Beijing Book Fair to kick off
China DailyThis year's Beijing Book Fair will kick off on Friday with more than 200 bookstores and publishing houses bringing multi-events at Chaoyang Park and 67 other venues throughout the capital. This year's Beijing Book Fair will kick off on Friday with more than 200 bookstores and publishing houses hosting events at Chaoyang Park and 67 other venues throughout 16 districts of the capital and the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area. Apart from themed works on the achievements of the Communist Party of China in the new era and cultural legacies of the capital, as well as award-winning literature works, ancient texts and secondhand books will also be featured, and there'll be favorable discounts and promotional offers, according to Guo Xiaoming, chairman of Beijing Publications Distribution Group, co-organizer of the book fair. Founded in 1980, the book fair has become one of the most influential and accessible cultural events in the capital and is expected to boost the cultural consumption of Beijing, Zhai says.