Li Xiang’s Zhongshuge bookstore is stacked full of wonder

With its forest of giant mushrooms and curved bamboo bookshelves, the latest Zhongshuge store nestled in Chengdu’s Yintai Center looks like something out of a fairy tale.
‘My approach is more architectural and holistic than that of most of
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