Public figures give thoughts on World Book Day

Ding Lieyun, president of Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Reading is like a fantastic journey. A good reading experience is like purifying one’s heart. Let reading be the habit of individuals and our nation.

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Liu Zhenyun, writer 

Read those books that are witty, inspiring and insightful, because one sentence is worth thousands.

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Yan Lianke, writer

Reading is the extension of my writing. It’s where my writing continues to grow. I lose the brainwork of being a live person once I stop reading.

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Wu Huaiyao, Publishing observer, Chairman of Shanghai based Star Lists Culture and Media Company that launches the yearly China Writers Rich List.

Whoever and where you are, once you open a book, you’ll find a whole new world opened up for you. You life will be nourished and inspired from reading, which is at the same time, a big fun. If I’d say in a practical way, reading might be the only thing that requires minimum input, but that will bring you the utmost reward.

I’m reading Modern Chinese Dictionary again right now. I think it contains a lot of clues to the questions we’re searching for the answers. Words and phrases are basics of the world. Through them, we get fast access to the core of culture and time.

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