"Order - Fangyuan Story", "Saying Dance Traces: Oral History of Shandong "Intangible Cultural Heritage" Dance", "Wen Ai Yi Poetry Collection"... Recently, the 10th "Beauty of Books" of "Inside the Book, Outside the Book - Collection of China's 'Most Beautiful Books' (2011-2020) Award-winning Works Exhibition" was exhibited at the Guancheng Library, with an exhibition period from December 10, 2021 to March 31, 2022, which is the first time that China's "most beautiful books" in the past decade have been presented in Dongguan, attracting many readers to come to the exhibition.
In order to allow readers to appreciate the beauty of the whole and details of the books, Guancheng Library also carries out the "most beautiful" open day activities, more than 180 kinds of Chinese "most beautiful books" will be provided to the reservation readers to read one by one, is to appreciate China's "most beautiful books" is an extremely rare opportunity. At the same time, Guancheng Library will hold the "most beautiful" book appreciator selection activity, and the public can also show the beauty of books in their eyes through text or short videos to win exquisite gifts.
A feast of reading and art
In 2011, Wancheng Library began its journey to "The Beauty of Books" with an exhibition of "The Most Beautiful Books" (2008-2009) in Germany and Chinese mainland. In the past ten years, "the world's most beautiful books", Western classic collections, Artron's book art, the classic design of the Republic of China, the inheritance and reconstruction of New China, the peak duel between books and architectural design masters in the three countries of China, Japan and South Korea... The famous contemporary Chinese book designers Zhang Cizhong, Lü Jingren, Ning Chengchun, Huang Yongsong, Su Taixi, Liu Xiaoxiang, Zhu Yingchun, Zhao Qing, Zhang Guoliang, Zhou Chen, Han Zhanning, Cai Shiwei, Zhang Xiaodong... Successively here to exchange collisions. At the same time, a "marathon" collection of books on the theme of book design has also been quietly carried out for ten years.
On the occasion of the 10th arrival of the self-created paper reading promotion brand "The Beauty of Books", Guancheng Library for the first time relied on the accumulation of ten years of collections to return to China's "most beautiful books", focusing on the award-winning works in the past ten years, and presenting readers with the new trends and achievements in the development of Chinese book design.
"China's 'Most Beautiful Book' award-winning works are works of art, because of the exquisite printing and small print volume, it is generally difficult to find a book on the market, and this exhibition exhibits as many as 180 kinds of China's 'most beautiful books' at one time, many of which inherit traditions, integrate Chinese and foreign countries, and innovate from the old, each with its own characteristics." The relevant person in charge of Guancheng Library said that this is also the first time that China's "most beautiful books" have been unveiled in Dongguan on a large scale, so that readers can feast their eyes, but also allow professionals to understand the highest level of domestic development in the field of book design.
Meet China's "Most Beautiful Book"
According to reports, China's "most beautiful book" selection activity was founded in 2003, is the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Press and Publications sponsored by the annual book design selection activities, its founding purpose is to promote Chinese culture, advocate the perfect combination of book design and content, improve China's book design level, and for China's book design to the world to establish a platform and window.
As of December 2021, China's "Most Beautiful Book" selection activity has been successfully held for 18 sessions, and a total of 396 kinds of "Most Beautiful Books" in China have been selected, of which 22 have won the title of "World's Most Beautiful Books". It can be said that China's "most beautiful book" provides a coordinate system and guidance system, which is not only of great significance to improving the level of modern book design in China, but also plays a positive role in disseminating Chinese culture, promoting the exchange of Chinese and foreign design art, and encouraging the younger generation of designers in China to innovate and develop and go to the world.
Wantu "The Beauty of Books"
Let "reading" go to "reading"
"Ten" is a number that symbolizes consummation and is also the beginning of a cycle of reincarnation. In the past ten years, Guancheng Library "Beauty of Books" adheres to the book design to enhance reading aesthetics, presents a fine exhibition of Chinese and world book design for Dongguan, spares no effort to show readers the various beauties of paper books, in addition to insisting on collecting "the most beautiful books" for ten years, and setting up special shelves in the library for readers to read, but also through the holding of designer forums, book workshops and other colorful public education activities, so that the "beauty of books" more three-dimensional, more flexible.
Today, excellent paper books have not been obliterated in the digital age, but also have stronger vitality, showing a vigorous trend, and reading for all people has become a common practice and become a new fashion in cultural cities. The main reason is that the beauty of the design of books makes reading an interactive process with aesthetic dialogue, from "reading" to "reading", which is a pleasant multi-dimensional reading aesthetic experience.
【Written by】 Xia Yingyan Zhang Shiting
【Author】 Xia Yingyan Zhang Shiting
【Source】 Southern Press Media Group South + client