Taizhou celebrates World Book Day with literary festivities
The city of Taizhou in East China's Jiangsu province came alive with celebrations for World Book and Copyright Day on April 23, marked by a series of events held across the city.
The month-long festivities kicked off at the Anding Academy, once the teaching grounds of renowned educator, Hu Yuan (993-1059) – launching both the Hu Yuan Reading Month and the Hailing district reading month on April 22.
The launch takes place of Hu Yuan Reading Month and the Hailing district reading month at the Anding Academy on April 22. [Photo/WeChat ID: tzfabu]
This year's reading extravaganza features a rich array of activities. From prose recitations to dialect reading sessions, author encounters and university lectures, a total of 123 events are planned to engage the community.
Notably, this edition of the Hu Yuan Reading Month is seeing a historic collaboration with the Hongsu reading event from Hailing district –introducing a diverse range of activities encompassing themed, branded, group and categorized reading experiences.
The first-ever digital reading experience space in Taizhou, the Lexue Book House - Meilanting space – featuring innovative digital reading service facilities such as reading pavilions and audio book walls – attracted many visitors on April 22.
The venue also hosted creative markets, book exhibitions, flower arrangement displays, tea ceremonies, performances of the traditional guqin stringed instrument and paper-cutting demonstrations.
A book market is held at the opening ceremony of the Hu Yuan Reading Month on April 22. [Photo/WeChat ID: tzfabu]
Beyond Hailing, other regions in Taizhou have also joined in the literary fervor.
The Taizhou Medical High-tech Zone hosted national reading sharing activities on April 21-20. Meanwhile, Xinghua – a county-level city administered by Taizhou – launched its Duoshang reading month on April 20.
What's more, Taixing – another county-level city under the jurisdiction of Taizhou – showcased a special performance for the national reading season on the evening of April 20.
