Chung Hwa Bookstore - Yaumatei — Local services in Hong Kong

Of the three Chinese financed bookstores in Hong Kong, Chung Hwa is the smallest: in size of its branches as well as the number of branches. Yet, being the smallest, it.stands out the most. Knowing that it cannot be all-encompassing, it contains books focused on literature, history and art. In Chinese. Skip the ground floor, skip the first floor as well, go straight to the second. Half way up the stairs, as you are greeted by the smell of books old or new, you will know that you are headed to the right place. This is one of the few book stores that welcomes, perhaps unofficially, people clinging to books without buying. There are sofas, platform steps which are carpetted. As long as you are not blocking the passages, the staff are very tolerant. I have yet to see people invited to go back on their feet while poring over the shop's books for hours on end, sitting on the...

The selection of books is only satisfactory. Not many English books could be found there. Also the staff is not experienced enough to assist customers to perform certain task like finding a book from a famous author. That said, the store is spacious and the atmosphere is...

They have quite alot of book collection eventhough I didnt manage to get the sets of books I want due to out of stock throughout Hong Kong. Very quite and cooling atmosphere, you can stay for quite time inside to find the book you want, they have a great...