Front row from left - Cai Mingchun, director of the Ruan Opera Troupe, He Meixiang, an epidemic prevention expert, Feng Deping, president and editor-in-chief of Wenxun Magazine, Li Jinghui, political affairs deputy secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Mo Zhaoping, chairman of Openbook, writer Li Ang; back row 2 from the right- Writer Chen Yingqing, 4th from the right in the back row - Story founder and CEO Tu Fengen.

(Provided by the Ministry of Culture) [Reporter Tu Yingru/Taipei Report] The Ministry of Culture recently held a press conference for the launch of "Going to Taiwan" at the Jizhouan Literary Forest, announcing that this year, with the theme of "Going! Let books lead the way", the launch of "A Book Let's go!" Waiting for a series of activities in Taiwan to turn static reading habits into actual sensory experiences, responding to the United Nations "World Book Day", inviting the public to explore the world of texts together.

Minister of Culture Shi Zhe, Curatorial Consultant Openbook Chairman Mo Zhaoping, Story Studio CEO Tu Fengen, and the special project "Start with a Book", including 12 categories of books, a total of 105 book lists, allowing readers to follow the author's words and images , "Take yourself to read", to explore the beautiful scenes and meanings in the text.

Minister of Culture Shi Zhe said that the first day he took office was the Taipei Book Fair. In his closing speech, he said that "Taipei Book Fair is a cultural reunion." In the past two months, e-commerce discount wars and joint signatures by publishing houses have occurred in the publishing industry. Proposed the establishment of a "book discount order system" and other matters; looking at the average number of books purchased per person per year in each country, compared with Japan and South Korea's 10 books, Taiwan has only 2.5 books. From these events and data, we can see that The biggest problem facing Taiwan's publishing industry is the lack of reading ability.

Shi Zhe emphasized that "creation, originality, and publishing are the source of the entire cultural content." Therefore, the Ministry of Culture must invest more resources to support publication. In addition to studying abroad in Taiwan, the Ministry of Culture has also launched an adult gift that benefits nearly 1 million people, 2 points plus 1 point to support the plan of independent bookstores; in addition, the Ministry of Culture will also launch the e-book public lending right policy as soon as possible, and accelerate the digital transformation of the publishing industry through the payment of e-book borrowing.

Shi Zhe promised that the Ministry of Culture will use various means to protect the publishing industry, care for creators, and improve reading skills. "Start with a book, let us start with improving Taiwan's reading skills."

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The 8 classic walking routes of "Reading the Territory and Leading the Way with Books" planned by Story Studio CEO Tu Fengen will lead the public to re-understand this land during in-depth walking. The link with the world, and the three main axes of interaction between humanities and mountains and seas.

The 17 affiliated libraries of the Ministry of Culture will also plan more than 50 day-study routes with six major themes, combined with their own unique reading promotion activities, to provide the public with more diverse day-study experiences.

In addition, this year, celebrities and writers will continue to be invited to join in series, and celebrities who shine in various fields will respond together and share their reading experience.

Many writers of walking texts also attended the press conference, including writers Li Ang, Chen Yingqing, Li Jinlian, Hu Changsong, Zheng Shuncong; cartoonists Jian Jiacheng, Wei Ruoming, Zhang Jiya, Xiaozhuang, Zuo Xuan, LONLON and other authors; He Meixiang , Cai Mingchun and other celebrities appeared to respond and recommend wonderful books and reading places in the books. Friends who love to read are welcome to participate in the "Start with a book!" Read good books and draw good books.

After the impact of the epidemic, the Ministry of Culture not only continues to pay attention to and promote the needs of the industry, but also invites bookstores, publishing houses and other relevant units to propose and participate in this year's day-study activities. From now until May 23, the "Taiwan-themed path of day-studying" will be accepted. The construction plan calls for submissions from private units, and plans selected texts and characteristic paths, so that the public can read and "read" Taiwan's original publications and "visit" relevant characteristic venues throughout the year.

At the same time, from now until June 16, the Ministry of Culture is also calling for proposals for "rewarding physical bookstores to organize innovative book fair activities" to encourage book sales and reading promotion as the core, and to include music, movies, and cultural creations. An innovative book market for related arts and cultural experiences such as art, crafts, and performing arts.

For details, visit Taiwan's official website.

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