Editor's note:

The Beijing Book Fair, a sideline event of the 2023 Beijing Culture Forum, commenced at Ditan Park in Beijing's Dongcheng district on Sept. 8. Running until Sept. 18, the fair features eight exhibition areas and four themed days, aiming to cultivate a literary ambiance in Beijing and enhance the city's reputation as the national cultural center.

Literature critic Xie Xizhang lectures on the life and works of Shi Tiesheng at Ditan Park, Dongcheng district, Beijing, Sept. 8, 2023. This year's book fair is titled "The Temple of Earth and Me" Beijing Book Fair, named after Shi's book of the same name. [Photo by Wang Ziteng/China.org.cn]