The Funsure Bookstore in Hai'an aims to build itself into a new platform for different reading experiences from traditional bookstores. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

The result of the 2021 selections for Jiangsu's Most Beautiful Bookstore was announced at the opening ceremony of the 11th Jiangsu Book Fair, which was held in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, on July 7.

Eleven bookstores were granted the title, including three Nantong bookstores. Funsure Bookstore in the county-level city of Hai'an was among them.

Combining tradition and modernity, the Funsure Bookstore not only serves as a large book mall, but also offers science and technology experiences, red culture experiences, reading sharing, and various exhibitions.

Aiming to build itself into a new reading experience platform, the bookstore, which has a floor space of over 5,000 square meters, has introduced a number of interesting new items. The red culture exhibition hall on the fifth floor and the science popularization hall on the fourth floor receive over 30,000 visits a year.

The science popularization hall holds lectures on science and technology every week to stimulate people's enthusiasm for the unknown.

Nantong is home to another five bookstores recognized as Jiangsu's Most Beautiful Bookstores.