Economic reforms boost vigor of bookstores in the country

Many people know that foreign countries have more libraries than China.

"But actually we have more bookstores, which can play the role of libraries, enabling buyers to read for free," Li Zhanjun, chairman of Beijing Publications Distribution Group, said during a ceremony in Jinan, Shandong province, on Nov 1. The event paid tribute to distinguished figures in the field of publishing and bookstores over the past 40 years since China's reform and opening-up.

Over 200 people in this field gathered to discuss the development of publishing and bookstores.