CITIC Natural Bookstore

No.1 Baikang Road, Yanqing District

9:00-17:30

As a well-established physical bookstore, the location chosen for CITIC Bookstore's flagship store always brings surprises. The predecessor of the Beijing Expo Park was the Expo 2019. The park combines culture, horticulture, and ecology, and nestled on the top floor of the Botanical Garden in the Beijing Expo Park is the CITIC Natural Bookstore. It boasts a unique landscape with a scenic reading area set by the bright glass windows, offering breathtaking views.

With the ever-changing natural light, the bookstore becomes a stage for light and shadow transformations. The store also offers coffee, desserts, and a specially curated selection of books related to nature and ecology, in line with the park's theme. Upon entering, you encounter a bright white bookstore with countless books, and upon leaving, you are greeted by fresh air, gentle breezes, and endless greenery in every direction.

One-Way Space·Tangu Store

1st Floor, Courtyard 7, Jingtanzhong Road, Mentougou District

10:00-19:00

Xu Zhiyuan's bookstore, the new space, is located below Qianling Mountain in the west of Beijing. It represents "a natural, escapist, and new renaissance", offering books, music, art, alcohol, and companionship. When knowledge-loving young people venture into nature, it is lively without being noisy, just like the valley it resides in. With departure comes a response.

The space of Tangu Store, like the slogan hanging on its wall, "After Life Metabolism, You Are Freer Than You Imagine". As the core of the store, it regularly curates themed book selections, giving newcomers a sense of belonging through a kind of silent conversation, perhaps the silent friendship that French philosophers appreciate. Coming for study and book selection, you can also take a stroll into the valley. This building carries intriguing souls, taking them into the ethereal valley.

Translator: ZHAO Huinan

Reviewer: TANG Yingqi