BEIJING: The 14th Annual Spring Festival Joint Exhibition of Chinese Books in Global Overseas Chinese Bookstores is underway across 100 bookstores in 41 countries and regions.
Themed “Reading China”, the exhibition is organized by China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Corp and China International Book Trading Corporation (CIBTC).
The literary extravaganza showcases a curated selection of acclaimed Chinese novels and scholarly works on China’s governance, precisely tailored to meet the discerning preferences of overseas readers, according to the organizers.
Beyond the realm of literature, a range of cultural activities has also been organized. The activities include exchanges among authors, book signings and online book clubs, writing Spring Festival couplets, guessing lantern riddles, drawing Peking Opera face masks and painting traditional Chinese paintings. These events aim to provide overseas readers with an insight into Chinese culture in the new era.
This year marks the inaugural participation of bookstores from countries such as Venezuela, Cambodia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, according to Jia Weilu, director of the overseas retailer service department at CIBTC’s export center. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
