Baotou continues to promote reading

Baotou launched a series of activities including reading festivals to promote reading in the city, according to local media.

The largest city of North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region has been leading the way in promoting reading and topped Amazon’s ‘Most Well-Read Cities in China’ list in 2016.

It successfully hosted the 26th National Book Expo which opened on July 28. Delegations and publishers from 44 provinces and cities across China flocked to attend the expo, bringing with them an estimated 200,000 books for one of the biggest Chinese book events.

The launch ceremony for a reading festival in Shiguai district, Baotou, is held on April 25. This year’s reading festival will include activities like lectures, forums, and book exchanges. [Photo/civilization office of Shiguai district]

Children from Baogang No 25 Primary School give a performance during a reading activity, April 27. The activity was part of a long-term recitation activity launched to promote children’s interest in classics and literature. [Photo/bt.wenming.cn]