On May 21st, 2022, sponsored by the Center for Chinese Ancient Classics and Achieves of Peking University and the Group, and co-organized by the School of Humanities of Wenzhou University, the Seminar on Collection, Research, Arrangement and Publication of Chinese Classics and Achieves in East Asia of the Second International Academic Forum on "Collection, Research and Arrangement and Publication of Ancient Classics and Achieves" was held online and offline, with sub-venues in Beijing, Guilin and Wenzhou. The forum gathered the workers engaged in the three important links of collection and protection, collation and research, publication and utilization of ancient classics and achieves on line to jointly promote the collection, research, collation and publication of ancient classics and achieves. TANG Wenhui, Editor-in-Chief of the Press, presided over the opening ceremony of the forum.Professor HUANG Xuanzhuang, Chairman of the Group, said in his speech that, as a member of the Ancient Classics Publishing Committee of the Publishers’ Association of China, Guangxi Normal University Press has devoted itself to the collation of ancient classics and the publication of rare literature in the past 30 years. The Group has published more than 600 kinds of ancient classics and rare literature books (in more than 400,000 volumes) with important social influence, and formed a relatively complete publishing system covering publication of ordinary ancient books and ancient classics, reading of mass cultural classics, collation and publication of ancient ethnic minority literature, archival materials of rare ancient classics and literature and other categories. The Group always insists on putting social benefits first, with the publishing concept of "opening peoples wisdom and inheriting civilization", the mission of "linking people and books" and the value pursuit of producing good books. It is willing to work with experts to make joint effort for the collection, research, collation and publication of ancient classics and achieves at home and abroad, and jointly write a new chapter in the development of ancient classics and achieves work in China in the new era.TANG believes that during the development of the Chinese culture from the Axial Era to the present, the Chinese character symbol system functions as a core. East Asia shares this great cultural tradition, and Chinese classics and achieves are the sound carrier of culture. This forum is themed by Chinese classics and achieves in East Asia, reflecting the background of the revival and development of the Chinese culture as well as further globalization. The scholars from China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam discussed on line, focusing on a wide range of works: traditional ancient books, reformed books, Tang-sourced books and writing conversation books. It is a high-level academic conference, involving in some specific topics including the study theories and methods, collection, communication study, influence study and overall study of Chinese books in East Asia. It boosted a wide perspective, many new ideas and rich outcomes, which will definitely have a positive impact on the study of Chinese books in East Asia.

In the morning, we are awakened by a good-morning message; on the day, we participate in reading clock-in activities with reader friends at home and abroad to obtain reading cards, take part in classic reading to share the youth stories of our home country, and listen to the reading experiences of famous artists; at night we meet book lovers who also love reading in the meeting space; we can also donate money to children in Liangshan area by reading and clock-in... On the World Reading Day this year, the Group, together with Guilin Liyuan Group, more than 150 childrens libraries, more than 100 offline reading spaces, more than 50 universities/colleges and China Association of the Universities for the Aged, launched 2022 "Reading One Hour" campaign at home and abroad, attracted nearly 25,000 readers read together in different time and space, creating a diversified reading event for readers and boosting the comprehensive and in-depth reading of all people.This year is the ninth year that the "National Reading" is written into the government work report. The General Secretary pointed out in his congratulatory letter to the first National Reading Conference that reading is an important way for human beings to acquire knowledge, enlighten wisdom and cultivate morality. He hoped that the whole society would participate in reading and form a strong atmosphere of loving reading, reading good books and being good at reading.On the morning of April 23rd, the 27th World Reading Day, the Group launched the World Reading Day activities at the Duxiu Bookstore - Guilin Flagship Store jointly with Guilin Liyuan Group Co., Ltd., the Groups Cultural Development Foundation, Guilin Bank, CGM Newspaper, China Reading Weekly, book.ifeng.com, book.sina.com, thepaper.cn and other institutions and platforms, 20 cultural institutions and more than 300 cultural spaces, including China Pictorial Publishing House, Guangdong Peoples Publishing House, East China Normal University Publishing House, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, Sichuan Literature and Art Press and Book Town. Then, in the soft light, 50 readers sealed their mobile phones in envelopes, selected their favorite books in bookstores, and went on a journey of "reading one hour".According to statistics, the number of offline applicants for "Reading One Hour" exceeded 8,000, and a total of 315 reading spaces participated in reading clock-in this year. The number of page views on the topic of "Reading One Hour" in Weibo exceeded 10 million, setting off a nationwide reading upsurge.It is understood that "Reading One Hour" is a nationwide reading promotion activity initiated by the Group and supported by dozens of domestic publishing institutions and cultural brands in 2017. Such event advocates the public to return to reading, and promote reading to become a popular lifestyle with the idea of reading one hour every day. In the past five years, "Reading One Hour" activities have been held more than 1,000 times offline, attracting 450,000 readers online and offline.The theme of "Reading One Hour" this year is "Reading and listening to the echo from the world". The person in charge of the Press said that in the background of the post-epidemic period, reading is a good medicine and a refuge and hoped reading bring readers a new perspective and help readers relieve. In reading, we can see thousands of emotions and wisdom, encounter other people, fund answers to confusion, and get echoes of the world, which are finally reflected to ourselves so that we can better understand ourselves.It is understood that on World Reading Day, the Group also responded to the call of the Publicity Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Committee and issued 16,000 "Guangxi National Reading Cards". With these cards, readers could buy books in 13 Duxiu Bookstore chain shops, and truly enjoyed the benefits of comprehensive reading activities.

From April 23rd to 24th, 2022, the international academic conference "Confucian Classics in Vietnam and East Asia: Heritage and Value" was held in Hanoi, Vietnam. It was hosted by Guangxi Normal University, the Group and its subsidiary —— Guangxi Duxiu Bookstores Books Co., Ltd., together with the organizers including the Institute of Philosophy of Vietnam Academy of Social Science and the Confucius Institute at Hanoi University. It is also the first large-scale international conference hosted by Duxiu Bookstore at the Confucius Institute at Hanoi University, the first Duxiu Bookstore established overseas by the Group.During the epidemic, the academic conference was held online and offline. More than 20 experts from China, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia and other countries attended the conference, presenting their latest research findings and discussing various topics of interest in the field.After the conference, 16 papers will be selected from the results of the conference and published simultaneously in China and Vietnam, so as to promote exchange and mutual learning of Chinese and Vietnamese cultures.

On the morning of April 20th, the Opening Ceremony of Duxiu Bookstore at the Confucius Institute at Hanoi University and the 2022 Sino-Vietnamese Cultural Experience Event were held simultaneously at both the Chinese venue (Duxiu Bookstore - Guilin Flagship Store) and the Vietnamese venue (Confucius Institute at Hanoi University). This marks the opening of Duxiu Bookstore at the Confucius Institute at Hanoi University, which is jointly built by Hanoi University, Guangxi Normal University and the Group. At the Chinese venue, LUO Yaoguang, Director of Office of International Cooperation and Exchange of Guangxi Department of Education, attended the opening ceremony online. SU Guifa, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Guangxi Normal University, HUANG Xuanzhuang, Party Secretary and Chairman of the Group, RONG Gang, General Manager of Guangxi Duxiu Bookstores Books Co.,Ltd. and other leaders and guests were invited to attend the meeting. At the Vietnamese venue, Nguyen Thi Jufang, Vice President of Hanoi University, DU Qingyun, Dean of the Confucius Institute at Hanoi University and other leaders attended the opening ceremony.At the Vietnamese venue, Nguyen Thi Jufang expressed her recognition of Duxiu Bookstore at the Confucius Institute at Hanoi University. She said: "this bookstore is another important achievement of the international cooperation and exchange between Hanoi University and Guangxi Normal University and Guangxi Normal University Press Group. It provides a platform for our teachers and students to learn and exchange, and will become a new landmark in the cultural life of our university. I believe it will warm the whole university." Her speech was transmitted to Duxiu Bookstore - Guilin Flagship Store in real time, and the leaders and guests of both sides witnessed this exciting moment.At 9:30 a.m. (Vietnam time), Nguyen Thi Jufang, Nguyen Thi Moli, DU Qingyun and LUO Jun inaugurated the Duxiu Bookstore at the Vietnamese venue; at 11:30 a.m. (Beijing time), SU Guifa, LI Dongmei, HUANG Xuanzhuang, TANG Wenhui, HUANG Yu and RONG Gang jointly pressed the starting ball at the stage center of Duxiu Bookstore - Guilin Flagship. The two venues were linked together to jointly inaugurate the Bookstore, marking the official opening of the first Duxiu Bookstore overseas. In the future, China and Vietnam will jointly hold cultural exchange activities online and offline to further strengthen cultural exchanges between the two countries and promote in-depth cooperation in cultural and other fields, thus contributing to exchange and mutual learning of Chinese and Vietnamese cultures and consolidating Sino-Vietnamese friendship.Since its establishment, the Group has always been committed to promoting cultural exchanges between China and other countries, promoting the mutual learning between Chinese civilization and world civilization, and striving to build a "domestic development first, prior growth in ASEAN and global development" layout. In the brand building of physical bookstores on campus, the Group has built 17 physical "Duxiu Bookstores" in 12 universities at home and abroad, with a total operating area of over 4,500 square meters, more than 100,000 kinds of books and a total fixed price of over 10 million yuan, and has won many important honors and awards in the bookstore industry. The opening of Duxiu Bookstore at the Confucius Institute at Hanoi University, as the 17th Duxiu Bookstore and also the first Duxiu Bookstore overseas, marks the change of the strategic layout of Duxiu Bookstore from "going global" to "integrating in". This Duxiu Bookstore will also become a bond and also a beautiful scenery of cultural exchange between China and Vietnam.

At 10:30 p.m. on March 21th, 2022, the winner list of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, known as the "Little Nobel Prize", was announced at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2022 in Italy. Suzy Lee, a key author of the Group and a famous picture book writer from South Korea, won the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, and her work Summer won a special mention for Bologna Ragazzi Award 2022 for Fictional Works.Born in Seoul, Korea in 1974, Suzy Lee graduated from Seoul National University with a BFA in Painting, and earned a master’s degree from Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London. It is reported that Suzy Lee was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration in 2016, while this award is more than well-deserved. The award speech for the Hans Christian Andersen Award states that Suzy Lee sees picture books as a joyful game, telling the most serious stories in the most exquisite way. She turns herself into a player with the reader, and makes small stories glow with vitality through illustrations. She specializes in using visual images to present thoughts that go into the depths of daily life. She makes good use of dynamic lines and bright colors to tell stories, conveying the emotions of stories and the emotional changes of protagonists to child readers. The appropriate blank space in her works also provides the possibility of dialogue with children.

"From organizing books in the morning to cleaning up in the evening, the ‘one-day bookstore clerk experience offers you a rare opportunity to intuitively feel the strength and necessity of the existence of physical bookstores…," wrote Yuan Qimiao, a Xiaohongshu blogger, in her "one-day bookstore clerk" experience diary on December 25th, 2021."Life in bookstore means that the bookstore houses the life scenes of readers and the business philosophy of the bookstore manager, and ultimately reflects the relationship between the bookstore and people, the community and the city." said LU Ningxin, founder of Guangzhou Tangning Bookstore, at the "Cheer Up, Bookstores!" cloud forum at 8 p.m. on December 30th, 2021. The forum brought together 14 great minds from all walks of life."Five, four, three, two, one!" At midnight on December 31st, 2021, readers at the Humor Bookstore located in Jixiangli, Chaoyangmenwai, Beijing counted down together, popped the balloons in their hands and say Happy New Year to each other at the zero hour, and the New Years Eve campaign for the sixth season of "Cheer Up, Bookstores!" came to a close with one-sixth of the event.From November 25th to December 31st, 2021, the Group joined hands with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, http://book.weibo.com and other organizations and platforms, as well as 15 cultural organizations including Peoples Literature Publishing House, Life Bookstore, Xiron Culture Group and Insight Media to launch the sixth season of "Cheer Up, Bookstores!", to support the development of independent bookstores and small- and medium-sized bookstores in the post-epidemic era. The theme of this event is "Life in Bookstore", discovering the ritualistic cultural life of bookstores in the changing world and blurred boundaries. During this event, in addition to the classic programs "Bookstore Clerk Experience", "Themed Book List" and "Bookstore Theme Forum", other online and offline activities such as "New Years Eve at Bookstore" and "Xiaohongshu Bloggers Experience at Bookstore" were also carried out, covering more than 120 independent small- and medium-sized bookstores in more than 60 cities across China.