The 31st National Book Trading Expo in Jinan
To strive for a new journey in China, books plays an important role. Recently, the 31st National Book Trading Expo was held at the Shandong International Convention and Exhibition Center in Jinan. People who love book and reading from all over the country gathered in Jinan to enjoy the feast of books together.
It is said that this event mainly includes Reading Chinese Classics, Enjoying Cultural Festival, Admiring ancient poems, the Light Show, and the Book Carnival. The event is planned to be held in landmark buildings such as the Scenic Area of the Spring in the World, Quancheng Square, the Central Business District, and the Green Center, as well as in Xinhua Bookstore, Quancheng Study, schools and communities throughout the city. Guests from the Book Expo and citizens will be invited to participate together to experience the strong atmosphere of the Book Expo.
Among them, Reading the Chinese Classics is mainly held at the Chaoranlou Square in Daming Lake, where children are organized to recite ancient poems of famous scholars of Jinan to show the humanistic charm of the city; Enjoying the Cultural Festival is mainly held at Quancheng Square and the Scenic Area of the Spring in the world to promote excellent domestic themed publications and cultural and creative products; Admiring the Ancient Poems is mainly aimed at promoting spring culture and tourism resources to guests and tourists at the Book Expo; The Light Show mainly relies on the city's landmark buildings and lighting projects to illuminate the Book Expo logo, theme language, promotional language, and posters; The Book Carnival mainly organizes nationwide reading to enter government agencies, schools, and communities, utilizing reading spaces such as Xinhua Bookstore, Quancheng Study, and specialty bookstores in the city, as well as community squares to hold diverse and rich content reading activities.
The National Book Trading Expo began in 1980 and is one of the earliest cultural expositions of China. After 43 years, it has become the largest and most influential event in the news and publishing industry in China. It is a cultural event that integrates the display of achievements in the national publishing industry, publication sales, copyright trading, exchange discussions, and promotion of reading for the whole nation. Currently, it is also one of the largest book fairs in the world. It has played an important role in better meeting the spiritual and cultural needs of the people, building a scholarly society, and promoting the construction of a socialist cultural power.