The Jihe Bookstore in Xining, the provincial capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province has become a must-visit for visitors and locals since its opening in 2018. Housing 450,000 books, the store is the largest independent bookstore on the plateau with an area of 10, 000 square meters. /VCG Photo

The bookstore is not only a place for shopping and reading, but also for cultural promotion of local art and craftsmanship, like Tangka, Tibetan incense and Tibetan wooden carvings. /VCG Photo

Lin Geng, the founder, said that the Jihe Bookstore aims to make culture easy to obtain. /VCG Photo