Top Literary Spots in Shenzhen for 2024: Must-Visit Instagrammable Bookstores for Hipsters! : Vortex Bookshelf/ Time Tunnel/ Space Elevator/ Seaview Bookstore/ Retro Bookstore

Immersive Visual Experience in the Criminal Underworld - Yuexin Bookstore - Qianhai Yinli Store

Yu Xin Bookstore enjoys high popularity in Shenzhen and is considered one of the most internet-famous bookstores. Its unique ring-shaped bookshelf tower and mirrored design exude a strong sense of technology and a dreamy atmosphere, making it a popular check-in spot in Shenzhen that netizens call "the most like an infiltrating scene." (Image source: XHS@烬夕颜)

Yu Xin Bookstore has a strong sense of technology, with a visual experience reminiscent of "Inception".

Yu Xin Bookstore

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Address: Nan Shan District, Shenzhen Self-Trading Street No. 86 (Shenzhen Metro Line 5, Tie Lu Park Station Exit A) （Google Map）

2. Global Top Ten Most Beautiful Bookstores - Zhongshuge

Zhongshuge Bookstore was founded in Shanghai and now has branches in many provinces and cities across China, including Shenzhen, Chongqing, and Beijing. The bookstore has been named one of the "Top 10 Most Beautiful Bookstores in the World" by foreign magazines. People passing by Zhongshuge Bookstore in Shenzhen are almost always attracted by the spiral staircase bookshelves that extend from the entrance to the hall, making it one of Shenzhen's most famous internet celebrity bookstores.

This spiral bookshelf resembles a giant DNA strand, or some people see it as a clock face, symbolizing time and eternal knowledge. (Image Source: XHS)

Clock & Compass (Shenzhen Happy Harbor store)

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM or 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Address: Shenzhen Bay Happy Harbour East Coast L1-201 (Line 5 Metro Limin Station B2 Exit) （Google Map）

3. 【Shenzhen Sky City】Cloud Library

Located above an altitude of 380 meters, the Cloud Library is also known as the "Cloud Bookstore" nestled halfway up the mountain. It has become a new hot spot for Shenzhen internet celebrities and an architectural marvel. Its design seamlessly integrates various linear shapes with the mountain and sea views, resembling breathtaking works of art. At the Salt Field Cloud Sea Plaza viewing platform, you can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view with no blind spots, as if standing among the clouds.

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Cloud Library

Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Address: Sanzhou Tang Reservoir, Yantian District, Shenzhen (Exit D of Yan Tian Road Station, Line 8, walk 500 meters along Yan Tian Road to Beishan Road) （Google Map）

4. 【270° Circular Book Wall】Shenzhen Book City Long Hua City

Long Hua Bookstore is Shenzhen's second-largest bookstore, second only to the Central Bookstore. It boasts a total construction area of about 46,000 square meters, bringing together nearly 200,000 kinds and 700,000 copies of fine books, providing approximately 400 reading seats. Inside the bookstore, there is a 270° circularly designed large bookshelf, combined with huge panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows, leaving a strong visual impact. The stairs leading to the upper floor seem like traveling through the vast universe of books, making people immersed in it. This bookshelf wall is also a must-visit photo spot for literary youths, of course, to capture unique moments!

This staircase is also a must-take photo spot for internet celebrities and literary youths.

Shenzhen Book City Long Hua City

Time: Monday to Friday: 10:00-22:00 Saturday: 09:30-22:30 Sunday: 09:30-22:00

Address: 1389 Meilong Avenue, Longgang District, Shenzhen City (Metro Line 4, Qinghu Station, Exit D) （Google Map）

5. 【Vintage leisurely atmosphere】Old Heaven Bookstore

Old Paradise Bookstore is a niche independent bookstore, a must-visit retro bookstore for literary youth! Although the store isn't very large, it has everything. Besides new books and used books, there are also many vinyl records, non-mainstream music albums, and various vintage Japanese items. There's also a cafe and regular bookworm sharing activities. It's perfect for literati to spend an afternoon sipping coffee and reading.

The bookstore also has a cafe where literati can read and drink coffee.

Old Paradise Bookstore

Time: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Address: Block A5 Building 12, Huaxiangcheng Creative Park North District, Nanshan District, Shenzhen City. （Google Map）

6. 【Time Corridor】 Bookstore

The bookstore adopts "checkerboard" shelves, which are quite distinctive. Looking up from the first floor, there is also a "corridor of time," as if going back to the past.

Must photograph this time corridor.

Secondhand bookstore

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 PM (Monday to Friday)

Address: Room 219, 220, 2nd Floor, Building 10, Hongshan Commercial Center, Longgang District, Shenzhen - (Metro Line 4, Hongshan Station A/D exit) （Google Map）

Japanese Style | TSUtaya Bookstore

Friends who like Japanese culture are sure to be familiar with TSUBAYA Bookstore. The Shenzhen TSUBAYA Bookstore covers nearly 2000 square meters and continues the wooden style of TSUBAYA Bookstore. Besides many reading areas, there are also unique cultural and creative products, magazines, tableware and accessories, and everything else you could need.

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Tsutaya Books

Time: Monday to Friday 10:00-22:00, Saturday to Sunday 10:00-22:30.

Address: Zhongzhou Bay C Future City B2 Floor (Metro Line 9 Xiashan Station B Exit) Let me know if you have any other phrases you'd like translated!（Google Map）

8. 【Space Elevator Technology】Shenzhen Library North Building

The Shenzhen Library North Branch is the largest library in all of Shenzhen, themed around "technology". It has six floors above ground and three below. With a collection of 8 million books and over 2,500 seats, it also boasts the largest underground intelligent 3D book vault in the country, nicknamed the "Space Elevator", which operates fully automatically and is incredibly futuristic!

The "Space Elevator" is currently only open on weekends, with 2 tours per day, each accommodating only 10 people. Tickets are in high demand! For booking details, please contact the official WeChat account for "Book Sea Exploration Activities".

Shenzhen Library North Building

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Address: Huaqiao City Happy Harbour East Coast L1-021, Bao'an District, Shenzhen. Let me know if you have any other Chinese phrases you'd like translated!（Google Map）

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