Chongqing South Road Book Street. ● Introduction: Chongqing South Road, formerly known as Fuqian Street and Wenwu Street, is a historic book street in Taiwan. At its peak, there were over a hundred bookstores and publishing houses. ● Introduction: Chongqing South Road, formerly known as Fuqian Street and Wenwu Street, is a historic book street in Taiwan. At its peak, there were over a hundred bookstores and publishing houses. Many writers, intellectuals, and students enjoyed spending afternoons here. For them, the book street was like their Xinyi District, their shopping paradise. Therefore, it can be said that the book street nurtured many of Taiwan's elites. Currently, due to the impact of multiple factors, the book street is showing a declining trend. Most of the remaining establishments are well-known major publishing houses. Nevertheless, Chongqing South Road remains the road with the highest concentration of bookstores in the Taipei area. ● Features and Recommendations: During the Japanese colonial era, the "Taiwan Books Co., Ltd." was established on Chongqing South Road, specializing in printing textbooks at the time. After Taiwan's retrocession, it was renamed "Taiwan Bookstore." After 2003, when the textbook market was liberalized, the textbook business originally handled by Taiwan Bookstore was adjusted, and the bookstore was eventually closed due to policy and market changes. The scholarly atmosphere on Chongqing South Road has a historical context. Even now, a large number of bookstores are lined up here, and you can find any book you want, regardless of the field or purpose. Unfortunately, due to market changes, a decrease in the number of readers, the impact of online bookstores, and other multiple factors, the book street...
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