In recent years, with the development of e-commerce, it is very convenient to buy many books online, but when you arrive in a strange city, you will still search for characteristic bookstores, either independent or minority, and you will stubbornly go shopping and buy nothing. I usually stroll around the bookstore, and occasionally I will be surprised and find a good book I like. Big and thick books are inconvenient, so I wrote down my name and went back to online shopping. More often, I just buy one or two small and thin books with the bookstore seal, and occasionally I buy some postcards in the bookstore to send postcards to my friends and family. If time permits, I might buy a cup of coffee and sit and read a book. Physical bookstores need support. As a person who still likes reading, I try my best. Searching the bookstore, taking a taxi, buying a book and having a cup of coffee, and completing these ordinary processes seem to have completed the sense of ceremony in my heart.
I remember that year I went to Nanjing to watch Chris Lee's concert. After getting off the plane, my friend and I took a taxi to pioneer bookstore, Wutai Mountain. A bookstore transformed from a bomb shelter stands out. The cashier consists of more than 65,438+0,000 books. What I like best is the famous sentences of world famous poets carved on the wall column of the 100-meter art museum. Every poem interprets life, love and laughter. Sometimes I feel immersed in the world of poetry is a kind of enjoyment and a luxury. I am glad that I have spent so much time in happiness, and I always feel a little happy when I think of so many beautiful luxuries. That time, because I was a little nervous and in a hurry, I only bought a few yellow cowhide notebooks that I haven't finished writing.
Another year of concert, Shanghai. Another friend accompanied me to take a taxi to find the bookstore. I remember I took a book called Beauty of Bookstore and followed the map. On the way to Shanghai, the bookstore actually moved. It's been a long time, and I can't remember which bookstore I'm looking for. Unexpectedly, the bookstore with that name in that book did not exist the next year. It can be seen that it is not easy for physical bookstores to survive, and it is impossible to maintain the normal operation of a bookstore by selling books alone. So we can see that many bookstores adopt a compound business model. Electronic products, creative products, education and training, coffee and even cinemas are all used to help solve the difficulties in the operation of bookstores. Many independent bookstore owners have to rely on other sideline businesses to support their bookstores.
Bookstore, bearing more functions, has penetrated into many details of our lives and influenced our lifestyle.
Concerts should be watched every year, and bookstores should be visited every year.
Another year, Guangzhou, also between concerts, went to Guangzhou United Bookstore. I haven't seen Fang in those years, and it's amazing to see Sanlian Bookstore. It should be the first bookstore to feel the aesthetic space. I remember that I thought the corner of the stairs was magical and took many photos. Everything is novel, at least it is a fresh visual experience. I can't remember what I bought later. There should be a book.
In addition to going to concerts, going to strange cities, and visiting bookstores will always be maintained.
Last year, I attended training at Nanjing Hohai University, and took the time to go to the pioneer Yihe Library on Yihe Road near the school. Yihe Road is surrounded by buildings in the style of the Republic of China. Nanjing is the most densely built area in the Republic of China, with iron walls and towering trees. The library is at the intersection of six roads, full of magical charm. The design of circular-arc fully transparent glass wall brings strong visual impact, which is integrated with the buildings outside the wall in the Republic of China. Other cities may have street gardens, but Nanjing has created a unique and unrepeatable street bookstore. Jardine Matheson Library continues and retains the general style of pioneer bookstore. There are bookstores, cafes and creative libraries in the small library. My colleagues who went with me were very happy because I found such an elegant place for them to read and relax. At my suggestion, they all picked up pens to write postcards to their children, looking for long-lost words. On the next training day, when I run every morning, I always run near the library, see the glass wall of the bookstore and turn around and run back.
5. Suzhou Eslite Bookstore
For Eslite Bookstore, my initial expectation came from the copywriting written by Li Xinpin, the copywriting queen, so that some friends went to Taiwan Province and I asked them to bring Eslite Bookstore books. So in July this year, when my friends and I went to Suzhou to play, the goal was to lock Subo and Eslite Bookstore. After leaving Subo, we took a taxi to Eslite Bookstore in the new development zone as usual. This is the first time I remember dragging my suitcase around the bookstore. In order to complete my pilgrimage, my friend chose to sit at the door and read my books and look after my suitcase. I just looked around, jumping up and down from upstairs to downstairs, and then from downstairs to upstairs.
Compared with other bookstores, Suzhou Eslite is a giant. Other bookstores have not formed an independent business body even if they are integrated. At most, there are only one, two, three, four and five floors, and Suzhou Eslite is a large-scale commercial body supported by bookstores. It is an aesthetic life museum for humanistic reading and creative exploration. It is said that there are self-sustaining apartment buildings for sale next to it. It is no longer a simple bookstore, but a commercial body that affects and drives the cultural life of the city. Books are only a small part of this industry.
Impressed, in addition to the ceremonial steps of marking the year, there is also an introduction to the real kitchen, a real kitchen. Probably food and books can bring warmth to people.
In Suzhou Eslite, I also bought two small books. One is love as a token, and the other is Wang Zengqi's thought.
6. Guilin Blade Bookstore
Blade Bookstore is a bookstore that I only visited in Guilin in the last two days. It is located next to the Sheraton Hotel on the Lijiang River. It's small and the store is not very big. However, when I walked in, I found a hole in the blade, which belonged to that small and beautiful bookstore. The storefront is only two or three hundred square meters, and there are all kinds of books, which are literary. All the elements that can be seen in bookstores, such as records, postcards, creative peripheral products and Guilin-specific peripheral products, can be found there. Because I was practicing Su Shi's cold food post recently, I picked up a book "Looking for Su Dongcheng in the Forbidden City" and read it with relish. It's best to buy a pocket book, which is a little bigger than my mobile phone.
Some people may think that such a move is very literary, and some people may think that this way is very melodramatic, but I know that I just like this way.
I can't tell you why I went to all the trouble to find the bookstore. Maybe I subconsciously think that this will lead to a connection with a city, and I will have a unique memory with this city. Or maybe, just like studying abroad as a child, I always go back to my hometown and say nothing to others when I encounter unhappy things. Actually, there is nothing to say. When I returned to my hometown, I felt very at ease. Those bookstores that have traveled long distances may also be my peace of mind. I live in my hometown.