1200bookshop, a bookstore that can eat and sleep.
I still remember when I first met this bookstore. It's almost noon. I went to Zhongxin Backstreet hungry to find food. Backstreet is underground, so I go down the stairs to the first floor. I went into this bookstore. The atmosphere in the bookstore is very good, but I decided to eat first, and I have been walking through the scattered bookshelves and passing by the front desk. I accidentally caught a glimpse of jiaozi on the dining board and decided to stay and eat jiaozi.
"Give me a jiaozi," I said eagerly to the clerk at the front desk of the bookstore. The young male clerk (who later learned that most of the clerks here are bookstore volunteers who come to experience life) slowly handed me a piece of paper, "Answer the above questions correctly before ordering".
Shit, there is still such a game! Answer the question quickly. I looked down at the question and grabbed my growling stomach. I was dumbfounded. First question: Who is the author of The Moon and Sixpence? The last four questions are so strange that I can't remember them now. I remember The Moon and Sixpence not because I know who the author is, but because the title of the book is so fresh that I have never heard of it.
I can't do five questions! Alas! It's terrible to have no culture these days. You can't buy food with money! I told the clerk in dismay: I can't answer any of your questions. The clerk calmly said, nothing, you can find the answer in Baidu or the store. These books are all in our bookstore. I fainted for a while. "No, I'm hungry, my blood sugar is very low. Take it back to study and eat your jiaozi next time! " "
The first time I met such a mess, I was curious about this bookstore, so I had a second time and a third time. Of course, I will never be hungry again. After reading its books, I lost interest in its jiaozi, because I always feel that eating jiaozi in the bookstore seems out of date.
I have read many books in this bookstore, such as Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Life, Wang Xiaobo's The Golden Age, and Haruki Murakami's prose. I have never bought a book, but every time I come, I always order a cup of freshly brewed black tea to offset my uneasiness caused by always rubbing books instead of buying books. The bookstore published its own publication named 1200km. Through this publication, I also learned the origin and story of this bookstore.
The owner of the bookstore is Liu, who graduated from South China University of Technology and worked as an architect. After walking 1200km in Taiwan Province Province, he was inspired by Taipei 24-hour Eslite Bookstore and opened his first 24-hour bookstore in Guangzhou, named 1200bookshop. I saw Liu's article in the bookstore and was moved by the delicate warmth of this science and technology man. I haven't met Liu, but sitting in the bookstore, I can feel his intentions everywhere.
The bookstore is small, but compact but elegant. In the middle of the rows of bookshelves, there is a free reading area consisting of six tables and chairs, and there is also a sofa reading area where you need to buy drinks. In a compartment, there are four small rooms behind the bookshelf, with a simple bed and table for backpackers to use for free at night. Hill's boss joked that he opened a "nightclub", a "nightclub" with feelings.
Bookstores are hard to make a profit, and Hill's slogan has always been "24-hour bookstores are proof of human existence. Doing business during the day and doing it at night is attitude and warmth. " The reason why he is so confident to do this bookstore well is because he has two coffee shops to help him make a profit.
There are books in the bookstore, and there are many stories of book lovers. Every Saturday night 12, the bookstore has a late-night story sharing meeting, where people from different industries and backgrounds get together to share their stories, hoping to have the opportunity to attend.
1200 bookstore, hope to see you all the time. ...