How can I take you to visit the 2023 Shanghai Book Fair in advance? Highlights, Features, Hotspots Shanghai | Readers | Highlights
The 2023 Shanghai Book Fair and "Bookish China" Shanghai Week kicked off on August 16th, and the main venue, the Shanghai Exhibition Center, is currently busy with exhibition arrangements. This year, the layout of the main venue has undergone significant optimization and adjustment. How can we visit the venue on site? What are you looking at? On the evening of August 14th, a journalist from Liberation Daily's Shangguan News visited in advance.
Taking a photo in front of the main sculpture in the preface hall is a sense of ceremony for many readers attending the Shanghai Book Fair. This year, under the beautiful carved dome of the preface hall, the main sculpture of the book exhibition is presented in the style of Paper Cuttings, which is quite artistic. In the abstract windows of high-rise buildings, there are children who earnestly hold books in their hands, young men and women who play musical instruments, and mountain climbers, fully embodying the theme of "I love reading, I love life" at the Shanghai Book Fair. Facing the entrance, the sentence at the bottom of the main sculpture, "Let the Shanghai Book Fair truly become a major platform for serving the whole country," is the original intention of this year's Shanghai Book Fair to create a "national book exhibition in Shanghai.".
Read all the good books of the society and savor the beauty of architecture
Read all the good books of the society and savor the beauty of architecture
The Central Hall continues the layout of the "Simplified Edition" Shanghai Book Fair held in November last year, with the "National Team" facing China Publishing Group and the largest local Century Publishing Group in Shanghai. The central stage area familiar to readers in previous years will be presented this year by the Sichuan Exhibition Group of the Guest of Honor Province. As a province with abundant historical and cultural resources, the Sichuan Exhibition Group focuses on the theme of "Dongpo of Sichuan, Su Shi of the World", integrating cultural landmarks such as Sanxingdui and giant pandas, and opening special exhibition areas for Sansu culture, Bashu culture, and passed down classics. The reporter saw on site that the Sichuan exhibition area is mainly in sea blue color, with a fresh and atmospheric atmosphere. The entrance of the temple shape reminds people of the scene of the Meizhou Sansu Temple. The East West Platform of the Central Hall is an area that many readers are likely to miss. This year, you can go to the East Platform to visit the "Huimin Book Collection" specially set up by Century Publishing Group. Judging from the discounts marked on the packaging of the books that have been delivered to the site, it may be a place for readers to explore well.
Starting from Xiyi Hall, we first met several university publishing houses in Shanghai to explore the book exhibition. From the perspective of publishing characteristics, it is also an interesting perspective to see the directors of universities. Both sides of the escalator still belong to the East China Normal University Press, with social science and humanities education and parent-child education, both of which are "home products". Before reading, let's take a look at the "One Square meter Dinosaur Exhibition" and "One Square meter Science Popularization Exhibition". According to the exhibition staff, there are indeed "dragon phobia" visiting the site. Although the exhibition area of Tongji University Press, known for its architectural design major, has not yet been fully completed, a strong sense of design can be seen. Fudan University Press and Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press are still "opposite neighbors", both publishing houses have moved their school gates to the scene. The old gate of Fudan University is on the background wall, and the antique gate of Shanghai Jiao Tong University forms the entrance to the exhibition area of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press.
Moving forward, the circular hall where FamilyMart convenience stores were set up in previous years has been occupied by Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press for the first time this year, which is impressive. The main color tone is natural wood, and whether it is the central circular island or the curved bookshelves around it, they are all in line with the building itself. Light and shadow are mottled and projected onto the bookshelves, making it one of the most beautiful exhibition halls at this year's book fair.
In fact, the Shanghai Exhibition Center, which has won the "Top 10 Buildings in Shanghai" and the "Top 10 Golden Awards for Classic Buildings in Shanghai, New China", is an exhibit worth appreciating. In recent years, the organizers of the book fair have been committed to making citizens more aware of the beauty of this building. In front of each huge glass window, there are reader rest areas. For example, opposite the circular hall on the second floor of the West First Building, there are two beverage vending machines and a long row of seats surrounding it.
The second floor of Xiyi Building also houses the Shanghai Social Science and Literature Publishing Exhibition Area, as well as the overseas and Hong Kong Taiwan book exhibition areas composed of China Book Import and Export Shanghai Co., Ltd., Shanghai Foreign Language Bookstore, Shendong Book City, Shanghai Hong Kong Triple United Bookstore, and others.
Connecting traditional and modern elements with distinctive spaces
On the second floor of Dongyi Hall, the Century · Traditional Chinese Studies Museum, led by the "Exhibition of Chinese Classic Literature and Century Boutique", has gradually become a characteristic area of the Shanghai Book Fair after several years of efforts. In the 618 square meter space, readers can not only enjoy the pleasure of "Taoshu Le", but also experience the fun of "hands-on" with the inheritors of intangible cultural heritage in ancient book restoration techniques. The Old Stone Inscription Illustrated Newspaper and the inaugural issue of old journals collected by Shanghai Book Company will first meet readers at this year's book fair. One of the three major pictorial newspapers of the late Qing Dynasty, "Feiying Pavilion Illustrated Newspaper", has already "flown" onto the exhibition wall. 20 old journal inaugural issues, such as "Shanghai", "Women's Illustrated Newspaper", "Friend Illustrated Newspaper", "China Art Association Quarterly", "New New Illustrated Newspaper", and "Flying Eagle", make readers travel back in time. The background wall designed with the elements of "Window of Shanghai" by Wu Weiyun, a pioneer photographer in the cover picture of "Shanghai" magazine, is waiting for readers.
Going out of the National Studies Museum, you will enter the future reading exhibition area. In addition to digital reading enterprises such as Reading Literature, Sailing Books, Himalayas and Seven Cats, there are also live broadcast rooms and special activities set up by Tiktok, JD, etc. Yue Yue Books, which owns Yue Yue Bookstore offline, made an overall appearance. The person in charge, Luo Hong, said, "Every year, the Shanghai Book Fair is held in the scorching heat of August, as if the entire industry is offering the highest enthusiasm and the most enthusiastic celebration to readers, while also expressing the most sincere sincerity to readers through the most arduous labor."
The first floor of the East Building and the first floor of the West Building are both national book exhibition areas. Which non local publishing houses, publishing groups, and brands have made appearances this year? Surprises await readers to discover on site. Don't forget to find a news viewing booth here.
The children's playground - the Children's Book Carnival exhibition area is still located in the East Sunshine Canopy, while the West Sunshine Canopy's "Reading Cross border" exhibition area allows for the purchase of stationery. This year, there are also audio, film and television company booths showcasing the trend of cultural cross border integration.
There are also multiple distinctive spaces at this year's book fair, including the Chen Bochui Children's Bookstore, which is familiar to readers and has new highlights every year, as well as the Song Qingling Cultural Space and the Sinan Literature Home · Reading Light, which are making their debut. When the projection of wutong leaves appears at your feet, turn your head and see the "light of reading" of Sinan Literature House.
