Sure enough, No. 39 Jiangsu Road is an important historical building in Nanjing in modern times. This building was built in the mid-1930s and was once the seat of the Sixth District Office of Nanjing Special City. During the Japanese occupation of Nanjing, it served as the military police headquarters of the Japanese invaders in Nanjing. After 1960, it was used as the Gulou District Library. Now this building houses the "Most Beautiful Bookstore in China" Pioneer Bookstore and Nanjing Gulou Tourism Consulting Center.

Entering the library, the space in front of you is not as big as imagined. The overall space is semi-circular. Several low cabinets are in the center and surround the bookshelves in one circle.

On the right hand side of the door, there is a long table near the window on the left side, where several women are quietly discussing and writing postcards.

Books introducing the history, culture, and customs of Nanjing during the Republic of China are displayed on the large bookshelf.

The making of coffee and desserts in the bookstore is also a factor that attracts many people to read quietly here!

Pioneer Bookstore's cultural and creative products are tailored to local characteristics and Chinese traditions, including Republic of China style postcards, photo albums, notebooks, Republic of China character badges, bookmarks, prints, as well as Dragon Boat Festival Ankang and Year of the Tiger fabrics...

Curved bookshelves built to follow the shape of the wall occupy the entire wall. Books and cultural creations are displayed among them.

There seem to be a variety of exquisite cultural creations scattered and regularly distributed on the bookshelves. Each piece is carefully selected. Some are light and simple, while some are fresh and modern, making people can't help but stop and stare, and even bring them home with joy.

Pioneer Bookstore's iconic mailbox, with its iconic LOGO on top of the mailbox, and a door on each side. Looking through this narrow door, you can see an indomitable window with small tables and chairs by the window, which is thought to be a place for people to rest in the coffee shop.

I was very curious. When I entered the door, I was surprised by the sudden sense of depth. This library is very interesting. Standing in the center of the roundabout on Shanxi Road and looking at the four-story building is very grand. The sense of space as soon as I entered the door formed a strong contrast with my imagination. When I had accepted its small, exquisite, compact and orderly appearance, Through a doorway, a winding arc, the length is consistent with the building volume I perceived outdoors. This psychological and reality match and sense of difference are very interesting.

The library is full of magic. This is the junction of Jiangsu Road, Shanxi Road, Luojia Road, Ninghai Road and Yihe Road. It itself is full of magical charm. The library is like a small island surrounded by them. The sycamore trees in Nanjing are a symbol of tree species. This building is nestled among French sycamore trees, and the surrounding area is the famous Yihe Road Mansion Area. Pioneer Bookstore Yihe Library complements Yihe Road outside the window. The glass windows of the bookstore are facing the starting point of Yihe Road. When you sit at the coffee table and look up at the world outside, you are directly opposite the word "Yihe Road." Yihe Road is the densest Republic of China building area in Nanjing, with towering green trees, yellow, gray walls, and buildings surrounded by the Republic of China style. Looking from here, the Chinese parasol trees eliminate the hustle and bustle and extend out of the silent neighborhood of the buildings of the Republic of China, as if it was a lifetime ago.

The scattered bookshelves are filled with all kinds of books, and time flows through this winding corridor here. The faint smell of ink in the air makes time stay in such a rich era as the Republic of China.

Order a cup of coffee or tea here, read a book, and make friends with Pioneer! Let the traffic flow outside the window and wander in the ocean of books, like a foreigner walking on the earth.

A small corner here is full of the voices of readers and walkers left here.

It is just right to leave the bookstore and walk to Yihe Road to see this Yihe Library surrounded by parasol trees. You can vaguely see the entire bookshelf on the inside through the glass wall, with thousands of books, which is very spectacular. This pagoda-like circular structure gives the library a unique scenery. Yihe Library retains and presents the style of the building during the Republic of China in terms of the selection of books and the presentation of cultural and creative products. Everything is just right.