Is it possible to open a good bookstore in every urban and rural community?


Bi Hanfeng/text

The famous scholar Hu Shi once said this sentence: "You only need to look at three things when you look at the civilization of a country: first look at how they are. Treat children; secondly, look at how they treat women; thirdly, look at how they use their leisure time."

These words are indeed thought-provoking. I once conducted a village survey on the third point "How do people use their leisure time".

In the multiple-choice question "What are the main entertainment activities of the masses in your area", of the 290 respondents, 261 people chose "square dance" and 149 people chose "playing cards and mahjong". These two methods have become the mainstream of entertainment, especially the trend of playing cards and mahjong is worrying.

According to many village officials, in their jurisdiction, the most open entertainment venues are mahjong halls or teahouses, generally around 10, ranging in size. The proliferation of mahjong has a great impact on social ethos and civilization and is a great threat to social harmony and stability.

The economy and society must move forward, and common prosperity must move forward. Without a good social atmosphere, especially without a good atmosphere for reading, technological innovation and civilized progress will be difficult to achieve.

In some small and medium-sized cities, there are young college students who want to find places to study, both quiet and atmospheric. The library is of course an ideal place. Unfortunately, there are too few places like this, and there is no guarantee of too long time. Some places are still relatively backward, and they may not meet everyone's expectations.

As for the bookstore has been aging. On the one hand, the quantity is relatively small, the operation and layout are not very reasonable, and it is difficult to adapt to the diverse needs of young people; on the one hand, the style is aging and lacks the atmosphere of reading, it is just a place to buy books; on the other hand, most of the books are exams. , Counseling materials are the mainstay.

One, about Xinhua Bookstore , as a state-owned bookstore, it can be said to be all over urban and rural areas in the past, and it is the favorite place for children to buy and read books, and the books are very fresh and abundant. .

Historically speaking, on April 24, 1937, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China established Xinhua Bookstore in Yan'an. It has a long history and played a very important role in the development of cultural undertakings. It has always been favored by young people, and it can be said that everyone knows.

But today, Xinhua Bookstore has greatly reduced its outlets, book updates are too slow, business hours are less, and the function of reading books is too weak.

It may not make much money to open some bookstores like the stores, but the social benefits and the civilized effects of urban and rural areas are immeasurable.

If the school textbooks and materials were not issued by Xinhua Bookstore, it is estimated that people have almost forgotten that there is a Xinhua Bookstore.


Both, regarding the community bookstore and the farmhouse bookstore, it is also a good place in itself. However, it is a big problem to rebuild lightly managing and lightly operating. The books cannot be updated in time, the opening hours are not convenient, the operation method is relatively backward, and there is a lack of a good reading atmosphere. Some are purely to meet the needs of the inspection, and have not thought about how to really be practical for the residents.

Recently, some netizens suggested that they could open more libraries and bookstores and extend their business hours. Let children leave school, office workers, retired elderly, housewives, etc., there are more places to read and read books.

I think this suggestion is worth considering. Regarding bookstores, there should be some new ideas. For example, Xinhua Bookstore can perform more social responsibilities. After all, it is a state-owned enterprise. Can a Xinhua Bookstore be opened in each urban and rural community to fully integrate existing community and farm bookstore resources, regardless of scale. The key is to do three things well. Things:

First, books must be updated in time. This should be the advantage of Xinhua Bookstore. Books that do not update in time cannot attract readers; second, focus on the experience and atmosphere of reading, which is to change the tradition of existing bookstores and bookstores. To meet the diverse needs of young people, at least the business hours and business scope must be innovative; the third is to focus on the creation of a civilized atmosphere in urban and rural areas. The civilization and development of a place must at least be supported by more bookstores instead of relying on everywhere. The restaurants, teahouses, and mahjong halls in China can’t just rely on mobile phones and the Internet.

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