The "Crisis" of Shanghai Xiaozhu Bookstore attracts attention to the "Taobao" land of book lovers. The original intention is to rely on the "old"
2023-12-20
The Xiaozhu Bookstore, which has a collection of about 300000 books, is considered the largest and largest private old bookstore in Shanghai. Recently, due to the expiration of two library warehouses, a large number of books have nowhere to go, and it has fallen into a predicament, attracting widespread attention from society. The reporter visited the bookstore on site, and when he arrived, the owner Zhu Fengtao was organizing books at the store entrance. "There have been many people who have received attention, and these days have been very busy." The bookstore, which is over 30 square meters in size, has a collection of more than 60000 books. The reporter saw that people would enter the bookstore every ten minutes, and most readers said they passed by and saw many books placed at the store entrance. They couldn't help but walk in to take a look. Zhu Fengtao, the owner of Xiaozhu Bookstore, is organizing the bookshelves. "Old books have a nostalgic feeling, a unique sentiment. Some readers, as they get older, still want to read books they read when they were young, but some cannot find them, which is a regrettable thing." Zhu Fengtao sighed, "In the process of purchasing books, if I can help him make up for this regret, then I also feel very meaningful and full of motivation." Old books have been filtered through time and the market, retaining memories of the times and providing spiritual comfort to the "silver haired group". Eight years ago, a professor of economics at a university sent a text message to Zhu Fengtao requesting a book titled "Paradigm Algebra" published in the Republic of China. Upon receiving the message, Zhu Fengtao was very attentive and would pay attention to it every time he sorted out books. Effort pays off, and he found it. Due to the distance, Zhu Fengtao was on the subway and bus. "When he got the book, his wrinkled face smiled and blossomed. Later, the professor's wife told me that the professor was happy like an old child all night. "At that time, learning English was all done through radio, and he wanted to regain the feeling of learning English as a beginner." Zhu Fengtao said, and when he found it, Mr. Zhu said to him, "I held it in my hand, and it felt like a big stone pressing down on my heart had fallen." There was also an aunt in her sixties who needed a book from learning how to knit sweaters from TV in the 1980s. She threw it away when moving, causing her a lot of trouble. Zhu Fengtao remembered it in his heart, and on the way of purchasing it, he accidentally discovered the book. "I will never forget the smile on her face at that time," Zhu Fengtao said. Equally rare is that many people who like to search for old books have come here, including some foreign friends. A British friend named Mu Dan is a Chinese enthusiast. He told reporters that he heard from his friends that there is a "crisis" here, so he came to "search for books" and traveled to every corner of the bookstore. "I haven't bought any new books, I just read old books to see what's interesting. I chose a collection of classic essays by Lao She and a classic folk literature," he said. Zhu Fengtao, the owner of Xiaozhu Bookstore, is moving old books from the library. While Yang Haiyan has received a lot of help and support from Xiaozhu Bookstore, many college students have also come to admire it. Cao Xinyue, a sophomore student of Film and Television Photography and Production (TV Program Production) at Zhejiang University of Media and Communications, saw relevant information about Xiaozhu Bookstore on social media platforms
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