Public figures give thoughts on World Book Day

Shen Xin, secretary general, the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

After you finish a busy day, you can start your home life with reading a book. It not only brings you knowledge, but also quietness and warmth to the heart.

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Wang Yongchang

Books are the fruit of the progress of knowledge, and they lead to progress in our lives. If we keep thinking and write our own books while reading, life would be more meaningful.

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Wang Qiao, president of Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

Reading should be a habit.

Pachuen Phornmongkol, consul-general,Royal Thai Consulate-General, Xiamen

As an avid reader myself, Ｉfound reading a panacea for all ills. When I open a book, the world is before me. So, I hope that we will encourage people of all ages especially children to appreciate reading and to explore the pleasures of books and reading, to which this celebration is aimed at. Have a happy reading.

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