The cold winter of shencheng rain cannot resist the enthusiasm of book lovers. On December 12, shanghai book city Fuzhou road store is the last day before the suspension of business, countless readers rushed to participate in the celebration of the 23rd anniversary of the book city, and then said "goodbye 2023" to the book city.
Shanghai Book City Fuzhou Road Store is the first ever super-large retail bookstore in Shanghai, but also one of the important cultural landmarks in Shanghai, since its opening in 1998, Book City has been an important cultural landmark of Shanghai, where many types of cultural activities have been held, the fragrance of books sprinkled throughout the city, enriching the spiritual life of citizens.
The scene of the event
There is no parting sadness, only strong warmth and hope for the future. On the last day, Shanghai Book City created a happy and joyful atmosphere with rich and diverse cultural activities to show the historic turning point of Shanghai Book City, and looked back on the past and looked forward to the future with public readers.
The old leaders and employees who participated in the creation of Shanghai Book City also came to the scene. Recalling the grand occasion when it opened 23 years ago, Zhao Jianping, former deputy general manager of Shanghai Xinhua Media Chain Co., Ltd. and the second general manager of Shanghai Book City, is still vividly remembered. Zhao Jianping recalled to the surging news reporter: "In the first week of the opening of the book city, the enthusiasm of the citizens was very high, and for safety reasons, they also needed to buy tickets to enter, and the four roads around Fuzhou Road were lined with people. In the early years, because of the traffic control of Fuzhou Road, this road was relatively deserted, and as soon as the book city was opened, the popularity was pulled back again, and the area of Fuzhou Road was also called 'Shanghai Cultural Landscape' by many citizens. ”
The last readers left the Shanghai Book City
Shanghai Book City can be said to have come into being in response to the development of Shanghai's publishing industry, Zhao Jianping introduced: "When the Book City was not yet open, Shanghai's publishing houses had more than 100,000 book varieties, but there was no bookstore on the market that could accommodate such a huge number of published books. Contradictions arise, with publishers reporting that their books cannot reach the reader, and the reader complains that he cannot find the book he wants to read. The emergence of shanghai book city has resolved this contradiction. On the 7th floor of Shanghai Book City, there are as many as 300,000-400,000 kinds of published reading items on display, which is a carnival of reading for readers. Visiting the book city can not quench the thirst, to visit all day, there are many readers in the Yangtze River Delta by train to Shanghai Book City. ”
"Nowadays, Shanghai Book City has become a cultural symbol of Shanghai and a reading hall in the hearts of citizens. After the transformation, Shanghai Book City will continue to play its leading role in culture. Zhao Jianping said.
Times are changing, the book city also needs to transform, in order to better meet the needs of current readers, the book city will also be transformed into a new type of bookstore. What will Shanghai Book City become after the transformation? Jiang Li, deputy general manager of Xinhua Media Chain Co., Ltd., said that in the design stage, the "transformation" of the book city also considered the requirements of readers, but what surprised her was that in the context of the market where bookstores are getting better and better, many readers do not have too many requirements for the "appearance" of the book city, basically paying attention to the book category and reading space of the book city.
Jiang Li said: "Public readers can rest assured that Shanghai Book City will always be centered on 'reading', and the future Shanghai Book City will be more diversified and give readers more sense of experience." Of course, the future will still be based on 'books', but this 'city' will be fuller and more modern, and it will be a cultural city of books. There are also readers who ask whether there can be drinking water, retain audio-visual products, etc., and we will also consider these specific needs in the future design process. ”
Donation ceremony
Even on the last day of business, there are still many readers who pull their suitcases to "sweep the goods". And there are no books on the shelves that are sold out, and Shanghai Book City will do public welfare activities and donate all to the Zhangjiakou Wei County FA Commune Library. Finally, in the music played by pianist Kong Xiangdong, the guests and readers pushed a birthday cake for Shanghai Book City, celebrated the 23rd birthday of Shanghai Book City, and sent sincere wishes for the future of Shanghai Book City.
At 21:30, the curtain fell on the gate of Shanghai Book City, and the last readers left the store amid the background music of a saxophone "Homecoming".
We are reunited in 2023.