2020-12-23 10:31 By: GMW.cn
In early December, the Second Shenzhen Book Fair was held. Despite negative factors such as the pandemic and E-commerce, the fair fulfilled a sales volume of over 20 million yuan, becoming the longest, and best-selling city book fair in China in 2020. In fact, for 29 years, Shenzhen has maintained the highest book sales nationwide. Reading has also been viewed as a key component for shaping the innovative cultural atmosphere of the city.
What is the current situation of reading amongst young people then, and how should we approach reading in the current age? During the Shenzhen Book Fair, Jiang Fangzhou and Huang Deng provided insights from the perspectives of a writer and an educator respectively.