Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Academy

During the early winter, the Grand Canal Forest Park is presenting a quiet and elegant winter scenery from the colorful and ardent autumn scene. Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Academy locates at the west back of the Grant Canal in the park. The architectural style of the academy integrates with the tranquil natural scenery. Besides, the inside layout is smooth and natural, implying the time-honored history of the Grand Canal. All of these remind people of the past splendid scene of rows of boats berthing at this canal.  

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Academy covers an area of about 1,000 square meters, with an collection of over 30,000 books of different categories, such as culture, literature, art, poetics and history. 

This is not only a bookstore, but a scenic spot to know about canal culture. There are also Grand Canal Cultural Space, Exhibition Area of Intangible Cultural Products, Selling Area of Internet-famous Cultural and Creative Products and Reading and Experiencing Space for Children and Adults.

Come and visit Grand Canal Forest Park when you're at spare time, and read some books in the academy when feeling tired. You'll have a good mood when smelling the mild book fragrance and drink a cup of hand-made coffee.

Zhengyang Bookstore

Waking along Xisi South Street, visitors will be attracted by small shops lined on both sides as well as the shadow of a tower at one corner in the west. This is the Pagoda of Monk Wansong that is built to commemorate the famous monk Wansong in the Yuan dynasty.

Coming closer, you will find that the tower is at the center of a small yard where Zhengyang Bookstore locates. Entering the door, you can see pots of flowers are everywhere and the root of the tower is surrounded by some pomegranate trees. Isn't it like a small garden?

Zhengyang Bookstore is beside the Pagoda of Monk Wansong that was built over 800 years ago, specifically selling literature about Beijing, including books of historical culture, custom culture, hutong culture and food culture.

In this ancient courtyard, readers can not only read leisurely, but also see objects related to old Beijing, such as lintels and stone piers.

If you come to Zhengyang Bookstore on a warm afternoon, you may also encounter the docile cat taking a lazy nap.

Tiashe Bookstore

Taishe Bookstore is located in the West Bureau area of Fengtai District, which takes the innovative mode of integrating the life sub-brand of READWAY-Shanghai Sanlian Bookstore with the community, aiming to create an “immersive” bookstore for the surrounding residents.

Taishe Bookstore covers an area of 1000 square meters and has a collection of more than 20000 books covers humanities and social sciences, children's books, science and technology history and other categories, thus is full of cultural atmosphere. Surrounded by the Tongtian Bookstore, it brings visitors a strong visual impact and perfectly integrates culture and beauty.

If you are tired of reading, you can go to the coffee shop to have some snacks to replenish yourself. Sometimes, Taishe Bookstore will hold themed exchange activities such as author meeting and music sharing.

Nesting E Bookstore

Nesting E Bookstore is located in Dongxiaokou Urban Leisure Park, Changping District, covering an area of 500 square meters.

Walking about 800 meters from the north gate of Dongxiaokou Urban Leisure Park, you can see the four traditional characters. Entering the bookstore, you can find that the warm yellow tone is integrated with the surrounding environment, which is harmonious and natural. Looking out through the wide French windows, you can have a panoramic view of the park.

With the theme of “Give Yourself a Period of Contemplation, this bookstore has selected more than 10000 books to create four theme book sections: art comfort, urban exploration, classic history and parent-child education. The rows of bookshelves and high display in the bookstore satisfy the desire of “bookworms” to immerse themselves in the sea of books.

Moreover, this bookstore also specially created a parent-child interaction and “unplugged” reading area. On weekends, the bookstore will hold some parent-child activities, thus parents can take their children to enjoy the happy time together.

In the "unplugged" reading area, readers can put down their mobile phones and devote themselves totally into reading.