Bookstores in Beijing
Living in this modern metropolis, Beijing, you need to find a place to refresh your mind. Therefore, reading is the most comfortable way to enjoy your leisure time and the books will offer you the most original spirit food. Here are four Beijing’s bookstores as followed where you will get every book you want, not only the Chinese books, but also the English and other languages.
Xidan Bookstore (Beijing Books Building)
The biggest bookstore in Beijing, even in China, Xidan bookstore features four floors of books, almost entirely in Chinese; those in English are usually for students learning the language. The original English books are located in the first basement, where owns the best-sellers, various reference books and celebrity’s autobiographies etc.
Location: No 17 Chang’an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing
Traffic Route: take Subway Line 1 to Xidan Station
Phone: 010-6607-8477
Wangfujing Xinhua Bookstore
Fabulous Chinese-language selection of kids’ books, including lavishly illustrated kids’ encyclopedias, tons of easy-readers and brightly illustrated books for kids just learning Chinese, plus posters, fun interactive books and myriad learning aids. The English selection is slim, but a budget-stretching option is to pick up the super cheap, green-bound, China published soft cover editions of classics like Kidnapped and Tom Sawyer.
Location: No.218 Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Traffic Route: take Subway Line 1 to Wangfujing Station to Wangfujing Street
Phone: 010-6525 2592
Foreign Languages Bookstore
There are various foreign language books in this bookstore which mainly focus on English books, as well as some other languages, such as French, German, and Spanish etc. Foreign Languages Bookstore is the aggregation of foreign language books in China.
Location: No. 235 Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District
Traffic Route: take Subway Line 1 to Wangfujing Station to Wangfujing Street
Phone: 6512 6903
Zhongguancun Bookstore
Located in the university district, Zhongguancun Bookstore is well-known for its discount. From there, you can buy a new book with a lower price than other bookstores.
Location: No.68 Beisihuan Xilu, Haidian District
Traffic Route: take Subway Line 10 to Huangzhuang Station in Haidian.
Phone: 010-8267 6696/97/98
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