Bibliophiles in east China's Suzhou City have a welcome new addition to the retail landscape after Taiwanese Eslite Bookstore on Sunday opened its first mainland store.
The flagship four-story shop is on the banks of Jinji Lake in Suzhou. In addition to its collection of over 500,000 books, it also sells handicrafts, jewelry and kitchen ware.
The open-all-hours bookstore is a popular destination in Taiwan for mainland travellers.
Robert Wu, founder and chair of Eslite, said the store was a fine example of cross-Strait cultural exchange.
The bookstore also has a cooking studio, a visual lab, a tea house and a lecture room.
The shop features a special section for
