Public figures give thoughts on World Book Day

Loh Tuck Keat, consul-general Singapore, consulate-general, Xiamen

Reading not only for helps us gain knowledge but it also promotes mutual understanding.

It broaden our minds to new perspectives and appreciation of different cultures. In this regard, China Daily has played an important role in helping China understand the world and for the world to understand China.

Xie Heping, president of Sichuan University

Reading is the most valuable thing people do. Reading is learning, and a way to explore the world.

Recommendation: Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World

Philippe Le Gall, ambassador of Seychelles

Reading is of course a source of knowledge and wisdom, a formidable tool of discovery and an essential part of the personal development process, opening eyes, strengthening our critical mind and giving us the feeling we belong to different communities complementing each other intellectually and emotionally.

Recommendation: The biography of Zhu Yuanzhang