Malaysia guest country at Beijing International Book Fair

The 31st Beijing International Book Fair, themed "Promoting Civilizational Inheritance and Development, Advancing Exchange and Mutual Learning for Win-Win Cooperation", will run from June 18 to 22 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, with Malaysia as the Guest of Honor.

This year's fair has expanded its exhibition space to 60,000 square meters, drawing over 1,700 exhibitors from 80 countries and regions, and showcasing 220,000 high-quality book titles from around the world.

The premium publications section, spanning 500 square meters, features books of two new highlighted themes: titles commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and those about world cultural heritage.

This year's book fair also introduces an exhibition of online literature, bringing together authors and showcasing the diverse appeal and contemporary value of online literature through books, short videos, and cultural creative products.

Besides, the fair will present an intellectual property exhibition for stories from Chinese traditional culture, showcasing IPs such as Black Myth: Wukong, Ne Zha and Dunhuang, in order to integrate quality publishing products with film, animation and gaming.

Furthermore, the 1,200-sq meter BIBF Art Book Fair themed "The Art of Seeing" will display outstanding art publications from China and abroad. This year's edition collaborates with world-renowned publishers to present multiple high-profile exhibitions, including a David Hockney-themed exhibition co-curated with Thames & Hudson, From the Lo Archive to Visualizing Dunhuang: The Lo Archive Photographs of the Mogao and Yulin Caves, an invitation exhibition about Princeton University's treasured archives over 80 years, and Penguin's 90th anniversary exhibition in partnership with Penguin Books.