Abstract

Second-hand book market, as a public space bearing market memory and culture, is an important place for urban residents to participate in and experience urban cultural life. The types of second-hand books in Chinese second-hand book market are related to local culture. For example, the commodities sold in Panjiayuan second-hand book market include ancient books, pictorial storybooks, quotations of Mao Zedong, etc. Second-hand book market as a specific space with cultural attributes, vendors and pedestrians are related to "second-hand book culture", currently there are few reasearch on second-hand book market.

This research aim was to analyze the crowd characteristics and spatial-temporal laws of second-hand book market from the perspective of second-hand book culture and historical development, understood the characteristics of vendors and walking behavior in a specific environment, and accurately promote specific urban spatial vitality and walking behavior. 

Taking Panjiayuan second-hand book market space as an example, through field observation and behavior mapping, this study analyzed the spatio-temporal behavior data of second-hand books market, including four periods of time, four age stages, gender differences and 11 kinds of behavior activities.  Behavior mapping research mainly includes four steps: pilot study, data collection, GIS database assembly and data analysis.

The results indicate that middle-aged men aged 36-54 are the largest number of both vendors and non-vendors in the second-hand book market. The age structure of second-hand book vendors is generally higher than that of walkers (second-hand book customers), and female customers aged 18-36 are more than male customers.

The conclusions suggest that the second-hand book market has special cultural connotation for different age groups: 36-54 years male group is the main group of collecting second-hand books; In the 18-36 age group, the female literacy rate has increased due to the popularization of basic education, and most women have the same access to publications as men. The findings point to a link between the development of books and the experiences of people of different ages and genders.

This research refined the study on vendors and walking spatio-temporal behavior related to “second-hand book”, clarified the correlation mechanism between second-hand book sales and walking behavior, and contributed design guidance for the specific cultural space, to accurately promote specific urban spatial vitality and walking behavior.