Deepen the reading activities of the whole people, and set off a reading boom in the whole society - jointly build a scholarly society and share modern civilization

April 23 this year is the 29th World Book Day.

　　"It is hoped that the majority of party members and cadres will take the lead in reading and studying, cultivating their self-cultivation and increasing their talents; I hope that children will develop reading habits, read happily, and grow up healthily; I hope that the whole society will participate in reading, and form a strong atmosphere of loving reading, reading good books, and being good at reading. "On April 23, 2022, the first National Reading Conference opened in Beijing, and General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to put forward ardent expectations.

　　In recent years, the pattern of national reading work with the coordination and cooperation of all parties in society and the extensive participation of the people has been further consolidated, and a vivid situation is taking shape in which everyone cares, supports and participates, and jointly builds a scholarly society.

All parties cooperate with each other and the society participates extensively

　　Reading is not only an important way to acquire knowledge and increase wisdom, but also an important way to inherit civilization and improve the quality of the people. As an important measure, the "Deepening National Reading Campaign" was written into the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

　　Xujiahui Academy in Xuhui District, Shanghai, has a special reading promotion new book wall - "Guangqi Lecture Hall" recommended book wall, where a batch of "books that Xuhui High School teachers are reading" are displayed. Each book is accompanied by a testimonial, which records the teachers' reading impressions and reflections on the course teaching. There is also a QR code next to the testimonial, which you can scan to listen to and watch the relevant public lectures recorded by the teachers.

　　Actively implementing the Regulations on the Promotion of Reading for All, the Xuhui District Education Bureau selected a group of outstanding young high school teachers to serve as "reading promoters", who brought the knowledge they learned from reading to the "Guangqi Lecture Hall" to showcase the achievements of school-based curriculum construction in the form of open classes.

　　Since 2014, "Reading for All" has been included in the Government Work Report for 11 consecutive years. Each department is based on itself and takes positive action. The Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee issued the "Opinions on Promoting Reading for the Whole People"; eight departments, including the Ministry of Education, issued the "Implementation Plan for the National Reading Action for Adolescent Students"; five departments, including the All-China Women's Federation, issued the "Implementation Opinions on Launching the National Family Parent-Child Reading Campaign", and the China Disabled Persons' Federation and other three departments issued a circular to organize and carry out the activities of the National Cultural Week for Persons with Disabilities......

　　Outside the gate of the Guanzhong Folk Art Museum in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, an imitation Tang music dance kicked off the performance. At the scene of the 11th Shaanxi Provincial Reading Culture Festival, 8 "Tang poets" used beautiful ancient poems to dialogue with the guests, presenting a magical encounter spanning thousands of years. In the recitation of poems, tourists experience the powerful spiritual power contained in Chinese culture.

　　With the development of national reading activities, all localities have introduced local national reading plans and policies based on local characteristics. Beijing issued the "Implementation Opinions on Deepening the Construction of a Scholarly Capital in the New Era", Shandong issued the "Opinions on Coordinating and Promoting the Reading Work of the Whole People", and Gansu formulated the "Scholarly Longyuan" Construction Action Plan (2021-2025)...... The national reading work system has been improved day by day, and the work measures have become more effective, forming a good work pattern of guidance by party committees and departments, coordination and cooperation of all parties, and extensive participation of the society.

Enrich reading resources and expand reading space

　　"Why China: The Historical Memory of the Chinese Community in 100 Cultural Relics", "Asking: A New History of Chinese Thought", "Feasting for Ten Thousand Years: The History of Chinese Food Culture in Cultural Relics", ...... A few days ago, the recommended list of "China Good Books" in March 2024 was released. This selection activity has been carried out for 10 consecutive years, covering all aspects of theme publishing, humanities and social sciences, literature and art.

　　Building a scholarly society is inseparable from the supply of high-quality reading content.

　　Focusing on the needs of different reading groups, the publishing industry continues to enrich the content, carriers and forms of publishing products. A series of work, such as the national key publication publication plan, the excellent popular theory reading project, and the excellent original literature publishing project, have provided a steady stream of high-quality content for promoting national reading. Selection activities such as "China Publishing Government Award" and "China Good Books" have recommended a large number of high-quality books to the society, which will help meet the high-quality reading needs of the people.

　　Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, under the sunshine, Wenying Lake is sparkling, Wenying City Study is built by the lake, covering an area of 450 square meters, with a collection of 15,000 books. Cylindrical shelves lined with walls are filled with books. Citizens sit in the reading area, holding books and reading, quietly enjoying the fragrance of books.

　　"It's a pleasure to have such a warm and comfortable reading space near home. Choose a favorite book to read, and the whole body and mind will be quiet. Citizen Wang Xiaoxuan said.

　　There is a farmer's bookstore in Putang Village, Changsha County, Hunan Province. Whether it is the literary masterpieces that students love to read, or the reference books that farmers need, you can find them in this farmer's bookstore. Nowadays, reading has become a habit for many villagers, and many villagers learn skills and broaden their horizons through books, enriching their reading experience.

　　The construction of national reading infrastructure has continued to improve, the scale and number of facilities such as public libraries, community bookstores, staff bookstores, township comprehensive cultural stations, physical bookstores, and newspaper reading columns have continued to increase, more than 3,300 public libraries have been open to readers free of charge, and new reading spaces such as urban book bars and community bookstores have sprung up...... It has ensured that the people have books to read, guided the people to love reading, and supported the people to read good books.

The bookish atmosphere is strong and benefits more people

　　In April this year, the "Scholarly China Journey" event celebrated its 10th anniversary. In April 2014, under the guidance of the former State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, China Press and Publication Media Group took the lead in launching a large-scale tour of "Scholarly China Miles". In the past 10 years, it has entered more than 50 cities and regions such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Qingdao and Suzhou. From the strategic deployment of a cultural power, to the classic promotion of famous masters, from the typical demonstration of the construction of a scholarly city, to the example and guidance of inspirational people in reading, they have all been vividly and comprehensively displayed and disseminated.

　　As the service network of national reading becomes denser and denser, the fragrance of books gradually wafts to every corner, expanding from developed coastal areas to inland cities and remote mountainous areas, and the scope of benefiting the grassroots people is expanding day by day.

　　On the 33rd National Day for the Disabled, 20 visually impaired children from Aksu Prefecture of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region walked into the Hangzhou Library in Zhejiang Province, entered the barrier-free reading room, and found their favorite books to read with relish.

　　The reading room is equipped with new technologies such as desktop electronic visual aids, remote and near-purpose electronic visual aids, and one-touch smart readers, which can provide assistance to visually impaired people with different vision levels. "We hope to provide barrier-free reading space for the visually impaired and help them enjoy the joy of reading. The curator of the museum said.

　　With the entry into force of the Marrakesh Treaty for China, the National Copyright Administration issued the Interim Provisions on the Provision of Works to Persons with Print Disabilities in an Accessible Manner to provide reading protection for the visually impaired.

　　Reading services for different groups of people are more accurate and effective, and the enthusiasm for reading for different ages and groups is rising.

　　Party members and cadres have risen up to read the trend, and the Central Propaganda Department and the Working Committee for Central and State Organs have launched a reading activity of "Strengthening Quality and Setting an Example" to cover 998 Party branches and 116 youth theoretical study groups in 78 departments of the Central Committee and state organs......

　　From April 23rd to 25th, the 3rd National Reading Conference with the theme of "Building a Scholarly Society and Sharing Modern Civilization" will be held in Kunming, Yunnan Province. During the conference, a national reading lecture hall will be organized, well-known cultural scholars will be invited to give lectures, and a ten-mile scholarly corridor and a Chuncheng book market will be set up in Haigeng Dam to bring a cultural feast to the masses.

　　All localities take the National Reading Conference as an opportunity to actively seek and actively get close to the interests and concerns of the majority of readers, innovate reading promotion methods, carry out in-depth reading activities, and a large number of down-to-earth, innovative and distinctive reading activities continue to be held, constantly setting off a national reading boom.

　　Shandong, Henan and other provinces held the first provincial national reading conference; Yunnan promoted the implementation of "one city, one brand", "one county, one activity" and "one museum, one feature" reading activities, and Zhejiang built a "1+N+11" scholarly Zhejiang activity brand matrix...... More than 400 cities have permanent reading festivals and reading months. Activities such as "The Fragrance of Books Floats in Ten Thousand Homes", "The Better Reading Better" and "Yangtze River Reading Festival" are down-to-earth and popular, expanding the coverage and influence of national reading.

　　The spring is warm and the breeze is clear, and the books are fragrant. The atmosphere of reading in the land of China is getting stronger and stronger, the cultural self-confidence is firmer, and the spiritual power of forging ahead on a new journey is more majestic.

Source: People's Daily