Children read San Zi Jing, or the Three-Character Classic, at a kindergarten in Handan, Hebei province on April 20, 2023. [Photo by Hao Qunying/For chinadaily.com.cn]Recently, a variety of activities were carried out across China to welcome World Book Day on April 23. These events aimed to encourage...

Ma Baoli is seen in the cockpit in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)Captain Ma Baoli, 35, has a great passion for Chinese classical poems. From 2018 onwards, Ma has been participating in the Chinese Classical Poetry Quiz Show every year, and won th...

Chinese books draw Thai readers at this year's Bangkok International Book Fair.[Photo/Xinhua]BANGKOK — Holding several books, including one on China's development, Wisan Chedi was searching for more books at a Chinese book exhibition booth at the Bangkok International Book Fair 2023.&...

French ambassador to China Bertrand Lortholary announces Brigitte Giraud as the winner of the Choix Goncourt China 2022 in Beijing on March 28, 2023. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]On Tuesday, French author Brigitte Giraud was awarded the Choix Goncourt China 2022, China’s choice of the 2022...

The 33rd Galaxy Awards, China's prestigious literary science-fiction award, were unveiledin Yingjing county in Southwest China's Sichuan province, Mar 26,2023.[Photo/Xinhua]The 33rd Galaxy Awards, China's prestigious literary science-fiction award, were unveiled Saturday in Yingjin...

Visitors browse books of a Chinese publishing house at the Bologna Children's Book Fair on March 7.[Photo/Xinhua]A picture book series titled Palace Cats, depicting a few of the furry occupants of the Palace Museum, the huge national museum complex housed in the Forbidden City in the heart of Be...

Jointly compiled by Beijing History, Geography and Folklore Society and Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Planning and Design Institute, the book is a collection of northern China's folk customs.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]An encyclopedia with an exclusive focus on Beijing folklore was released...

Wisdom and Belief of the East– Understanding the Chinese ValuesAuthor: Han ZhenPrice: RMB 95Paperback, 207 pagesPublished by Foreign Languages PressChina is increasingly taking center stage in the international arena, and people from around the world...