Bona Ventura

Former French Concession (Huangpu) · Shanghai

Sinan Books Poetry Store (St. Nicholas Church)

思南书局·诗歌店 (Sīnán Shūjú)

Culture venueLocal favourite

A poetry and literature bookshop inside the former St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, built in the 1930s, with shelves rising to the dome. The main Sinan Books, in a French garden house at 517 Fuxing Middle Road, is a favourite of Shanghai readers; both sit on quiet plane-tree streets near Fuxing Park.

Address
16 Gaolan Road, Huangpu District (main Sinan Books: 517 Middle Fuxing Road)
Hours
not verified
Best time to go
Afternoon · About 40 min
Price
Free entry; price not verified
Price level
¥

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Good to know

  • Look up at the dome from the gallery
  • Visit both branches: they are a five-minute walk apart

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