One set of data is eye-catching:

At the just-concluded 30th Beijing International Book Fair, 1600 exhibitors from 71 countries and regions negotiated cooperation and reached more than 2100 Sino-foreign copyright trade agreements within 5 days, of which children ranked first in the export category.

As the world's second largest book fair, the Expo has witnessed Chinese children's books taking new steps towards the world.

Industry data shows that children's books have become the largest sub-category of China's retail book market, accounting for approximately 27%; China's children's book market surpassed the United States ten years ago to become the world's largest children's book market.

At this year's Expo, the children's book booth was very popular, and the dazzling array of books not only attracted readers, large and small, but also attracted the attention of the whole world.

What is the charm of Chinese children's books?

It displays a long-standing traditional culture--

A number of original masterpieces such as picture books "Hero of Hezhe","Picture Book of Children's Rhymes with Little Question Mark","Mother's Silhouette" and "Book of Nature" were unveiled at the International Copyright Promotion Conference of Fine Books by China Peace Publishing House. Among them, there are picture books adapted from traditional folk stories, as well as works using the paper-cutting art of intangible cultural heritage.

Original Chinese children's books promoted at the 30th Beijing International Book Fair

"Every carefully created children's book is a small messenger for exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations." Lin Yun, president of the Peace Society, said,"We hope to publish warm children's books with outstanding creators and bring works with rich connotations and distinctive characteristics to children from all over the world, so that they can understand China and feel the richness, diversity and uniqueness of Chinese culture. charm."

Elephant Publishing House exported "Growth in Poetry Books" to French and Persian. Representatives from French and Iranian publishing houses said that the profound cultural heritage contained in the book can resonate with small readers around the world.

At the new book release and copyright signing ceremony of "Chinese History on the Map" sponsored by the China Foreign Languages Bureau, Oleg Vavilov, general manager of the Scientific Books Publishing and Distribution Information Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, believed that telling history in the form of a map is very interesting and can help Russian young readers understand China's long-standing civilization inheritance.

It reflects the vibrant real life--

The 30th Beijing International Book Fair held a reading and sharing session on "Coral Singing"

The children's literature "Coral is Singing", which was recently selected as the "Good Book in China", was unveiled at the Expo, revealing the theme of harmonious coexistence between man and nature with a poetic narration and arousing the interest of many international publishers.

"Kaleidoscope", a real-life children's novel based on China's urban and rural transformation, shows Shanghai's unique life in Shikumen alleys. At the overseas copyright promotion meeting and the signing ceremony of Thai and Arabic editions held by Anhui Children's Publishing House, a copyright representative from Lebanon Digital Future Publishing House said that he hopes to introduce more children's books that reflect the real life of contemporary China to readers around the world.

A series of picture books describing life in old Beijing hutongs,"Fairy Tales of Old Street", attracted great interest from Vietnamese publisher Thohashi Chihwon. She told reporters: "The Beijing customs described in the book are fascinating. We bought this set of books. The Vietnamese copyright wants more Vietnamese children to share the warmth and philosophical thoughts conveyed in the book."

It has a childlike innocence that blends with the world--

The 30th Beijing International Book Fair held the theme activity of "Symphony of Childhood Across Time and Space"

At the theme activity of "Symphony of Childhood Across Time and Space", the English version of "Childhood Chinese Book Series" was unveiled.

"Childhood is the purest and beautiful time. This set of books tells the story of a beautiful childhood that originates from the land of China and touches the hearts of children. Among them, three English books, including" My Neighbors Are Elephants ", have been released and put on the market, and have gained a lot. The resonance of foreign readers." Duan Jianjun, president of the publisher Hebei Children's Publishing House, said.

In recent years, Chinese science fiction has become a popular cultural phenomenon around the world. At the Expo, China Encyclopedia Publishing House and Knowledge Publishing House jointly released the children's science fiction novel "Stars and Aliens: Season 3", which attracted much attention.

Experts believe that with science fiction, a universal language, as a carrier, and integrating novel imagination, rich scientific knowledge and warm humanistic care, Chinese children's science fiction has a promising future.

It absorbs the excellent achievements of different civilizations--

The 30th Beijing International Book Fair held China-Italy publishing exchange activities on site

The Sino-German cooperative picture book "Lost", the Sino-French cooperative picture book "Eiffel and His Tower"... The 21st Century Publishing House Group brought more than 200 books to the exhibition, and jointly organized "Marco Polo's Magic Journey" with the Italian Embassy in China. Activities such as the publishing conference and the 15th anniversary of the publication of "Mouse Reporter" showcase new achievements in Sino-Italian publishing cooperation.

At the "Russian Gold Children's Books" appreciation meeting, Chinese and foreign experts jointly discussed the beauty of Russian children's literature. Bai Bing, editor-in-chief of Relay Publishing House, said that the introduction and translation of contemporary Russian children's literature works is to provide reference for Chinese children's literature creation and lead children to appreciate different literary landscapes.

It not only tells the "Chinese story", but also has a "global perspective". Each has its own beauty and shares the same beauty. The colorful Chinese and foreign children's books provide more diverse reading options, and also open up children's international horizons and allow them to understand the world through reading.

At the exhibition site, a joint booth covered with multinational logos attracted attention. "We launched the 'Belt and Road' Publishers Club at this exhibition to further strengthen Chinese and foreign publishing cooperation and make 'going global' more convenient and efficient, and 'bringing in' more diverse." As the first Chinese to be elected chairman of the International Children's Book Alliance, Zhang Mingzhou, chairman of the China Life Tree Culture Promotion Center, the founder of the booth, said that Chinese children's books contain common emotions and values for mankind.

The Expo held a series of exchange activities such as the World Children's Book Forum, the International Illustration Forum, and the 4th China-ASEAN Children's Publishing and Reading Forum. Wu Shulin, chairman of the China Publishing Association, said that China has become a veritable country in publishing children's books and is actively learning from and absorbing outstanding foreign achievements, we are constantly strengthening content production and overseas promotion and dissemination, and the road for Chinese children's books to the world is getting wider and wider.

Reporter: Shi Jingnan

Picture provided by the Organizing Committee of the Expo