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My City, My Say: Reading Beijing

China 16:57, 07-Oct-2026

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A bookstore overlooking Qianmen in Beijing, China, August 2019. /CGTN

A bookstore in Beijing's Wudaokou area, July 2024. /CGTN

A bookstore at the Beijing Expo International Resort in Beijing, China, May 2020. /CGTN

A reader browses books at a bookstore in Beijing, China, July 2024. /CGTN

A reader browses books at a bookstore near Qianmen in Beijing, China, August 2019. /CGTN

Readers use a sunken reading area at Beijing Library in Beijing, China, October 2024. /CGTN

The Xidan Bookstore in Beijing, China, April 2020. /CGTN

The Zhongshuge bookstore in Zhongguancun, Beijing, China, July 2019. /CGTN

The Xidan Bookstore in Beijing, China, April 2020. /CGTN

A bookstore, a library, a quiet place to read – these are also part of what makes a city livable. Beijing has been building "15-minute" public cultural service networks, bringing reading spaces closer to neighborhoods, while its 12345 mechanism gives residents a channel to raise everyday needs and concerns.