a book sitting by the floor-to-ceiling windows on a sunny afternoon, breathe in the fresh air, and have a cup of tea, allowing your mind and body to completely relax after being in the city for so long.

Address: Shixia Village, Badaling Town, Yanqing District, Beijing

Beijing Shunyi Xinhua Bookstore (Wenyu River Tianyuan Branch)

Specializing in services such as books, special cultural and creative products, tea, coffee, beverages, and desserts, the Beijing Shunyi Xinhua Bookstore (Wenyu River Tianyuan Branch) features a stylish and elegant interior design and a pleasant and comfortable courtyard. Books here are clearly classified, easy for readers to search for. Nestling in a beautiful environment, it is an ideal place for reading and purchasing books. The space also boasts a versatile area for experiential activities and a dedicated area for readers to unwind down. Here, you can observe the shifting seasons outside. 

The bookstore is surrounded by picturesque scenery, with a comfortable environment inside. Why not open your favorite book and sip a delightful cup of tea? Here, you can enjoy the wonderful moments of life and nourish your soul.

Address: No.6, Wenyu River Park, Shunyi District, Beijing

Huiai Building Public Welfare Reading Space

As the Beijing Demonstration Center of Service for Persons with Disabilities, the Huiai Building Public Welfare Reading Space features its exceptional accessibility, and provides barrier-free services that are safe, convenient, and comfortable for individuals with special needs. The space offers a wide range of high-quality cultural activities tailored for people with special needs, including free cultural services, and internship opportunities and relevant training programs.

The space boasts a rich collection of large-print and Braille books, as well as barrier-free films for visually impaired people. Accessible books are designed to help individuals with special needs enjoy digital entertainment and leisure activities through technology such as audio book players. Similarly, accessible cinemas provide an opportunity for them to enjoy cultural events. The space strives to cultivate interest and enthusiasm in reading among individuals with special needs, enable them to experience the joys of reading and boost their cultural confidence. It also aims to promote an inclusive society and encourage the disabled to share the benefits of social development, as well as cultural and ethical progress.

Address: Huiai Building, No.23, Lianhuachi Nanli, Fengtai District, Beijing


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