List Released! 9 Sites in Xi'an Selected

Recently, the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism announced the list of “Best New Public Cultural Spaces,” with nine public cultural spaces in Xi’an successfully selected. These “small but beautiful” cultural spaces serve enterprises, institutions, and community residents, showcasing Xi’an’s deep commitment to building public culture, empowering grassroots cultural development, and bringing high-quality public cultural resources directly to the grassroots. Let’s take a look at their charm!

Xí’an Community College Library

Located at the northeast corner of Changle Park on Landscape Road in Beilin District, the venue covers about 140 square meters and houses nearly 4,000 books, including around 400 on party-building topics and 700 children’s books. It is divided into three functional areas: book borrowing, periodical reading, and immersive experience.

Xincheng District Shangshan Academy City Study

This study is a high-quality, inclusive public cultural service site created by the Xincheng District Culture, Tourism, and Sports Bureau and Xinyilu Subdistrict Office’s Xingle Community, integrating outstanding cultural and educational resources in the area. It officially opened to the public in August 2020. Located in a culturally and educationally rich area, it serves six schools and one kindergarten within its vicinity. Covering about 150 square meters and with over 3,000 books, it shares a book borrowing and return system with Xi’an and Xincheng District libraries, allowing resource sharing.

Xi’an Federation of Trade Unions Model Worker Bookstore

This bookstore is an open-type worker bookstore jointly built by the Xi’an Federation of Trade Unions and the Lianhu District Culture, Tourism, and Sports Bureau. Opened in July 2021, it has served about 157,000 citizen readers. With a building area of 1,500 square meters and over 20,000 books, it welcomes more than 30,000 readers annually and hosts over 100 reading events each year. It is equipped with various electronic reading devices, including a national trade union e-worker bookstore digital reading kiosk and a Himalaya reading booth.

Qinhan Science and Technology Innovation Fund Park City Study

Operated jointly by the Gaoxin District Culture, Tourism, and Sports Bureau and the Xi’an Xinhua Bookstore Gaoxin Branch, this study is located in the core area of the Qinhan Science and Technology Innovation Fund Park, connected to Metro Line 6 for convenient transport and a quiet environment. Covering about 180 square meters with over 2,000 books in its collection and 2,300 books for sale, it features multiple immersive reading areas and a specialty leisure café offering various drinks and light snacks.

Baqiao District Textile Park City Study

Created by the Baqiao District Culture, Tourism, and Sports Bureau to meet the cultural needs of residents in the Textile City area, this study is a “park + reading” integrated public cultural service space that officially opened in October 2019. With a building area of about 200 square meters and around 2,000 books, it is located inside Textile Park. Leveraging the park’s ecological environment and convenient location, it integrates public reading services into citizens’ leisure scenes and is open to all for free.

Chang’an District Library Chang’ning Palace City Study

Situated in Chang’ning Palace Garden Hotel, this study opened to the public on June 1, 2022. Covering about 120 square meters with over 4,000 books covering 20 categories including literature, politics, military, and children’s books, it meets the reading and borrowing needs of hotel guests and nearby residents. With full network coverage, comfortable seats, soft lighting, self-service borrowing devices, and free Wi-Fi, it creates a quiet and cozy reading environment.

Xi’an Olympic Sports Center Shuli City Study

As a “culture-sports integration” public reading space created by the Chanba International Port, this study is located in the core area of the Xi’an Olympic Sports Center. Opened in October 2024, it covers about 217 square meters and is a key practice of Xi’an’s “15-minute reading circle” in sports venues. Built to the standard of “small but refined, comprehensive and excellent,” it serves community residents around the Olympic Sports Center, event spectators, fitness enthusiasts, and families. It receives over 100 readers daily and has served more than 30,000 people in total.

M³ Time Light Cultural Art Space

Located on the 5th floor of M³ Bile City, No. 12 South Zhuque Street in Yanta District, this space opened to the public in December 2023. Covering about 500 square meters with 60 reading seats and over 7,000 books, it features a “culture + reading + film + intangible cultural heritage” theme, creating a “reading forest” in the business district. It collaborates with the Xi’an New Dream Film Museum to offer an integrated experience of reading, exhibition, and exploration.

Huyi District Yue Reading Room

Situated in Shuijing Licheng, No. 131 Fengjing Road in Huyi District, this room opened in January 2019. Covering about 320 square meters with over 8,000 books spanning multiple categories to meet the reading needs of all ages, it includes functional areas such as a public reading main space, a picture book area, and an e-reading area. It creates a composite reading space that integrates public reading, parent-child bonding, cultural heritage, and community connection.

Next, Xi’an will continue to promote new public cultural spaces represented by “city studies,” leveraging the rich cultural resources of municipal and district-level public cultural institutions. This will bring high-quality public cultural resources directly to the grassroots, continuously improving public awareness, participation, and satisfaction with public cultural services, so that residents can enjoy convenient and high-quality public cultural services right at their doorstep.

Editor | Liu Jiameng, Visual | Liu Jiameng, Proofreader | Liu Yuewen

Reviewer | Yang Haoyu, Approver | Yang Haixiong