A book fair commemorated the 10th anniversary of the "World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development" was held on May 20 in Shandong province's Jining city, the hometown of the philosopher Confucius. [iqilu.com]

A book fair commemorated the 10th anniversary of the "World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development" was held on May 20 in Shandong province's Jining city, the hometown of the philosopher Confucius.

 

As a part of the second Nishan Forum on World Civilizations held from May 21 to 23, the fair showcased more than 1,000 kinds of books on different civilizations from 130 publishers nationwide.

Nishan Forum, an internationally academic event, is named after Ninshan Mountain, where Confucius is believed to have been born. The forum is dedicated to promoting cultural diversity and cross-cultural dialogue.