By Wu Xiao, Editor, Video by Xingchen Yue, Photo by Marco Bonaglia
One man, 12 square meters, 1200 books, an average of 200 visitors every day – This hidden bookstore is waiting for you to discover.
Situated in an old neighborhood in downtown Chongqing, next to a discarded railway, Junge Bookstore welcomes visitor both home and abroad every day. It is quite interesting that such a hidden and even shabby bookstore goes viral on the internet and gets popular overnight. iChongqing gets to discover the secret behind its popularity. And this time, we have a guest Mark (Marco) from Milan with us to visit the bookstore together. What’s special about the bookstore? Follow iChongqing to unveil the hidden bookstore step by step.
The address of Junge Bookstore: Longyin Road, Tielu 4 Cun (Suburban), Jiulongpo District, Chongqing, China.
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