Shi Zhe (2nd from right) and Wu Yunyi, chairman of the Book Fair Foundation (2nd from left), respectively, Gao Zerui, director of the Polish Taipei Office (3rd from right), and Darus Jawski of the Polish Book Association (3rd from left) Commemorative gifts for each other.

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[Reporter Ling Meixue/Taipei Report] The 6-day 2023 Taipei International Book Fair closed yesterday (5th), with more than 500,000 visitors, returning to or even surpassing the results of 2019 before the epidemic. The organizers are very excited. Minister of Culture Shi Zhe When attending the closing ceremony, he used "this is a grand cultural reunion" to describe the beauty of this book fair as a major international exchange event after the epidemic. In order to thank this year's theme country, Poland, Shi Zhe and Wu Yunyi, chairman of the Book Fair Foundation, They also exchanged commemorative gifts with Gao Zerui, director of the Polish Taipei Office, and Darus Jawowski of the Polish Book Association. The best redemption, "Thanks to Taiwan, a particularly charming, modern and brave country."

Gold Award in Large Booth Category "Reading Worksite".

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A total of 470 publishing houses from 33 countries at home and abroad participated in this book fair, bringing together 790 popular writers from home and abroad to hold more than 800 reading and lecture activities.

Shi Zhe, who visits in person every day, said that in terms of numbers, the number of visitors to the book fair doubled that of last year, copyright transactions increased by 9.9 times compared to last year, and the number of reading promotion activities increased by 62%. , and more importantly, "moved back". Although everyone still wears masks, there are more hugs, exchanges, and talks behind the masks. This is a display of cultural power and the starting point for overall cultural revitalization after the epidemic.

When Wu Yunyi reported the results of this year's exhibition, she also said that "people have really come back", and with "sales coming back", confidence has also returned.

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"Spirit Workshop" won the newly added "Green Sustainability Award" this year, and also won the Bronze Award in the small and medium booth category.

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Referring to the achievements of Poland, the host country, Wu Yunyi said that many publishers said that all the books they brought were sold out.

In this regard, Gao Zerui said that this time Poland presents the multiculturalism of Poland through music, food, etc. At the same time, elements that reflect the current situation in Europe are also specially planned in the exhibition hall, including the use of blue, yellow, and the design of concerts , to show support for Ukraine; during the exhibition, I communicated with many visitors and readers, and I can feel that Taiwan and Poland have a lot to learn from each other. I look forward to more cooperation opportunities with Taiwan in the future, and look forward to returning every year. to the book fair.

Gold Award in the small and medium booth category "National Taiwan University Publishing Center".

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Another focus of the closing ceremony is the announcement of the best booth design awards of this year, namely the Gold Award for Large Booths "Reading Construction Site", the Silver Award for "Lian Jing", and the Bronze Award for "Xinyi/Shangyi"; Gold Award for Small and Medium-Sized Booths "National Taiwan University Publishing Center", Silver Award "Nine Songs", and Bronze Award "Soul Workshop". Among them, "Spirit Workshop" also won the newly added "Green Sustainability Award" this year, becoming a double winner.

This year, the Best Booth Design Award will be conducted by the public through app voting and expert judging. The judging panel includes designer AKIBO Li Mingdao, artist Zou Junsheng and designer Li Zhenghan who won the best record packaging design of last year's Grammy Awards.

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