My City, My Say: Reading Beijing

A bookstore overlooking Qianmen in Beijing, China, August 2019. /CGTN A bookstore overlooking Qianmen in Beijing, China, August 2019. /CGTN A bookstore overlooking Qianmen in Beijing, China, August 2019. /CGTN A bookstore overlooking Qianmen in Beijing, China, August 2019. /CGTN A bookstore overlooking Qianmen in Beijing, China, August 2019. /CGTN A bookstore overlooking Qianmen in Beijing, China, August 2019. /CGTN A bookstore overlooking Qianmen in Beijing, China, August 2019. /CGTN A bookstore overlooking Qianmen in Beijing, China, August 2019. /CGTN A bookstore overlooking Qianmen in Beijing, China, August 2019. /CGTN A bookstore, a library, a quiet place to read – these are also part of what makes a city livable.

Beijing has been building "15-minute" public cultural service networks, bringing reading spaces closer to neighborhoods, while its 12345 mechanism gives residents a channel to raise everyday needs and concerns.