China celebrates World Book Day

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Updated: 11:15 AM (GMT+8) April 23, 2023
Children read San Zi Jing, or the Three-Character Classic, at a kindergarten in Handan, Hebei province on April 20, 2023. [Photo by Hao Qunying/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Recently, a variety of activities were carried out across China to welcome World Book Day on April 23. These events aimed to encourage people to read books and explore the knowledge within the vast oceans of books.

Students read books at Rong'an County Experimental Primary School in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on April 20, 2023. [Photo by Tan Kexing/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Students read books at the primary school attached to Jinhua Normal School in Jinhua, Zhejiang province on April 20, 2023. [Photo by Hu Xiaofei/For chinadaily.com.cn]
A teacher distributes reading books about heroes and heroines, the best of Chinese studies and classical picture books, to students at Pengyongwu Primary School in Yunyang, Chongqing municipality on April 20, 2023. [Photo by Rao Guojun/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Readers visit a book fair for World Book Day at the library of the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing on April 20, 2023. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]
Children share their reading experiences under the guidance of their teacher at Qihang Kindergarten in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province on April 20, 2023. [Photo by Chen Xiaodong/For chinadaily.com.cn]

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