Tag: china
Strolling through OōEli 天目里, Hangzhou 杭州
While visiting Hangzhou 杭州, we checked out OōEli 天目里, an ambitious and spectacular project of urban design. Our late-afternoon arrival stretched into dinnertime, allowing us to photograph the complex as it transitioned beautifully from dusk to early evening. Listen while browsing ➔ The project OōEli was conceived by JNBY 江南布衣 and Group of Architects 大象设计…
Tsutaya Books in Hangzhou, China – 杭州 蔦屋書店
When the Japanese chain – Tsutaya Books 蔦屋書店 made its grand debut in China, back in 2020 in Hangzhou 杭州, it didn’t just open a storefront—it ignited a wave of premium, aesthetic-driven, “internet-famous” (网红, wanghong) bookstores across China. While visiting Hangzhou earlier this year, we made a pilgrimage to this iconic landmark. A neat row…
Zhongshuge 钟书阁 – A Surreal Literary Labyrinth in Beijing 北京
Zhongshuge 钟书阁 has a reputation across China for having “the most beautiful bookstores,” and their location inside Beijing’s Galeries Lafayette department store (北京老佛爷百货商店, 100 Xidan North St.) certainly lives up to the title. While many modern bookstores these days opt for boxy minimalist cubes, Zhongshuge leans into the surreal. The journey begins at the main…