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Liu Zixuan / Our reporter
The Ministry of Culture joined UNESCO’s World Book Day celebrations yesterday, inviting people to travel around the country with books from the recommended catalogue.
Shih Che of the Ministry of Culture said the annual “Read Taiwan” campaign is part of the ministry’s efforts to promote reading across the country, as the average Taiwanese buys only 2.5 books a year, compared with about 10 books in Japan and South Korea. said at a news conference on Friday.
“Originality and publishing are the source of culture,” he said, promising more resources to support the publishing industry and authors.
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Responding to the theme of “Travel with Books” this year, the book review platform Openbook, one of the co-organizers, released a reading list of 105 books in 12 categories, including local scenery, food, nature, animals, architecture and railways—as a guide for traveling around Taiwan. wizard.
“You don’t need a tour guide. Take your favorite books and set off at any time.” said Mo Zhaoping, the president of the book opening.
Unlike previous events, which have organized book tours with limited participants, this year everyone can participate, she said.
StoryStudio CEO Tu Fengen plans to add 8 new routes, focusing on three common themes in Taiwanese literature – multi-ethnic groups and cultures, the relationship between local and global, and the interaction between people and the environment.
Recommended reading for these routes has been posted on the event website, while detailed routes will be published next month.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the 17 affiliated colleges will also formulate more than 50 special routes based on the characteristics of the colleges.
Bookstores and publishing houses can also submit book travel plans to the department before May 23, and each plan has a chance to receive a subsidy of up to NT$800,000.
The ministry has also launched a subsidy scheme to encourage brick-and-mortar bookstores to host book fairs that incorporate multiple art forms, including music, film and crafts.
Online applications are open until June 16, and each selected proposal will receive a subsidy of up to NT$3 million (US$97,969).
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