Librairie Avant-Garde – Brilliant Nanjing Bookstore
Today, just as my wandering was turning into a walk home, I passed the Librairie Avant-Garde in Nanjing, a bookstore in an apparently never-used parking garage. Needless to say, I was not able to resist. Though its selection of foreign-language books is apparently zero, the range of subjects and the atmosphere of the store and the cafe inside are better than anything I’ve seen for a long time. This is located on the north side of Wutaishan (五台山). More pics after the break.
Driving up into the store.
(I have no idea what’s with the cross.)
Also spotted: A Hitler biography next to one of Gen. George Patton.
[...] we sat down with Mr. Qian Xiaohua of the Librairie Avant-Garde yesterday Sheng asked if I could record the meeting. I quickly pulled out my stereo voice [...]
[...] we sat down with Mr. Qian Xiaohua of the Librairie Avant-Garde yesterday Sheng asked if I could record the meeting. I quickly pulled out my stereo voice [...]
[...] we sat down with Mr. Qian Xiaohua of the Librairie Avant-Garde yesterday Sheng asked if I could record the meeting. I quickly pulled out my stereo voice [...]
That’s really cool! This one is pretty neat too: http://www.thecoolhunter.net/architecture/A-Book-Store-Made-in-Heaven/
Hope China is still fun and awesome.