Passengers read books and magazines at the Spring Festival themed "Blessing the Capital and Celebrating the Divine Land" market at Beijing West Railway Station. (Photographed by Deng Wei)
The Spring Festival is getting closer and closer, and there is a strong sense of Spring Festival in major railway stations. On the second underground floor of Beijing West Railway Station, the Shuxiang Market opened successfully. Nearly 1000 kinds of books are available for tourists to buy. Books about Beijing's history and culture and various children's books have become the most popular "cultural goods". The free distribution of best-selling magazines and online reading help cards will accompany the Spring Festival travel.
"Dad, these comic history books are so cute!" At the entrance of Shuxiang Market, a small passenger took his father's hand and turned to "If History is a Group of Cats". Each of these cute kittens told the history of different dynasties in a humorous and relaxed way. "This set of books is very popular with children, lively in form, and suitable for reading on the train." The staff introduced that since the opening of the first day of the Spring Festival Festival, children's books have become one of the hottest categories.
The Shuxiang Fair has also set up a special area of "bringing a book to the children in their hometown", which can meet the reading needs of children of different ages from Sudoku games, logical thinking games to reading pictures and coloring books on stickers.
"Taking the car for several hours, taking the children to read books and playing games on books can make the journey less boring." A mother is selecting "handmade books to dress up" for her 4-and-a-half year old daughter.
"Many tourists are interested in books about Beijing's history and culture." According to the staff, there are many books with the words "Beijing" in the market, including Lin Yutang's "Big City Beijing", "Three Thousand Years of Beijing: A Look at the History of Beijing's Construction from Archaeological Discovery", and "Reclaim the Memory of Beijing in the Old Photos of 1860-1948" compiled by the Special Report Department of Beijing Daily.
According to the management committee of key stations in Beijing, the Bookstore Fair was organized by Beijing Xinhua Bookstore and Wangfujing Bookstore under Beijing Distribution Group. It is part of the Spring Festival Fair of Beijing West Railway Station, aiming to enrich the cultural supply of the stations, promote the construction of bookstores in Beijing and promote traditional culture. The event will last until February 8.
"The Shuxiang Fair has five themes: new knowledge of old books, impression of Beijing, auspicious dragon imprint, New Year's Eve ceremony and warm post station, and has selected nearly 1000 kinds of books covering different age groups." Bai Guowei, the project leader of the Shuxiang Fair, said that the fair also set up a warm post station to provide tourists with a haven for a short rest, "Here, you can hold a book, read a paragraph of text, and feel the warmth and cultural atmosphere of Beijing before embarking on the journey home."
In addition to purchasing books, free access to best-selling magazines has also been welcomed by tourists. "China National Geography, Finance and Economics, National Human History, China Newsweek, Global People... These are my favorite magazines, and they are all the latest ones!" Mr. Chen, dragging his luggage, said with surprise.
"We have cooperated with several well-known newspapers and magazines to prepare thousands of best-selling newspapers and magazines for passengers and provide trial reading and receiving services." Cheng Yi, director of the New Media Center of Beijing Newspapers and Periodicals Distribution Bureau of China Post Group, said that for passengers who are accustomed to online reading, 20000 reading assistance cards have also been prepared. Passengers enter passwords to activate reading cards, You can read more than 200 kinds of electronic journals on the "China Post Reading" APP for free within 40 days. The landing touch screen arranged on site can also provide touch interactive digital reading experience services. (Sun Hongyang)
