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