China’s largest bookstore opens in Shenzhen

China’s largest bookstore has opened in Shenzhen’s Bao’an District on Friday, with a collection of 300,000 books. Shenzhen’s newly opened “Eye of the Bay Area” bookstore has attracted many residents and tourists. The bookstore covers an area of 131,000 square meters.

Operating like a shopping mall, visitors can enjoy shopping and dining in addition to reading.  Readers who want to read quietly can visit the reading room for a fee of 98 yuan, and they can sit there all day long and enjoy the free drinks provided.