On February 11th, the reporter saw at the Digital City in Xiling District that Xinhua Bookstore·Quyuan Book Mall, the largest cultural complex in Yichang, was in its phase-out period with more than 10 workers installing the stone plastic floor.

　　 “Books will be put on the shelves successively in late March, and subdivided into 70,000 categories with a total of 740,000 copies, which can basically cover all categories.” The construction of Quyuan Book Mall commenced in July 2022, with an investment of 120 million yuan and a total area of 5,247.76 square meters. It will come into service on April 23rd, the 28th World Reading Day, with the goal of becoming a comprehensive new bookstore with the fullest and the richest activities in Yichang city, Ran Yudong, the deputy manager of Yichang Xinhua Bookstore, said. (By He Jing and Qin Junrong)