Tomorrow's World Book Day has inspired a slew of literary events throughout the capital. Xing Yi and Liu Zhihua report.
As World Book Day Air Jordan 11 Retro Win Like 82 Midnight Navy , April 23, approaches, various reading events are being held by government agencies, libraries and bookstores throughout the capital.
At the launch of the 5th Beijing Reading Season in Great Canal Park in Tongzhou district on Saturday night, 81-year-old Yin Zhiguang, head of Beijing Elocution Troupe, led the audience in reciting a poem.
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"Chinese people love reading. It is a tradition that goes back thousands of years," says Sun Shoushan, deputy director of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio jordan 11 win like 82 mens 2017 , Film and Television.
"The government puts great emphasis on encouraging a love of reading among people and has included a policy to promote reading in the government's work report since 2014."
From April to July, events such as book talks by famous writers, reading competitions, online reading activities and recitals of classic books are being held in Beijing. Similar reading festivals are also happening in other provinces, including Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangshu.
Activities focusing on different readerships will highlight World Book Day in bookstores throughout Beijing, such as picture book sharing for children in Xidan Book Building jordan 11 midnight navy mens 2017 , conversations with musicians and authors for young people in Sanlian Bookstore, talks with diplomats for people interested in international affairs in Wangfujing Xinhua bookstore, and a 12-hour late-night reading marathon for night owls at One-Way Space bookstore.
The National Library of China will announce winners of the 10th Wenjin Book Award, China's highest book award, on World Book Day. The judging panel is made up of top librarians from across the country. They will select the 10 best books from 1,400 titles, and there will be an exhibition of all the winning books of the past decade.
Fourteen libraries in Beijing launched book-exchange markets on the weekend air jordan 11 win like 82 mens , where readers bring books to exchange. Organizers say more than 20,000 books and magazines were exchanged at the main venue in the Capital Library and more than 1,500 people of all ages took part in the event.
Zhou Qi, a college student who participated in the book exchange, says: "Yesterday I read an article saying that these days, fewer people visit libraries to borrow books. But I don't think that's because people no longer read. It may come as a result of lower book prices, and people can buy books themselves."
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With digital reading becoming more popular, the National Library of China will also launch a free online learning platform on Thursday, sharing recordings of 1,000 lectures that have been held in the institute, along with its collection of 33.77 million books, covering fields such as art jordan 11 win like 82 pre order , law, popular science and Chinese cultural heritage.
"Public libraries are responsible for keeping a society's cultural legacy, for educating the public and promoting reading," says Han Yongjin, director of the National Library of China. "We have always been devoted to these goals and the online project is just one of our recent efforts."
The 12th National Reading Survey, organized by the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication, was released on April 20 jordan 11 midnight navy pre order , which also suggests the same trend－that digital reading is gradually overtaking traditional reading in China.
According to the survey, in the past year, the average Chinese person read 7.78 books a year, including 4.56 printed books and 3.22 electronic books, and people who read on computers, cellphones or tablets has reached 58.1 percent, exceeding the number of people who read printed books by 0.1 percent for the first time.
"The survey also shows that more than 68 percent of people want to attend more reading activities jordan 11 win like 82 mens , and the call for more reading events from rural residents is even higher, reaching 72.3 percent," says Wei Yushan, the head of the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication.
"The current reading festivals or campaigns are mostly in cities, and therefore we suggest that more events be organized in villages to satisfy the need for books in these areas."
Asia's soccer body on Tuesday said it has terminated the contract of cash-strapped LeSports to broadcast its games in China and found a new partner after reports of payment defaults and legal action.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said it had "no alternative" but to end its $100 million, four-year deal with China's LeSports, which was due to run until 2020.
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"CSM secured the rights for the AFC competitions ... after the AFC had no alternative but to terminate its contract with Le TV [LeSports], which had been signed in August 2015," an AFC statement said.
"The new deal was agreed with CSM Chairman Li Yidong and means that there will be uninterrupted coverage of this week's AFC Champions League fixtures in China."
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