Shenzhen Book Fair, the first in the city’s history, will take place at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in Futian District from July 19 to 22, with 300 booksellers across the country displaying 1 million books. 

Dozens of cultural celebrities, including famous Chinese novelists like Mai Jia and Chi Li, will give lectures during the fair. Frederic Pierucci, author of “The American Trap,” a best-seller in China, will also attend the fair, said Cao Yu, deputy manager with the organizer — Shenzhen Publication and Distribution Group.

Themed “Reading and Cheering for the Motherland” and sponsored by the publicity department of the city’s Party committee and the Shenzhen Administration of Press and Publication, the fair is an implementation of the city’s cultural innovation plan for 2020 and part of the 2019 South China Book Festival, a provincial event encouraging people to love reading books.

“This year is the 20th anniversary of the Shenzhen Reading Month,” Cai Yanjuan, deputy director of the publication and film section of the publicity department of the city’s Party committee, said. “We hope the fair will help enhance Shenzhen’s comprehensive competitiveness and cultural influence.”

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