In Taipei, what really supports the bookstore industry is not the famous Eslite, Kei Guoya and other chain bookstores, but independent bookstores that far exceed the number of chain bookstores. Among these independent bookstores, there are not only comprehensive bookstores with all-round operation, but also characteristic bookstores that specialize in books in a certain field. Take the Gongkuan Bookstore District as an example, where there are not only the largest second-hand bookstores in Taiwan, but also old bookstores with countless rare books, original bookstores specializing in foreign language books, and mainland bookstores specializing in simplified books. If there are only these categories, it is not particularly diverse, but here there are even feminist bookstores focused on gender theory, theological bookstores focused on religious theory, and so on.
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There are many kinds of independent bookstores in Taipei