Over the past thirty years, the population of Shenzhen has grown tremendously from 300,000 to 1,400,000 people. It is unique among Chinese cities that sixty-five percent of these residents are in their twenties and thirties, giving it a powerful new energy. The MIXC(Shenzhen Bay) commercial complex is located in a development area facing Shenzhen Bay where hotels, residences, sports facilities, and office buildings are clustered. We designed the 2,475 m² bookstore on the third floor of this complex, called Yan. For many thousands of years, China has been making outstanding cultural contributions to Japan and the rest of the world. Recently, bookstores have been opening all over China which on a surface level are beautifully and strikingly designed. However, we felt that especially in this proactive city, it was important to value China’s originality and individuality, exploring mystical images of the East in the context of globalization. Taking as our theme the concept of “Life in the East”, which lies at the base of Chinese culture, we aimed to design a space in which visitors could engage in deep self-reflection and create their own unique stories. “Think Borderless, Discover Yourself” is the sub-concept and it expresses the shop’s identity as a place for endless self-discovery. To achieve this, we designed the bookstore to be a place where you can feel the calm and dignified spirit of Zen Buddhism.