Cultural meeting place for book lovers in the capital

Baoquocte.vn. From September 27-29, Hanoi People's Committee - Ministry of Information and Communications organized the 9th Hanoi Book Fair - 2024 at Hoan Kiem Lake Walking Street area.

The event aims to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation Day of the Capital (October 10, 1954 - October 10, 2024), and the 25th anniversary of Hanoi being recognized as a "City for Peace" by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The Hanoi Book Fair has become a festival for exchange between publishing units nationwide. (Source: VNA)

With the theme “Hanoi: Capital of culture and heroes - City for peace”, this year’s event has the participation of more than 30 publishers and book distribution businesses nationwide, creating a reading culture space and many attractive book exchange and experience programs.

The 9th Hanoi Book Fair - 2024 continues to receive the response and participation of a number of diplomatic agencies such as: Embassies of Laos, Cambodia, France, Italy... promising many attractive and colorful cultural exchange activities.

The event had many meaningful activities, notably the display and exhibition of books for free to readers with books on economics, politics, culture, military, diplomacy... affirming the importance of books in social life, demonstrating the tradition of studiousness of the Vietnamese people, promoting the cultural values ​​of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Within the framework of the Hanoi Book Fair 2024, in addition to special incentive programs, publishers and book companies have prepared attractive exchange programs, introducing new works to readers.

Some typical programs include: Discussion and introduction of the book The British East India Company in Dang Ngoai (1672-1697) with guest author Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan, Principal of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Discussion and introduction of the book series Vietnamese History in pictures with guest: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Ngoc Huyen, Faculty of History, Hanoi National University of Education; series of events: exchange and launch of the poetry collection Secrets in the Garden , author Nguyen Quoc Vuong and the essay A Thousand Seasons of Flowers , author Bang Son; Exchange and introduction of the book Ho Chi Minh Trail with the participation of author Sherry Buchana, Mr. Nam Anandaroopa Nguyen (companion who experienced the Ho Chi Minh Trail with the author)...

After 9 times of organization, Hanoi Book Fair has become a festival of exchange between publishing units nationwide, a cultural meeting place for book lovers, contributing to spreading and improving reading culture to a large number of domestic readers and international tourists.

In particular, recently, storm No. 3 (Yagi) has caused great consequences and damage to a number of provinces and cities across the country, including the capital Hanoi.

On this occasion, the Organizing Committee called on local publishers, book companies, publishing units participating in the Book Fair and readers to donate books to school libraries in suburban districts of Hanoi that were severely affected by storms and floods.

SfHooji Association in Hanoi contributes to spreading and improving reading culture to a large number of domestic readers and international tourists.

After the Book Fair ends, the Department of Information and Communications will coordinate with the Department of Education and Training and the Hanoi Youth Union to receive, classify and donate books to schools.

This is one of the timely and practical activities of the capital's publishing industry, as well as the Hanoi Book Fair Organizing Committee.

The donated books will be gifts of knowledge, helping to encourage children to overcome difficulties and succeed in their studies.

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