Shougang Park, situated in Shijingshan District, has become a new popular site for residents and tourists to have fun with friends or family members in autumn. Since October 23, the Dual Olympic City Cultural Itinerant Exhibition, a ten-day event, has been taking place in LReading Bookstore (Shougang Park) in the No. 3 Blast Furnace. The exhibition has been demonstrating excellent moments of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics and Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games and providing chances for visitors to feel the charm of the culture of the Olympic Games.
For many visitors, visiting the No.3 Blast Furnace, a landmark facility, is the first leg of their trip to Shougang Park, to admire the perfect integration of industrial heritage and stylish urban planning. LReading Bookstore's newly built store in Shougang Park, as one of the most vital spaces for cultural consumption in the Park, brings surprises and good experiences to residents, especially book lovers living in the capital, and will never fail its visitors.
The bookstore shows the perfect match of the cultural and creative industry and industrial heritage through unique steel-structured bookshelves encircling the core of the dysfunctional furnace, which are also collectively known as the "Ribbon of Time", and attractive cultural and creative products as well as drinks and snacks favored by visitors such as "Furnace coffee", "Blast Furnace-shaped ice cream" and "slag ice cream" which is made from fresh milk and sesame paste. By observing the bookshelves, picking their favorite cultural and creative items and savoring sweet treats, visitors can learn about and pay their respects to the development of industrial civilization following the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
To better publicize the legacy of the two Olympics Games, promote urban development, popularize the "Dual Olympic" culture, gather strength from the public for development, and transform the honor of holding two sessions of the Olympics Games into the urban development impetus, Beijing Olympic City Development Association, in conjunction with Beijing Municipal Administration Center of Parks and other relevant departments, launched the first dual Olympic city cultural exhibition under the theme of "Dual Olympic City, Unique Future Light" in July 2022. The exhibition was scheduled to last for three months.
According to a person in charge of the Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Center, about 50 sets of photos were selected to be on display in the exhibition, showing the classic scenes and historic moments featuring the application, preparation and organization of the two Olympic Games and the utilization of the related venues and facilities after the Games. Visitors can learn about the brilliant moments and feel the development and changes of the Games. The exhibition also aims to gather strength for future development and make the best of the glory of Beijing, a dual Olympic city. Visitors were attracted by the exhibition in LReading Bookstore. They appreciated and made comments on every excellent moment during the two Olympic Games.
Source: Official WeChat Account "Beijing Shijingshan District"