Map of 24-hour book stores in Chongqing

Rui Hu in Culturenews

By Rui Hu, EDITOR

To satisfy Chongqing people’s aspirations for a better life and inspired inner worlds, 24-hour self-service book stores have opened in this city, bringing a new concept to nourish the minds of citizens.

From traditional libraries featuring abundant collections and complete functions to fully-equipped 24-hour self-service book stores, Chongqing has been developing its reading spaces to facilitate its people to study and enrich their cultural accomplishments.

24h public library in Shapingba district

The 24-hour self-service book store is an effective solution to create reading spaces in limited places, with lower costs in both construction and operation. It’s conducive to save library resources, but with a bigger lending rate, and has expanded the function of large libraries in public cultural services. Enabling more people to read more conveniently, these book stores show the unique cultural appeal of this city and provide a habitat to soothe people’s minds.

A reading corner

The 24-hour self-service book stores are distributed in communities, commercial circles, and other places with a massive flow of people, equipped with essential functions, user-friendly systems, and interface guidelines. Despite the limited collected books, readers coming and leaving still feel convenient to lend and read given the favorable locations and the 24-hour operation. Here, we have listed 24 book stores in Chongqing downtown, which will bridge the distance between reader and book, present the city’s charm, and offer fertile soil for Chongqing citizen’s minds.

A public library in Beicang, Jiangbei district

The bookstore map for downtown Chongqing, number and location will match the following table

序号 S/N	区县 District/County	名称 Name	地址 Address
1	渝中区 Yuzhong District	渝中区图书馆24小时城市书房 24-Hour Urban Library, Yuzhong Library	鹅岭正街1号 No. 1 Eling Central Street
2	大渡口区 Dadukou District	半岛逸景24小时自助图书馆 24-Hour Self-Service Library of Bandaoyijing	半岛逸景公租房小区2组团4栋 Building 4, Group 2, Bandaoyijing Public Rental Housing Community
3	江北区 Jiangbei District	江北区24h自助图书馆复盛分馆 Fusheng Branch of 24-Hour Self-Service Library, Jiangbei District	复盛镇市民广场 Civic Square, Fusheng Town
4		江北区24h自助图书馆北仓分馆 Beicang Branch of 24-Hour Self-Service Library, Jiangbei District	观音桥街道塔坪55号 No. 55 Taping, Guanyinqiao Street
5		江北区24h自助图书馆寸滩分馆 Cuntan Branch of 24-Hour Self-Service Library, Jiangbei District	金港新区16号（区政府） No. 16 Jin’gang New Area (People’s Government of Jiangbei District)
6		江北区24h自助图书馆国奥村分馆 Guoaocun Branch of 24-Hour Self-Service Library, Jiangbei District	石马河街道国奥村小区 Guoaocun Community, Shimahe Street
7	沙坪坝区 Shapingba District	山洞·24小时城市书房 Shandong·24-Hour Urban Library,	山洞街道文化服务中心 Cultural Service Center, Shandong Street
8		重庆图书馆·24小时城市书房 Chongqing Library·24-Hour Urban Library	凤天大道106号（北门外侧） No, 106 Fengtian Avenue (outside North Gate)
9		三峡厂场·24小时城市书房 Sanxiachang Square·24-Hour Urban Library	小新街83号（沙坪坝区文化馆一楼） No. 83 Xiaoxin Street (1/F, Shapingba Cultural Center)
10		沙区图书馆·24小时城市书房 Shaqu Library·24-Hour Urban Library	渝碚路222号 No. 222 Yubei Road
11		歌乐山·24小时城市书房 Geleshan·24-Hour Urban Library	歌乐山镇街道党群服务中心 Sub-district Party-Masses Service Center, Geleshan Town
12	九龙坡区 Jiulongpo District	九龙坡区24小时自助图书馆民安华福分馆 Min’anhuafu Branch of 24-Hour Self-service Library, Jiulongpo District	华凤大道339号民安华福居委会旁 Beside Min’anhuafu Neighborhood Committee, No. 339 Huafeng Avenue
13		九龙坡区24小时自助图书馆巴国城分馆 Baguocheng Branch of 24-Hour Self-service Library, Jiulongpo District	红狮大道8号9幢附2号 Building 9-2, No.8 Hongshi Avenue
14		九龙坡区24小时自助图书馆跳蹬河分馆 Tiaodenghe Branch of 24-Hour Self-service Library, Jiulongpo District	华玉路城市交响小区旁 Beside Chengshijiaoxiang Community, Huayu Road
15	南岸区 Nan’an District	南岸区图书馆长嘉汇分馆24小时自助图书馆 24-Hour Self-service Library, Changjiahui Branch of Chongqing Nan’an Library	南滨路长嘉汇购物公园二楼 2/F, Changjiahui Shopping Park, Nanbin Road
16	南岸区 Nan’an District	南岸区图书馆南湖社区分馆24小时自助图书馆 24-Hour Self-service Library, Nanhu Community Branch of Chongqing Nan’an Library	花园路街道南湖社区 Nanhu Community, Huayuan Road Street
17	北碚区 Beibei District	北碚图书馆24小时自助图书馆 24-Hour Self-service Library, Beibei Library	公园村26号 No. 26 Gongyuan Village
18	渝北区 Yubei District	渝北图书馆24小时自助图书馆同盛路社区分馆 Tongsheng Road Community Branch, 24-Hour Self-service Library of Yubei Library	兰桂大道10号附30号 No. 10-30 Lan’gui Avenue
19		24小时自助图书馆空港新城广场站 Airport New Town Square Station, 24-Hour Self-service Library	百果路55号（渝北区图书馆） No. 55 Baiguo Road (Yubei Library)
20		24小时自助图书馆桉树林站 Anshulin Station, 24-Hour Self-Service Library	双湖路85号附近 Near No. 85 Shuanghu Road
21		24小时自助图书馆龙脊广场站 Longji Square Station, 24-Hour Self-service Library	松石北路117号 No. 117, Songshi North Road
22		24小时自助图书馆空港广场站 Airport Square Station, 24-Hour Self-service Library	巷汇路235号 No. 235 Ganghui Road
23	巴南区 Ba’nan District	巴南区24小时自助图书馆 24-Hour Self-Service Library, Ba’nan District	渝南大道（巴南区图书馆一楼） Yu’nan Avenue (1/F, Ba’nan Library)
24	巴南区 Ba’nan District	巴南区24小时自助图书馆鱼洞分馆 Yudong Branch of 24-Hour Self-Service Library, Ba’nan District	鱼洞街道下河路17号 No. 17 Xiahe Road, Yudong Street

Source: CQCB
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