2025-05-05
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The number of digital reading users in China reached 670 million.
in 2024, marking a 17.5% year-on-year increase.
That is according to a report on digital reading,
released at a national reading conference, which was held in late April in Taiyuan.
in north China's Shanxi province.
The report showed that the overall revenue of China's digital reading market in 2024 amounted to 66.1 billion yuan,
about 9.2. billion US dollars, up 16.6% from a year earlier.
The total number of digital reading works in China topped 63 million,
with a year-on-year increase of 6.3%.
Of this total, online literature and e-books accounted for 67%,
while audio reading materials made up 32%.
China's Ongoing Fourth National Cultural Heritage Survey will prioritise the identification of historic sites and architectural works from the modern era.
That is according to a directive issued by the National Cultural Heritage Administration.
The circular urges local authorities to step up their investigations of modern era buildings with regional features,
distinctive styles, special functions or historic value,
especially those tied to local industrial or community development or designed by prominent It stipulates that qualifying sites should be documented and added to the National Heritage Protection System,
regardless of previous designation status.
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