A late night bookstore is lighting up for citizens. The Late-night Study by Dayin Bookmall, located at KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community) in Yangpu, has been a popular sight ever since its opening.
According to Dayin's founder Liu Jun, unlike a bookstore where readers are only clients of the shop owner, a study "belongs to" readers and should be part of their home. After the once-popular 24-hour bookstores left the market in Shanghai, Dayin KIC store chose to operate in a late-night mode under which it opens until 2 a.m..
Travel, religion, literature, history, design ... "As you can see, at Dayin we sell 'leisure books'," He Xuan, General Manager of Dayin, told us that the KIC store covers 1,300 square meters, where it not only has reading ladders up to 10 meters high, length-altering reading desks and a children's area with an intense fairy tale atmosphere, but has set up a tea space, a food area, a fashion design space, and a style that fits the surrounding neighborhoods and schools to appeal to young people.
It is worth mentioning that the shop introduced recording studios, reading kiosks, the audiobook recording, MV production and other sound elements on the scene, customers can visit the entire creative process, but also for personal experience.
At 9:30 p.m., the late-night study is still fully lit up, where we can see both serious readers and visitors who look only to take photos. "Don't hesitate to take pictures and share them on your WeChat Moments." Dayin has remained an open attitude to every customer. The book store has been under the stoplight because of the great attention it has received and a great volume of customers, and it was un expected for the book owner how culture could be so "lively" at KIC.