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District鈥檚 readers have their day at city鈥檚 book extravaganza
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People鈥檚鈥 zest for reading has been spurred by this year鈥檚 Shanghai Book Fair at the Shanghai Exhibition Center. The one-week gala attracted thousands of readers to its various theme days and activities.
鈥淪ongjiang Day鈥 presented not only new books on the district, its culture and history, but also demonstrations of Gu embroidery, tea art, fan painting and guqin performances.
More than 200 residents took part in readings of poems on Sheshan Hill and prose about Songjiang鈥檚 scenic spots and episodes from 鈥淪ketches by the Little Window鈥 by Songjiang writer Chen Jiru (1558-1639).
More than 500 copies of the Songjiang Tourism Map, 300 brochures about the district鈥檚 intangible cultural heritage, 100 postcard sets of 24 Solar Terms and 50 fan paintings were distributed.
鈥淚鈥檝e been to many historic sites in Songjiang, such as Zuibai Pond Park, Thames Town and Sheshan Hill. It鈥檚 a place full of rich history and culture as well as beautiful sceneries,鈥 said visitor Zhang Guozheng, 70. The lucky reader got a free fan painting by Songjiang artist Kong Xiangkai.
Wang Guojun, 43, who has read extensively on sociology, history and geography, said: 鈥淪ongjiang was the cradle of Shanghai culture, so to read about the district helps me know better about the city鈥檚 past.鈥
This year鈥檚 Shanghai Book Fair released more than 500 types of new books, held over 200 lectures and, for the first time, set up 100 branch venues across the city.
Songjiang鈥檚 bookstores, libraries, community cultural centers and 鈥渇armers鈥 studies鈥 served as branch venues. They saw a surge of readers, from 5-year-olds to silver-haired elders, from farmers to office workers, who got 鈥渇ood for the mind鈥 at their doorstop without having to travel downtown.
Farmers鈥 studies are expanding rapidly in Shanghai. Unlike downtown libraries or bookstores, offering, among other things, local newspapers, farming books, audiobooks for the elderly and e-book devices for the young.
鈥淐ulture is a big part of villagers鈥 lives today,鈥 said Yuan Jing, a Songjiang government official. 鈥淪ince we had the farmers鈥 study, many villagers have become more motivated to read, and children also like spending time there in holidays.鈥
Shanghai鈥檚 first community library, recently opened in Songjiang鈥檚 Sijing Town, has a collection of more than 10,000 volumes and a fast book borrow-and-return channel with downtown libraries.
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