{"id":122786,"date":"2025-10-15T03:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T03:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/122786\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T03:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T03:34:08","slug":"the-eyes-of-the-gba-in-shenzhen-is-the-worlds-largest-bookstore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/122786\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eyes Of The GBA In Shenzhen Is The World&#8217;s Largest Bookstore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China is home to many awe-inspiring architectural landmarks \u2013 from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/asia\/news\/china-is-now-home-to-the-worlds-largest-train-station-5-times-bigger-than-nycs-grand-central-091225\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chongqing East Station<\/a>, the largest train station in the world, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/asia\/news\/this-bookstore-in-china-with-infinite-shelves-is-one-of-the-worlds-10-most-beautiful-in-2025-081425\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dujiangyan Zhongshuge<\/a>, one of the world\u2019s most beautiful bookstores. Now, the country has added yet another record-breaker to its list: the world\u2019s largest physical bookstore.<\/p>\n<p>Recently opened in Shenzhen\u2019s Bao\u2019an district, The Eyes of the GBA spans a staggering 131,000 square metres \u2013 roughly the size of 18 football fields, or nearly the entire Louvre Museum in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Inside this colossal space lies a treasure trove of over 100,000 books across a variety of genres including fiction, non-fiction, art, history and children\u2019s literature. The venue also features an alfresco rooftop garden, themed reading zones, a theatre and a museum that regularly hosts exhibitions \u2013 such as the recent Mural Masterpieces of the Tang Dynasty, a collaboration with the Shaanxi History Museum.<\/p>\n<p>But The Eyes of the GBA isn\u2019t just about the books. There\u2019s also a tech zone where visitors can explore interactive AI installations, drones and other cutting-edge gadgets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/asia\/news\/these-three-asian-countries-experience-the-most-rainfall-in-the-world-101025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>These 3 Asian countries experience the most rainfall in the world<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Plus: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/asia\/travel\/tanjung-kelayang-reserve-in-belitung-a-peaceful-yet-stunning-coastal-destination-in-indonesia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tanjung Kelayang Reserve in Belitung: A peaceful yet stunning coastal destination in Indonesia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay in the loop: sign up for our <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/asia\/newsletter?cid=asia~editorial~acquisition~newsletter~contentlink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>free Time Out Asia newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> for the best travel inspiration straight to your inbox.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"China is home to many awe-inspiring architectural landmarks \u2013 from Chongqing East Station, the largest train station in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122787,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[266],"tags":[359,74726,18,117,19,17,74727,1658],"class_list":{"0":"post-122786","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-books","9":"tag-categories-property","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-news-property","15":"tag-property"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}