Two bookstores in Xi'an recognized for their beauty

The Qujiang Bookstore and Jiahui Hantang Book City in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, were awarded the title of "annual most beautiful bookstore" at the first national reading conference held in Beijing on April 24.

Qujiang Bookstore

Located next to Tang Paradise in Xi'an, Qujiang Bookstore opened in 2016 and is affiliated to the Xi'an Xinhua Bookstore. The bookstore has a construction area of 18,000 square meters and four floors. It houses nearly 150,000 kinds of books and more than 600,000 volumes.

The interior of the Qujiang Bookstore in Xi'an [Photo/Xi'an municipal government's WeChat account]

The overall design of the Qujiang Bookstore combines the unique culture of Xi'an with a simple and atmospheric light industrial style.

It is the first compound reading experience center in Northwest China and boasts a coffee book bar and specialty catering. It strays from the traditional business model of physical bookstores and offers a diverse array of consumption options.

Jiahui Hantang Book City

Jiahui Hantang Book City officially opened at the end of 2002 and is located in Xiaozhai, the cultural heart of Xi'an. The book city has a total operating area of 13,000 sq m and houses 200,000 books and volumes of various types.

People read at Jiahui Hantang Book City in Xi'an. [Photo/Xi'an municipal government's WeChat account]

In 2019, the book city reopened after being renovated. As a private bookstore, it has always changed with the times.

Over the past three years, it has held more than 1,000 activities to promote national reading, developing themed publications and exhibitions and organizing forums and lectures.