Sanxiang Metropolis Daily, January 9 (text/photo/video All-media reporter Hu Rui correspondent Peng Yuyan) In a pavilion of nearly a hundred years old, there is a script interpretation hall, a cultural salon room, an art appreciation area, a coffee restaurant... This is not an art museum, nor a commercial body, but a bookstore in changsha's orange island scenic spot. On January 9, a reporter from Sanxiang Metropolis Daily came to visit to see what the characteristics of this bookstore are.
According to the mobile phone navigation, the reporter came to the newly opened bookstore in Changsha Orange Island. In front of you is a two-storey American-style building, red brick, red tile, clear water wall, built in 1924, named Mobil Foreign Firm Site.
Yes, the bookstore is in this nearly century-old building. Pushing the door in, it is an art character, a variety of decorations and cultural and creative products that rise up in the air. However, the most books in bookstores are placed on almost all walls and cabinets that people can reach or cannot reach.
The interior of this old-fashioned building is opened up and down, and the red wooden spiral staircase in the middle runs through the hall, connecting the upper and lower floors. The books here cover Huxiang classics, political history, academic culture, life attitudes and other categories, and set up Huxiang theme customized boutique cultural creation, small cultural salon area, coffee bar, script interpretation hall, "Music Art Realm" art exhibition space.
Interestingly, the classification names of the books set by the bookstore, such as suspense books, are classified as "ultimate brain-burning", famous works are called "Star Han Brilliant", and excellent Chinese and foreign works are called "Eastern and Western Language". On the weekend, the reporter saw many parents with their children to read, and some young couples and students came to experience. It is reported that the bookstore officially opened on January 8, and in the previous 7 days of soft opening, it has received nearly 20,000 readers.
Sun Xin, the manager of Lezhi Bookstore Orange Island, introduced that the decoration design of the bookstore is based on the intention of "dialogue between youth and history", through red, green, brown, black and other shades, with the architectural characteristics of Mobil Foreign Firm, giving people a fresh and elegant, fashionable and heavy look. The total construction area of the bookstore is 584 square meters, and there are 252 square meters of outdoor gardens, and there are currently more than 5,000 kinds of books and more than 18,000 books.
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Some people say that bookstores are the soul of a city. Under the impact of the Internet, bookstores in Changsha have begun to transform to diversification and specialization in recent years. According to the city hui website, the reporter combed through several special bookstores in Changsha.
1. Dursson 24-hour Bookstore: Located on the B1 floor in the northwest corner of Theodlersm Mall in Yuhua District, Changsha City. Opened in 2015, it is the first 24-hour bookstore in Changsha.
2. Meixi Academy: Located at No. 1099, Fenglin 3rd Road, Yuelu District, Changsha City. On the opening day, more than 10,000 books were sold.
3. Stop Bookstore: Located on the 2nd floor of Furong City, No. 270 Jianxiang North Road, Kaifu District, Changsha City. The name of the shop comes from "guarding the heart, stopping here", which is very stylish and at the same time has a strong literary and artistic style.
4. Hongdao Bookstore: Located on the B1 floor of Huachuang International Plaza, Furong Road, Kaifu District, Changsha City. Originated in 1992, after experiencing a reshuffle in the bookstore industry, it was revived in 2015, and its stores were closed and reinstalled.
5. Lezhi Bookstore (Tianxin Store), located at No. 8 Xiangfu West Road, Xiangfu Cultural Park, Provincial Government Qingfeng Station, Turn left. A 24-hour smart book house was opened, and the system robot carried out shopping guide service, brushed his face into the store, and purchased books by himself.
6. Sisyphus Bookstore: Located at No. 178 Xingsha Avenue, No. 203, 2nd Floor, China Resources Vientiane Hui. The layout is compact, the partitions are clear, the planning is meticulous, and it is very convenient for readers to find books.
7. Carver Independent Bookstore: Located at No. 2, Tian Jia Ping College of Education, Hunan Normal University, Orange Island Street, the highlight is the offline lecture.
8. Meeda Bookstore: Located at No. 1703, Fireworks Building, No. 605, Furong Middle Road, it has been transformed from a small apartment into a bookstore.