On October 13th, the 2023 Tianfu Book Fair officially opened. The main exhibition venue of the book fair is located at the Chengdu Century City New International Convention and Exhibition Center, with branch exhibition venues set up in various cities and prefectures. This year, Tianfu Book Fair adopts "Domestic and International Synchronization, Integration of Online and Offline Platforms, Combination of Exhibition and Sales, and Promotion of Nationwide Reading" approach.
The 2023 Tianfu Book Fair is larger in scale compared to previous years
Under the permanent theme of "Enjoy Reading, Enjoy Life," with the annual theme of "Mutual Learning among Cultures amid Fragrance of Books." Nearly 40 publishing and media groups, over 600 publishers, more than 100 library book suppliers, and numerous cultural and creative institutions are participating in the fair both online and offline. A total of 800,000 books to be exhibited at the main and branch venues.
What’s new for this year is that the Game and Animation Zone is freshly introduced, featuring the debut of China Online Games Gather (COG). Through three major exhibition areas of "Sichuan Game Exhibition Area," "Major Enterprise Exhibition Area," and "Player Exhibition Area," the exhibition showcases the achievements of Sichuan games in various fields.
In addition, the 2023 Tianfu Book Fair highlights the characteristics of an international book fair and has set up an international pavilion for the first time. The international pavilion is located in Hall 1 of the main venue, covering an area of nearly 500 square meters, and presents readers with over 1,000 types and approximately 6,500 copies of original English and Japanese literature, children's books, and picture books. The Harry Potter book exhibition pop-up store will also appear in the international pavilion, bringing readers a new experience of the full range of original Harry Potter series books and official peripheral cultural and creative products.
Over 100 celebrities to attend and more than 700 reading activities to be held
The 2023 Tianfu Book Fair will bring readers a variety of rich and diverse reading and cultural activities through Offline Exhibition Venues and TFBF Cloud World. More than 100 well-known writers, cultural celebrities, and artists have been invited to participate in the fair, and over 700 reading activities will be held throughout the province, including 16 events about three Su scholars' culture, 12 events about Sanxingdui culture, and 5 events about Bashu characteristic culture. No matter where readers are, they can feel the reading carnival brought by the Tianfu Book Fair up close, whether they can attend in person or not.
Over 100 people, including leaders of national industry associations, overseas famous writers and library representatives, domestic writers and cultural celebrities, and the newly crowned winners of the Mao Dun Literature Prize such as Liu Liangcheng, author of "Benba," and Dongxi, author of "Echo." Well-known writers such as Zhang Ping, Jidi Majia, A Lai, Hou Zhiming, Zou Jin, and Luo Weizhang, well-known scholars such as Wang Renxiang, Ma Ruifang, Cai Dongzhou, Zhou Xiaotian, Li Yongxian, Dong Shangde, and Wang Jiakui, best-selling authors such as Cai Chongda, the 30 Minutes In Cartoon Team, Lu Sihao, Jiang Fangzhou, A Gui, Ba Lu, Pu Yixing, and Uncle Tanke, and Sichuan writers such as Li Mingchun, Yuan Tingdong, Jiang Lin, Shi Guanghua, and Zhou Mengqi will hold multiple reading and sharing activities to interact with readers.