Madrid, May 30 (Xinhua) -- In the Retiro Park in the center of Madrid, Spain, the 82nd Madrid International Book Fair attracted hundreds of book exhibitors from all over the world. Among them, in front of a Chinese book booth, visitors to consult and read were endless, which was particularly lively.
At the booth jointly exhibited by Beijing Language and Culture University Press and Spanish Huayuan Education Group, Isabel, a citizen of Madrid, asked straight to the point: "I want to learn Chinese and plan to travel to China, are there any accelerated Chinese teaching materials?" As she flipped through her book, she asked, "Where can I take basic Chinese classes in Spain?" I hope I can use it when I travel to China. ”
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The young man Jose greeted the Chinese personnel of the booth with a not very fluent Chinese. He said: "I like Chinese culture very much and enjoy the collision between different cultural ideas. Although it is difficult to learn Chinese, I will continue to learn, and I believe that I will learn better and better. ”
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Maria from Zaragoza came to the booth with great interest to share her experience of learning Chinese. When asked why she likes Chinese, she replied without thinking: "I think Chinese characters are so wonderful." Saying that, she lamented the magical evolution of Chinese characters while flipping through the book "The Wisdom of Chinese Characters" in her hand.
Claudio from Spain's Advanced Entrepreneurship Institute told reporters that he plans to visit China one day to recruit Chinese students. He said: "We really want to cooperate with Chinese, Chinese the way we do things reflects the influence of Chinese culture." ”
People at the Madrid Book Fair on May 26. (Photo by Gustavo Baliente)
Most of the people who came to the Chinese booth to inquire were Spaniards, but there were also tourists from other countries. Some of them plan to travel to China based on their yearning for ancient Chinese culture, and some plan to study Chinese for the purpose of studying or doing business in China.
Chinese exhibitors presented more than 100 kinds of Chinese quality books and newly developed digital interactive products, including Chinese teaching materials and cultural themed books. Cong Yuan, head of the Spanish market area of Beiyu Agency, said: "For us, this is an important opportunity to contact and communicate with Spanish readers. I really feel the enthusiasm of the Spanish people for learning Chinese. (Editors: Cheng Dayu, Diao Ze, Sun Hao, Du Yuge, Wang Fengfeng)