The 2024 Paris Book Festival was inaugurated on April 12 (local time) at the temporary exhibition hall of Grand Palais in Paris, France. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-France diplomatic relations, and it is also the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism. Totally, 59 publishing houses from China were organized to participate in the Paris Book Festival, with book titles to be exhibited totaling 1,150. Headed by Zhang Aijun, secretary of the Party Committee and chairperson of the Board of Directors of Beijing Publishing Group Co., Ltd. (BPG), the delegation of BPG participated in the Paris Book Festival.
Focusing on telling stories about Beijing and China in an engaging way, BPG participated in the book festival with more than 60 selected book titles, including special-themed books, literary works, books on humanities and social sciences, books on science and technology, books for children and Chinese-learning books. Among them there were such books as I Love Beijing, Chic Beijing, Traveling Along the Central Axis of Beijing, Baoshui Village, Northward, Rest in the Clouds, and Safety Letter to Families. Projecting the image of China as a reliable, lovable and respectable country, these books attracted the attention of a large number of readers during the book festival.
Simultaneous Launch of Five Foreign Language Versions of Chic Beijing
On the afternoon of April 12 (local time), BPG held a party for launching the English, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic versions of the book Chic Beijing. Zhang Aijun made a speech at the book launch party, and unveiled the book along with relevant leaders and distinguished guests.
According to Zhang Aijun, the launching of English, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic versions of Chic Beijing during the Paris Book Festival was a special gift presented to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-France diplomatic relations and the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism. As a comprehensive publishing entity and a key cultural institution, BPG shoulders the responsibility and duty of acting as a bridge of culture through publishing high-quality books, with the aim to enable overseas readers to better learn about Beijing and understand China.
Copyright Cooperation on the French Version of Baoshui Village Confirmed
On the afternoon of April 12 (local time), BPG, Paris Editions You Feng and Qiao Ye, author of the novel Baoshui Village, signed a copyright cooperation agreement on the French version of Baoshui Village at the activity area of the booths for exhibitors from China. Qiao Ye shared with the audiences about her understanding acquired from her creation of the novel, and signed her books before gifting them to readers.
The signing of the agreement on publishing the French version of Baoshui Village represents still another cooperation between BPG and Paris Editions You Feng following their previous cooperation projects concerning the books such as In the Name of People and Book Series on Ancient Buildings in Beijing: Altars and Temples. This new cooperation project also indicates that French publisher is branching out into a new area — publishing literary works on rural life in contemporary China.
