Many young people plan to start reading programs during the holidays.
Some young people prefer to explore the niche cafes hidden in the neighborhoods and alleys.
You can enjoy it with friends in the café.
In 2022, how will "Generation Z" unlock the Chinese New Year holiday? Among the many options such as tourism, bombardment, and home-based, a large number of young people have chosen to "visit" Guangzhou in a literary and artistic way. They linger in the bustling business district art exhibitions, with a relaxed but serious attitude to absorb artistic nourishment. They appear in crowded "net red" cafes, or niche cafes in hidden locations, to get "healing power" in mellow aromas and music. They also stuck to the "no-close" bookstore, reopening books that had been shelved for work. So, where is your "literary and art destination" during the Spring Festival? Guangzhou Daily reporters visited many places and planned a "poetic journey" for you to a prosperous place.
Text, photo/ Guangzhou Daily all-media reporter Chen Xin
Shopping in the business district art exhibition:
Social play and embracing art go hand in hand
At the entrance of the K11 shopping mall, the "post-95" girl Bauhinia is hand in hand with her girlfriend. She told reporters that she not only clocked in the restaurant she had always wanted to go to, but also watched an interesting and cute art exhibition. "Being able to 'shop and eat' and embrace art has created more opportunities for people like me who rarely go to museums and art galleries."
Guangzhou Daily all-media reporters visited many business districts in the city and learned that although it rained continuously during the Spring Festival, the enthusiasm of citizens for playing was not extinguished. The shopping mall is basically open as usual, not only to meet the needs of the public to "eat, drink and have fun", but also to introduce different types of exhibitions, including exhibitions of individual works by domestic and foreign artists, as well as rich New Year theme exhibitions, so that the public can not only absorb "art nutrients" in play, but also easily have exclusive "art blockbusters".
Fire trees and silver flowers, colorful lights. Stepping into the lantern market in the atrium on the fourth floor of Grandview Plaza, it is as if you have "crossed" back to the Sheng Tang Night Market in an instant. All kinds of New Year goods are dazzling, and the lantern gallery is brilliant, which can be described as a cluster of flowers and tourists. Many citizens are gathering here to choose good things and punch in to shoot "national style blockbusters". "Post-95" boy type is helping his girlfriend in Hanfu to take pictures, he told reporters that the original proposal to go out shopping is not very interested, who knows that there are surprises hidden in the mall. There are markets, there are exhibitions, "just visited the Yonghan Cinema 'Tribute to Classics' exhibition, I am a film lover, I am surprised and happy to meet so many 'familiar faces' here." He said that the two will go to Taikoo Hui and other shopping malls to discover more surprises.
Hide in a café: Get a new "healing power" in mellow and musical
In a café at the K11 Art Mall, several young people sit around a table and whisper laughter. "Choose to go, or the café is most suitable for old friends to gather, much more relaxed than in restaurants and other places, casually order a cup of coffee and a dessert can spend an afternoon, no one will disturb." 」
After the reporter's visit, many coffee shops in the city have been operating normally since the beginning of the New Year. A coffee shop worker said that the number of customers who came to drink coffee was unexpected, and many lovely customers gave her a "Happy New Year" when they left, which made her feel very warm.
Compared with the "net red" cafes in shopping malls or on the street, some young people prefer to take advantage of the Spring Festival holiday to explore the niche cafes hidden in the community and alleys to find a rare tranquility.
In a hidden and small café in Tianhe District, the "post-00s" girl is touching the cat with one hand and stirring the mocha with the other, "The Spring Festival is full of red fire, and I feel a rare comfort in this café." "The coffee is fragrant, the cat is on the side, and sometimes when you hear music playing in the store that matches your taste, you feel that your body and mind have been healed and you have gained the strength to welcome the new year." ”
Immersion in the Bookstore: Repairing the Spiritual World of the Usual "Unfinished"
1200bookshop in Grandview Plaza is shrouded in a rich reading atmosphere. The large round table in the dining and consumption area sat around many young people who were quietly reading, and there were also individual compartments with lights in the "reading room", and some people were reading and studying on their own. "Post-95" girl Haruko carries a large school bag and is carefully selecting the books she wants to read. She said, "Usually work is too busy, and the reading plan is repeatedly shelved. So this Spring Festival holiday I set up a 'reading flag', at least read one or two books I have always wanted to read. ”
The reporter visited a number of bookstores and found that 1200bookshop, Sisyphus and other bookstores opened as usual, and some young people told reporters, "Usually at home, it is easy to be lazy, and you can read more books in bookstores", "take the opportunity to recharge, reserve spiritual food" and "continue to write novels that have not had time to write"... In a variety of statements, a commonality can be distilled, that is, taking advantage of the Spring Festival holiday to repair the usual "unfinished" spiritual world.
In addition, some bookstores also hold Pop-up Shops, Theme Exhibitions and other New Year activities to enrich the reading time.
Source: Guangzhou Daily