This post is part of my series of reviews of Shanghai bookstores, which I introduced here. I am looking for the best English language bookstore in Shanghai and whatever other interesting bookstores I find along the way. A Google map of all the bookstores can be found here.
为读者找书，为书找读者。For the reader to find the book, for the book to find the reader.
English Name: Vintage Books
Chinese Name: 新文化服务社 (九华堂书斋)
Address: 卢湾区瑞金二路410弄3号
New or Used: Used
Languages: Almost entirely Chinese with a small section devoted to English, Japanese, and French books. Even smaller selection of German and Dutch books.
Selection includes: Art, science, history, literature, and a scattering of foreign language books.
Is there any activity better suited to a Saturday afternoon than tracking down a new bookstore? I ventured out into Shanghai’s windy streets this past Saturday over a week ago to find one of the most hard to find bookstores in all of Shanghai. After reading a Chinese review of the store it seemed like this used bookstore (that I was originally on the fence about checking out) would make a worthwhile trip. I was not mistaken.
