Gejiu Xinhua Bookstore

Honghe, Yunnan, China

On September 28, 2024, the state-owned Gejiu Xinhua Bookstore opened its newly renovated Xidu Book City for trial operations. Located at 60 Renmin Road, at the intersection with Xinguan Road, this primary retail outlet occupies the second and third floors of the Xinhua Bookstore Comprehensive Building. The relocation from its former home at 73-1 Zhongshan Road became official on November 12, 2024, marking a new chapter for an institution operated under the Red River State Xinhua Bookstore Co., Ltd. Gejiu Branch. Inside, the space holds more than 40,000 volumes spanning social sciences, humanities, and children's literature.

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Gejiu Xinhua Bookstore serves as the cultural anchor of China's 'Tin Capital,' preserving decades of local memory while fostering community connection. Through its modernized Xidu Book City and the Huaiyuan Academy, the bookstore hosts public lectures, local history launches, and youth reading clubs. By bridging the city's industrial heritage with its intellectual future, it remains a trusted gathering place where generations of residents share ideas and sustain a collective literary life.

Address: No. 60 Renmin Road, Honghe, Yunnan, China

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