Be the first to see the changes this year, the Shanghai Book Fair is here! Not just a book exhibition in Shanghai, main venue on August 16th | Reading | Shanghai

What can't be lacking in Shanghai's summer? Many people's answer is, the Shanghai Book Fair.

The reporter learned from the press conference held this morning at the Shanghai Book Fair that the 2023 Shanghai Book Fair and "Bookish China" Shanghai Week will be held from August 16th to 22nd at the Shanghai Exhibition Center. In addition to the main venue, this year's Shanghai Book Fair will also launch a "one zone, one characteristic" themed sub venue and a reading sub venue mainly consisting of public libraries, physical bookstores, etc., creating a three-dimensional book exhibition model of "linkage between the main venue and sub venues, and synchronization between online and offline", allowing the rich book fragrance to overflow the city.

In 2022, the Shanghai Book Fair will face challenges and guide readers into their normal lives through storytelling scenes and new experiences of reading. By the end of the year, it will become a warm cultural landscape in Shanghai. This year's Shanghai Book Fair returns to its old time and place, further enhancing its scale, foot traffic, cost-effectiveness, and influence, driving cultural consumption, and fully demonstrating the strong resilience and vitality of Shanghai culture.

It is reported that this year's Shanghai Book Fair will further enhance its ability to serve the whole country and open up exhibitions to the whole country. On the basis of presenting high-quality Shanghai edition books, it will introduce more and better domestic boutique reading content to meet the reading needs of citizens and readers; Further enhance space utilization capacity, coordinate the venue resources of Shanghai Exhibition Center and Friendship Hall, tap into the main venue space, integrate ineffective areas, and enhance booth efficiency; Further enhance brand influence, organize book exhibitions and reading activities at the main venue, create distinctive sub venues and reading sub venues, and link online and offline reading. With a more innovative attitude, more solid measures, and more enthusiasm, we aim to create a grand gathering of bookmakers, readers, and book lovers from all over Shanghai and even China.

This year's Shanghai Book Fair will have six main features. One is to further highlight the main theme, concentrate on showcasing and recommending excellent thematic publications carefully planned from all over the country.At the same time, each exhibiting unit will also focus on showcasing and selling themed publications based on their own characteristics.

The second is to hold book exhibitions, further highlighting the function of Shanghai Book Fair as a platform for serving national culture. In addition to the overall appearance of the Shanghai edition matrix by Century Publishing Group, Shanghai University Publishing Consortium, Shanghai Social Science and Literature Publishing Consortium, more than 20 national key publishing groups, including China Publishing Group, Sichuan Xinhua Distribution Group, Zhejiang Publishing Union Group, and Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing Media Group, which were selected as the "Top 30 National Cultural Enterprises", were invited to participate in this year's Shanghai Book Fair. More than ten excellent private publishing institutions, such as Mo Tie, Du Ke, Guo Mai, and Xin Jing, also participated in creating a "national book exhibition held in Shanghai".

The third is to optimize the layout and further enhance the service efficiency of the exhibition venue. To present more high-quality books from all over the country and provide readers with a better activity experience, the overall layout of the main venue of the book fair will be greatly optimized and adjusted. The main venue has a total of 8 book exhibition and sales areas, among which China Publishing Group and the Sichuan Provincial Exhibition Area are located in the central hall and the west platform, respectively; Shanghai Century Publishing Group extends from the Central Hall and East Platform to the second floor of the East Building; The Shanghai University Publishing Exhibition Area, Shanghai Social Science and Literature Publishing Exhibition Area, and Overseas Book Exhibition Area are located on the second floor of West Building 1; The first floor of the East Building and the first floor of the West Building are both designated as national book exhibition areas; The children's book carnival exhibition area is still located in the East Square tent. It is worth mentioning that the net exhibition and sales area of published books in various regions will increase by nearly 40% compared to 2020. The activity area will also be optimized and adjusted. The original central stage activity area will be replaced by the first floor hall of the Friendship Hall. At the same time, activity areas will be set up in the east and west rooms of the Shanghai Exhibition Center, the east square tent, the first floor of the West Hall, the Friendship Hall on the first floor of the Friendship Hall, the cinema on the second floor, and the banquet hall on the third floor. Activities such as new book releases, author meetings, book sales, and themed lectures will be held.

The fourth is to present more and better reading activities. This year's book fair will not only continue to hold classic activities such as "Seven Days and Seven Classes of Chinese Studies" and "Meeting on Tuesdays" that are loved by readers, but also include a group of well-known writers and scholars who will work together to launch a variety of reading activities. The reader conference of China Publishing Group and the "Climbing Plan" promotion activity of China Writers Association, as well as two large-scale reading activities with the prefix "China", will be held at the Shanghai Book Fair for the first time. Ouyang Ziyuan, Nie Zhenning, Mo Yan, Jia Pingwa, Wang Anyi, Luo Pinghan, Cao Wenxuan, Pu Cunxin, Lou Yulie, Wang Shuzeng, Xu Hong, Zhao Lihong, Ge Jianxiong, Fan Deng, and others will share their reading experiences with the public at the China Publishing Group Reader's Conference. Century Publishing Group will plan more than 20 series of reading promotion activities to cultivate scientific spirit and popularize scientific and technological innovation concepts, and Reader Culture will hold the third Reader Science Fiction Literature Award ceremony.

The fifth is cross-border integration. This year's book fair will launch a national high-quality exhibition of digital integration publishing in the outer exhibition area of the preface hall, showcasing excellent digital integration publishing projects launched by exhibitors in recent years, such as China Publishing Group's "Jihewang", Century Publishing Group's "Judian Data Open Platform", and Beijing Publishing Group's "Stories of Scientists". The book fair also sets up two exhibition areas for future reading and cross-border reading. Digital reading enterprises such as Yuewen, Fanshu, Himalaya, and Qimao, as well as institutions such as cultural and creative industries, reading and lifestyle peripherals, and coffee and food, will participate in the exhibition, showcasing the new atmosphere of the transformation and upgrading of the publishing industry, highlighting the industrial cluster and cross-border vitality of "reading+".

Six is to further highlight the diverse reading culture in the context of the new era. Important sub brands of book exhibitions such as International Literature Week and Beautiful Bookstore Festival will continue to be highlighted. The 10th International Literature Week will feature the theme of "Narrative Community" and invite over 30 domestic and foreign guests, including Angolan writer Jos é Eduardo Agoulusa, Australian writer Richard Flanagan, Alai, and Tien Er, to further expand their international influence. In addition, the Shanghai Book Fair will also set up a sub venue in Sanming, Fujian to promote the Shanghai edition boutique book brand.

[Link] Ticket purchase, admission, catering, serving readers like this year's Shanghai Book Fair

This year's book fair sells tickets online and offline. Online real name binding ticketing is carried out through the barley ticketing platform. At the same time, to further facilitate elderly readers, offline ticketing points are set up in relevant physical bookstores in various districts of the city, such as Xinhua Bookstore, and staff are on-site to assist in ticketing services. This year's book fair also launched various discount coupons for book purchases, which can be obtained after successful ticket purchases.

This summer, with continuous high temperatures, the outdoor ticket inspection waiting area at the Shanghai Book Fair is equipped with an outdoor atomization spray system for physical cooling, while optimizing the entry process to achieve rapid ticket inspection and entry. This book exhibition will continue to set up green entrance channels for the Communist Party members who won the commemorative medal of "50 years of glorious service in the Party", the objects of recognition of "two excellent and one first", model worker and advanced figures above the municipal level, elderly readers and special groups, provide on-site services such as wheelchair borrowing, volunteer assistance, and set up mother and baby rooms. As the closest Jing'an District specialty sub venue to the main venue of the Shanghai Book Fair, Jing'an Kerry Center can obtain a 2-hour parking arrangement for the mall with relevant certificates.

In terms of catering, this year's book fair will restore some indoor catering areas and expand the recruitment of trendy new catering products. Combining with the outdoor gardens of the east and west halls of the venue, it will form an outdoor catering and leisure area.

Exciting not only the main venue, but also the "One District, One Feature" featured sub venues. Let's know first

This year, 16 districts in the city and the Lingang New Area will combine their regional characteristics to form the Shanghai Book Fair's distinctive sub venues.

Pudong New Area launches the theme activity of "Digital Reading Starts a New Reading Experience" at Pudong Library

Huangpu District holds Beautiful Bookstore Festival and French Paper Art Exhibition at Sinan Mansion

Jing'an District organizes a series of activities called "Joyful Reading of Jing'an's' Most Beautiful Books' Exhibition" at the Jing'an Kerry Center

Xuhui District launches a series of reading activities with the theme of "Reading Posture" at Xujiahui Academy

Changning District held a book market and reading sharing activity at Haisu Cultural Square with the theme of "Ninghui Bookish Fragrance, Sailing Enjoyment and Reading Joy"

Putuo District held a special summer reading activity called "Half Matsu River, Enjoy Night Reading - Suzhou River Study" at Suzhou River Industrial Civilization Exhibition Hall, District Library, etc

Hongkou District holds important "International Literature Week" activities such as the main forum and Poetry Night in Jinchao Lane 8, Postal and Telecommunications Museum, etc

Yangpu District, with Daxue Road as its main axis, collaborates with surrounding universities, technology-based entrepreneurial enterprises, physical bookstores, communities, etc. to establish a "Youth Reading Market"

Baoshan District has launched a themed activity titled "Happy Summer Reading in Baoshan" at the Smart Bay Science and Technology Innovation Park, focusing on the "Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award"

Minhang District Launches "One Book, One World" Shanghai Book Fair · Minhang Night Reading Week for the First Time

Based on the cultural characteristics of Jiangnan, Jiading District has launched a series of "Walking Jiangnan" reading city themed activities in places such as Guyi Garden

Jinshan District integrates resources such as Ding Cong Art Museum to hold comic illustration exhibitions, comic book exhibitions, etc

Songjiang District holds a "Popular Reading" themed event at the Yunjian Hall Cultural and Art Center

Qingpu District collaborates with Wujiang and Jiashan to launch a series of "Yangtze River Delta Reading and Sharing" activities

Fengxian District has launched the "Enjoying the New Jiangnan Coffee Reading Good Life - Fengxian District Coffee Reading Life Festival" by the shore of Shanghai's Fish Golden Sea Lake

Chongming District relies on characteristic homestays to create the "Bookish Yingzhou · Famous Homestay Tour" activity brand

The Lingang New Area holds a series of reading activities titled "Let's Create Art and Enjoy the Reading of Dishui Lake" at the Lingang Science and Technology Smart Library