Amazing bookstores are providing readers with unique experiences all over China, a country which values reading and knowledge.

The smell of a book while opening it and turning the pages in an 8D bookstore can be therapeutic for the heart and soul in a busy and restless modern society.

Reading an enjoyable book beside a lake can refresh one's spirits while gaining deep insight into how to deal with the relationship between the inner self and the outside world.

Eyeing business opportunities brought by physical bookstores, many entrepreneurs have opened diverse bookstores, providing readers with memorable experiences.

People read in an 8D bookstore in Chongqing, on Oct 28, 2021. [Photo/IC]

People choose books in an 8D bookstore in Chongqing, on Oct 28, 2021. [Photo/IC]

People choose books in a lakeside bookstore in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, on Oct 28, 2021. [Photo/IC]

People walk out of a lakeside bookstore in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, on Oct 28, 2021. [Photo/IC]

People browse the Tsutaya Books bookstore in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, on April 1, 2021. [Photo/IC]

People browse the Tsutaya Books bookstore in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, on April 1, 2021. [Photo/IC]

A view of the interior of the Tsutaya Books bookstore in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, on April 1, 2021. [Photo/IC]