What would your ideal bookstore look like?
In Chongqing, there is a 24-hour public welfare used bookstore called Himalayas, which only collects books and does not sell books, and is known as "Huangjueping Spiritual Fortress", "Artist's Living Room", "Reader's Database"...
The bookstore is small, but it has a collection of more than 300,000 books, covering art, painting, photography, law and other disciplines, many of which are donated by famous scholars.
From the beginning of the store, the bookstore insisted on providing readers with books and tea for free, and this year, it is the 15th year.
The founder of the bookstore, Chongqing young sculptor Liu Jing, uses the mentality of making works of art to make a bookstore, from books, grass and trees to the overall layout, the bookstore is designed everywhere, and there are stories behind it.
Liu Jinghuo believes that "bookstores make the streets full of saints", and he is also changing streets, regions and society through this old bookstore little by little.
Reporters: Sha Qing, Li Aibin, Tao Ye
Reporters: Liu Hongwei, Shao Wenxin
Editor: Liu Siyuan
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