Bookstores in Xi'an
Bookstores reward the browsers. Xi'an, Shaanxi has 6 mapped right now. That's 6 bookshops mapped around Xi'an, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Xi'an (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include 西西弗书店 and 方所(老城根Gpark店), plus 成功书店. If a bookshop's missing from Xi'an's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Xi'an bookstore lineup
6 in Xi'an, plus 16 more around Xi'an below:
西西弗书店
Bookstore0.5 km from Xi'an
西西弗书店 is Bookstore on 51 凤城七路, 西安. 西西弗书店 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
51 凤城七路, 西安, 710000
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Phone: +86 29 8647 1256
方所(老城根Gpark店)
Bookstore6.6 km from Xi'an
方所(老城根Gpark店) is Bookstore on 22 星火路, 西安市. 方所(老城根Gpark店) also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:30-22:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
22 星火路, 西安市, 710000
Hours: Mo-Su 10:30-22:30
Phone: +86 29 8162 6000
成功书店
Bookstore7.8 km from Xi'an
成功书店 — Bookstore.
新华书店
Bookstore8.3 km from Xi'an
新华书店 — Bookstore.
新华书店
Bookstore8.9 km from Xi'an
新华书店 — Bookstore.
钟楼书店
Bookstore9.1 km from Xi'an
钟楼书店 is Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Xi'an
2 of the 6 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
The two mapped bookstores sit on 51 凤城七路 and 22 星火路 — close enough to make a single outing of it.
The Xi'an bookstore crawl
The efficient Xi'an bookstore crawl strings these together: 西西弗书店 on 51 凤城七路, 方所(老城根Gpark店) on 22 星火路, 成功书店, 新华书店, 新华书店, and 钟楼书店 — 6 stops, one logical order.
Bookstore tips for Xi'an
The regulars' playbook for Xi'an's bookshops:
- Check the staff picks shelf first at 西西弗书店. It's the fastest read of a shop's personality. If the picks excite you, the rest of the store will too.
- Note the shop's specialties at 方所(老城根Gpark店). Sci-fi, travel, art books, philosophy — every good shop leans somewhere. Find the lean that matches yours.
- Visit during author events. Readings and signings are usually free and turn a bookshop into the best evening out in town.
- Check the cookbook section. Cookbooks are the most browsed and least bought section, which means the used shelf is full of barely-touched gems.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Xi'an — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Xi'an can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 6, or a bookstore we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 6 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more bookstores around Xi'an
16 more within about 25 km of Xi'an — here are the 15 nearest:
西西弗书店
Bookstore11.1 km from Xi'an
西西弗书店 is Bookstore on 118 劳动南路, 西安. 西西弗书店 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
118 劳动南路, 西安, 710000
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Phone: +86 29 8954 8135
智者书城
Bookstore11.4 km from Xi'an
智者书城 is Bookstore.
西西弗书店
Bookstore11.4 km from Xi'an
西西弗书店 is Bookstore on 浐河东路, 西安. 西西弗书店 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
浐河东路, 西安, 710000
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Phone: +86 29 8951 1252
叮当书屋
Bookstore11.5 km from Xi'an
叮当书屋 — Bookstore.
西西弗书店
Bookstore11.9 km from Xi'an
西西弗书店 is Bookstore on 三桥新街, 西安. 西西弗书店 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-22:00.
三桥新街, 西安, 710000
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
樊登书店
Bookstore12.3 km from Xi'anRun by 樊登读书会
樊登书店 is Bookstore run by 樊登读书会 on 18 高新一路, 西安. 樊登书店 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-22:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
18 高新一路, 西安, 710000
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:30
Phone: +86 181 4901 5228;+86 186 2914 1166
喜马拉雅万物声
Bookstore12.3 km from Xi'an
喜马拉雅万物声 is Bookstore on 17 高新一路, 西安. 喜马拉雅万物声 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:30-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
17 高新一路, 西安, 710000
Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-22:00
Phone: +86 29 8918 0173
嘉汇汉唐书城(长安中路店)
Bookstore13.4 km from Xi'an
嘉汇汉唐书城(长安中路店) — Bookstore, found on 91 长安中路 in 西安. Also worth knowing about 嘉汇汉唐书城(长安中路店): the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
91 长安中路, 西安, 710000
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00
Phone: +86 29 8521 9888
阅己书屋
Bookstore13.5 km from Xi'an
阅己书屋 — Bookstore.
言几又
Bookstore13.9 km from Xi'an
言几又 is Bookstore on 66 慈恩西路, 西安. 言几又 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
66 慈恩西路, 西安, 710000
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Phone: +86 29 8572 0266
西部书城(电子一路店)
Bookstore14.0 km from Xi'an
西部书城(电子一路店) is Bookstore on 18 电子一路, 西安. 西部书城(电子一路店) also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
18 电子一路, 西安, 710000
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-20:00
Phone: +86 29 8821 7102;+86 29 8875 8586
新华书店
Bookstore15.0 km from Xi'an
新华书店 — Bookstore.
西西弗书店
Bookstore15.4 km from Xi'an
西西弗书店 is Bookstore on 49 唐延路, 西安. 西西弗书店 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
49 唐延路, 西安, 710000
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Phone: +86 29 8821 9822
西西弗书店
Bookstore19.1 km from Xi'an
西西弗书店 is Bookstore. 西西弗书店 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-22:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
蔚蓝书店
Bookstore19.8 km from Xi'an
蔚蓝书店 — Bookstore.
Bookstore listings for Xi'an: 6 in Xi'an and 16 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.