A Chinese cultural exhibition was held at the Paris Book Festival on Friday, showcasing more than 260 books and cultural products aimed at strengthening cultural exchanges and mutual learning between China and France.
The exhibition comprises three sections respectively showcasing Chinese fine books, harmony culture, and characteristic cultural creations to highlight China's achievements in overseas publishing, intellectual property and cultural innovation in the new era.
French guests attending the opening ceremony highly commented on the exhibition, saying cultural exchange is an important part of relations between the two countries.
The Paris Book Festival is one of Europe's largest annual public cultural events. This year, the three-day event has drawn around 450 publishers, more than 1,200 writers and 114,000 readers from around the world.
Chinese cultural exhibition opens at Paris Book Festival to enhance exchanges
The 2026 Beijing Book Fair opened on Saturday simultaneously at four majors parks across the city, set to offer a month-long cultural feast for visitors.
On Saturday morning, the Chaoyang Park in downtown Beijing was bustling with enthusiastic book lovers eager to read and buy books.
"I love to read books about history. This is the latest book of Chinese novelist Ma Boyong and it was sold at 35 percent off. I think it is a good deal," said a resident surnamed Huang.
Running until May 17, the book fair sees participation by more than 2,000 bookstores across the city, with the event's four venues at the Chaoyang Park in the east, the Shougang Park in the west, the Nanyuan Forest Wetland Park in the south, and the Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park in the north covering a total area of approximately 16,000 square meters, setting a new record for scale. Over 70 related events will be held in residential communities, commercial districts and schools.
"We have set up centralized exhibition areas in parks located in the east, south, west and north of the city, in striving to expand the coverage of the book fair," said Li Kun, an official from the publicity department of Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China.
To boost spending, Beijing plans to distribute a total of 6 million yuan (around 880,056 U.S. dollars) in book vouchers at the event. Meanwhile, visitors who attended the ongoing 16th Beijing International Film Festival screenings can receive book vouchers at book fair by presenting their film ticket stubs.
2026 Beijing Book Fair kicks off in four major parks
