First national reading week begins as China builds book-loving society | Borneo Post Online
Source: Borneo Post Online
Published on: 2026-04-21 22:42
BEIJING (April 22): As spring unfolds across China, so do the pages of countless books. On Monday, the country's first national reading week and the fifth national reading conference opened in tandem, an invitation to turn over a new leaf in the nation's journey toward a book-loving society. Over the coming week, reading events will be held across the country. From lectures and book fairs to salons and book donations, all aimed at promoting reading among the public. As a country with more than five millennia of continuous civilization, China has long valued reading and learning. Today, the Chinese government has elevated nationwide reading to a national strategy, incorporating it into the 15th Five-Year Plan and featuring it in government work reports for 13 consecutive years. The government sees building a reading-friendly society as crucial to raising people's cultural refinement an...
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