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Today is World Book Day, and across China, a week-long celebration of reading has been taking place.
But more specifically, in Nanchang, the fifth national reading conference has turned books into something more.
Experiences that blend history, poetry, with cutting-edge technology.
With nearly 700 million digital readers in the country alone, the question is no longer whether people are reading.
But how?
Coming to you live from our studios in Beijing, this is Roundtable.
I'm Steve.
Thank you so much for being with us today.
And for the show, I'm with Yushin and Fei-Fei.
First up.
April 23rd, that is today, it marks World Book and Copyright Day.
It 's an initiative that was first launched by UNESCO,
and starting this year, China has expanded it into a full week-long national reading celebration.
And in Nanchang, that's in East China's Jiangxi province, reading has taken over the city.
The Fifth National Reading Conference has turned books into experiences.
They're putting together history with.
Poetry, how beautiful, and don't forget that cutting-edge technology as well.
We 've been celebrating reading all week here on Roundtable,