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The press conference of the 3rd Confucian Academy Book Fair is held in Guiyang. [Photo/people.com.cn] |
The 3rd Confucian Academy Book Fair (CABF) will be held in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, from Aug 30 to Sept 1.
A large number of publications on Chinese culture will be showcased. Various cultural and creative products from the Palace Museum will also be on sale.
In addition, several cultural celebrities and famous writers will give lectures on the inheritance, development, and publicity of Chinese culture.
Shan Jixiang, once the director of the Palace Museum, will give a lecture on protecting and utilizing cultural relics, inheriting cultural heritages, as well as spreading traditional culture.
Over the past six years, Shan has given about 2,000 cultural lectures, with the total time exceeding 2,000 hours, to encourage the public to participate in the cultural transmission.
During CABF, book coupons valued at 1 million yuan ($139,698), including 9,000 electronic ones and 1,000 paper ones, will be provided for free, and the coupons are valid to 12:00 am on Sept 1.
The electronic coupons are available through the official WeChat account of Eyes News, and the paper coupons are available only for seniors, children, as well as students of primary and secondary schools at the book fair with valid identification cards.
