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The Rise of Art Bookstores and Their Influence on Urban Cities in China

Yu’ang WuShanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

In recent years, China have seen a increase in culture and art spaces that happen to drastically change people’s lifestyle, socialization and work habits. Among them, art bookstores are one of the most trending among young people that also provides positive cultural vibe in urban societies.Therefore, this paper discusses art bookstores’ history, development and roles in urban planning, by examining past examples as well as their existential situations and business mode. This paper examines the status quo of art bookstores’ development and successful examples of art bookstores domestic and abroad, incorporates the damage that Covid-19 and its after math have inflicted on art bookstores, then explores art bookstores’ integrated approach of combing different consumer experience into one cultural space, the main advantage and disadvantages of art bookstores’ business modes, their influences on urban planning and people’s lives, current flaws in their business mode and potential innovation and development suggestions for art bookstores in the post-pandemic period.

Keywords: art bookstores; influence; urban cities; China
Published: September 14, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/6/20230378
Volume: CHR Vol.6
pp. 440-445
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