The beauty of a bookstore comes from its soul.

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Recently, I read The Story of 20 Most Beautiful Books in the World by Japanese writer Shimizu Ling Nai, which introduced 20 most beautiful bookstores in different countries and regions.

In the author's eyes, bookstores have three levels:

First, it has an internal space level similar to a "box";

Second, the bookstore is a kind of "station"-like existence;

Thirdly, the bookstore has a "media" side, which inherits the regional history, culture and books as intellectual heritage, and at the same time sends and transmits "information" to the outside world.

Greek island of santorini.

The Aegean sunset that the gods yearn for,

The beautiful afterglow falls at the northern end of santorini Island.

Standing on the white terrace,

The legendary mysterious continent disappeared from the other side of the sea.

The stone steps leading to the bookstore downstairs,

It was his mouth of the world that met many stories.

As soon as I stepped into the store, the first thing that caught my eye was that countless names in the shape of swirls were written on the wall of the sky, all written by young people who had lived here. They spend the night in the bed provided by the shop and watch the shop on duty. As a work reward, you will be exempted from the corresponding accommodation fee. Young people interested in literature came from all over the world, which enabled the bookstore to maintain today. They live in bookstores, read books and keep writing; Every day, I take turns to look at the store with my friends, and also talk about books, the world and life. Go swimming in the sea during the break, and taste local fresh fish dishes and red wine at night. It's like a seaside school that trains future writers.

Attracted by the beautiful scenery of santorini Island, several Canadians in their twenties joined hands with Americans to open this bookstore. At first, there were only some handmade beds and bookshelves in the store. Later, with the passage of time, the visiting young people did their best and showed their strengths, and gradually became what they are today. Wooden boards, pebbles picked up by the sea and ladders built by ropes can lead to beds near the patio. The wooden shelf for philosophy books is called "Tower of Philosophy", which is thin and tall and stands in a small shop.

Annick, England.

The stationmaster is stationed here in a uniform with epaulettes.

From ladies to laborers, all kinds of travelers gather together.

After the rebirth of this old railway station in northern England,

Become a parking lot for book lovers.

Annik Railway Station is a huge and magnificent stone building, so you can't see the whole picture from all angles. In the past few years, the world's largest train operation network, the Great Northeast Railway, has used this as its starting and terminal station.

After the abolition of 1968 station, Stuart, an Englishman who loves trams, once ran a small town workshop here, specializing in making matching train model toys. On his return from a trip to America, this man met an American woman Mary who loves reading on the plane and fell in love with her at first sight. Stuart handed Mary a note. She was immersed in her book during the long flight. It said, "If you want to talk to me, please raise your hand." The two fell in love from then on.

Soon, they got married and Mary's dream came true. The couple used the workshop space to open a bookstore at 199 1, and then expanded the storefront little by little. Today, a part of the station (with an area of about 750 square meters) has been used as a bookstore. As if telling the memory of the building itself and the life experience of the owner and his wife, there is a circular mini track on the bookshelf in the store, on which a toy train keeps running.

This bookstore named "Barter" has a collection of 350,000 books. Customers come from all over Britain. They keep the old books they have read, and at the same time take other books from the store that are equivalent to their valuation.

In this way, people and books left the station and boarded the bus again.

This kind of circulation and circulation is endless, and the bookstore, as the "post station" of books, inherits the bustling station custom caused by tourists from south to north in the past.

Mexico City, Mexico

As you often see in old Mexican movies,

Outdoor open space with balcony is full of release,

Choose books surrounded by green trees,

Drinking coffee around a book,

This shop is crowded all year round, and there are local book lovers everywhere.

This store was converted from a brick-concrete house built in the 1940s, and the exterior wall and entrance have retained the original purport. The word "Cafebrería" in the name of the store is a combination of café and librería, and "EI Péndulo" means "pendulum", which is named after a shopkeeper borrowed the image of "Foucault pendulum" and put his wishes in it as "a place where guests go and return". Walking through the arched doorway into the store, the spacious patio is just right, and all kinds of pendants are available.

Eduardo, one of the operators, is an active architect. He is currently teaching at the university and has also participated in the renovation design of the bookstore. Now the whole wall of the shop is covered with books, which used to be the atrium of a mansion. The integrated indoor structure of walls and bookshelves maximizes the use of space. The open patio is covered with a transparent roof and looks like a greenhouse. Eduardo said: "

The books themselves are displayed there, which is really beautiful. And let them accept the contrast of natural light, which is more beautiful visually.

"Moreover, just like the lush vegetation in the yard in the past, there are slim dried tangerines in the store now. The green lampshade is also quite' greenhouse style'. Book buyers can study and choose books like flowers in a greenhouse.

Brussels, Belgium

On the way off work, I will taste mellow red wine and delicious food here.

Come across a good book you like.

Outside Brussels,

This interesting and popular bookstore,

It adds a touch of bright color to the daily life of citizens.

There is a comic book gallery in front of the store, and the words "manga" are written on the wall in Japanese katakana. It is worth mentioning that in Belgium, comics, as a culture, are relatively mature, and even the decoration of shops has revealed its true colors. When I opened the store in 2006, I only started from the comic book gallery here and the children's library on the second floor. The floors in the children's library are all made of glass, and huge airplane models are hung in the patio. Colorful lights and bookshelves are also full of childlike interest. Starting from here, several storefronts are connected in turn to form a slender semi-arc. Exploring one by one is also the pleasure of visiting this store.

The restaurant displaying cooking books is named after the Italian word for "kitchen". On the mosaic floor, Cedric's old car, a Fiat Cinquecento, was lying. The art museum with colorful neon lights and the music hall in grand piano are unique. The books sold in the shop are mainly French books, but the last pavilion is English books, with the pattern of the British flag painted on the lampshade, classic red carpets and sofas, and the interior decoration is presented in a unified "British style".

In the Museum of Literature and Art, there are many books hanging in the courtyard, and the seats painted with the color of the Belgian flag are particularly eye-catching.

Lisbon Portugal

This bookstore is run by several cultural figures in Lisbon.

The courtyard is hung high and the space is wide. This used to be a printing house.

The name of the store means "read slowly" in Portuguese.

Time-themed works of art are surrounded,

Promise to give visiting guests time to immerse themselves in books.

This bookstore used to be a printing house. Tracing back to the history of architecture, from 65438 to 0973, the first Portuguese Express Express was born in this factory. Express is a newspaper that played an important role in the carnation revolution, which was a bloodless coup and broke out the following year. There is a suspension bridge near the shop, which was also named "425 Bridge" because of the anniversary of the revolution on April 25th.

Today, the store is still permeated with the revolutionary atmosphere of "creating rice with your own hands". Bookstore operators are cultural groups headed by writers and poets in Lisbon, with about 10 members. They defined the founding concept as "exclusive sales of basic reading materials", raised funds bit by bit, and each had its own ideas, starting from 1999. Even with the help of friends, I got furniture from the closed publishing house, borrowed bookshelves with glass doors from old pharmacies, and made a promise of "absolutely only for books". This store often holds some cultural activities, such as film screenings, lectures and concerts. Business hours last until midnight on weekdays and until 2 am on weekends.

The name of the store is Ler Devagar, which means "read slowly". YEATION's "basic reading" in the store has reached 50,000 copies. In the same place, even time has slowed down.

The best way to read is to flip while walking.

Josie Pi Nuo, one of the regulars, speaks fluent French with clear pronunciation and clear pronunciation, and leisurely explains to me:

"Any good thing needs to take time to create slowly. The more impatient you are, the more patient you must be. "

Taipei City, Taiwan Province Province, China.

Somewhere, a sunny and friendly alley,

There is an exquisite house,

There is a close love for antiques and old things,

I am also deeply curious about seeking new discoveries.

People who are eager to meet rare books wonderfully,

Today, we will also gather here.

In the long and narrow shop, the shelves are filled with handmade cloth bags, greeting cards, wood carving seals, canned candy, matchboxes, kitchen utensils, straw brooms, red pencils, thin tube brushes and other nostalgic stationery. In the meantime, books roughly classified according to the size and theme of the format are placed in the most suitable place for them, and they look very comfortable with small objects of various styles.

Grace, the owner of this shop, is an active interior designer. She bought a lot of books for reference at work, so she had an idea: "In that case, why not just open a bookstore?" The place where this shop is located used to be a warehouse for storing furniture. Grace regards this place as a free market, selling furniture in exchange for "a little money and a small space" needed to open a shop.

The most exquisite and attentive places for interior decoration are doors, long tables and floors. The store door is an old thing in the female dormitory of Taiwan Province Provincial University; The long table matching the long and narrow space was bought by a Korean-American photographer friend two years ago. Only the floor is luxurious, and the highest teak material is selected.

Just like the name "very, very good", guests can find all kinds of "good things" here. There are furniture and handicrafts that seem to feel the warmth of the former owner, works by artists and friends of the owner, and grace's favorite good books. Quiet space teaches guests to relax and calm down, and meeting a good book that can bring them creative inspiration seems to exist for themselves.

Whenever Grace opens a book, she thinks of the author, photographer, illustrator, binding designer and so on.

"This kind of book is a work of art that many people have spent a lot of effort to create."

Therefore, there are many photo albums, books in the art and visual departments, and ancient books purchased on the basis of exquisite binding.

Paris, France

On the left bank of the Seine, opposite Notre Dame de Paris,

On the student street in the Latin quarter, under the shadow of tall cherry blossoms,

There is a utopia.

So far, young travelers who aim at writing,

Still from all over the world.

Hemingway lived in Paris for six years when he was in his twenties. In his later years, he preached to young friends who had just started writing:

"If you are lucky enough to spend your youth in Paris, Paris will be with you wherever you go for the rest of your life. Because of Paris? It is a flowing feast. "

Taking this passage as the origin, Hemingway wrote an autobiography called The Flowing Feast, and the bookstore and library run by Ms. Silvia Beach, the "benefactor" who supported him to embark on the road of writers and helped him live in Paris, also appeared in it.

Later, under the occupation of Nazi army, the bookstore was closed once at 194 1. Later, George, an American who also settled in Paris with the original owner, Ms. Bridget, reopened the store at 195 1. At first, George gave the bookstore a new name, but after taking over, he changed the name of the bookstore back to Shakespeare. On the second floor of the store, Ms. Biqi's private library has been kept. Today, George's daughter Sylvia and her husband, whom she met in the store, are the heads of the bookstore.

China, Beijing.

Attracted by red lanterns,

Bookworms of different nationalities and occupations have gathered here.

High-speed development and ever-changing dynamic city, Beijing.

Bookstores are as vibrant as markets.

Constantly pregnant with strange experiences and brand-new culture.

Alexandra Pearson, the bookstore operator, is a British lady who lived in Beijing as the daughter of a diplomat for some time when she was young. In the early 1990s, after graduating from college, she returned to Beijing, where great changes were taking place, and founded a private club for foreigners in Beijing to communicate. In addition to the restaurant, there is also a library with 2000 English books in the clubhouse. Later, the club decided to close, and the library was the most reluctant thing for her. So she made up her mind to start this book that anyone can use for free now.

The book bar consists of three rooms, the innermost room is used to sell books, and the two rooms outside are used as libraries. Students, journalists, writers and artists gather here every day. There are foreigners from all over the world who come to Beijing to live and live, and there are also China people with literary flavor. The common language here is English. China's cutting-edge writers, editors and translators from foreign publishing houses ... all kinds of people meet here, and sometimes some new books come into being.

Alexandra said, "The beauty of a bookstore comes from its soul." "Old bookworms" also frequently hold some cultural activities such as concerts and lectures, and even hold their own literary festivals once a year. The shop is decorated with portraits of writers who have participated in activities over the years. Among them, you can even see the faces of great writers who won Nobel Prize in Literature.

In today's developed logistics, the benefits of online shopping for a book are really too much: saving time, effort and money. With more and more people buying books online, the impact on physical bookstores is growing. Although physical bookstores have been hit hard, this does not prevent bookworms from finding their favorite bookstores and sitting down quietly to read books. Visiting a bookstore is more suitable for killing time than saving time and searching quickly.

Books have souls, and so do bookstores. If writing and binding are the soul of a book, then the soul of a bookstore lies in its design style and humanistic feelings. In fact, it is really difficult to define the most beautiful bookstore in the world. Every bookstore with a soul has its irreplaceable beauty. However, for every bookworm, there must be a favorite bookstore hidden in his heart. There, we can wander freely in the sea of books and enjoy the wonderful time of reading.

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I'm Ke Xun, "I'd like to be a great man, but I'm still sorry for everything" is my small goal of 20 18. I hope to go to the park to see the world and meet myself better.