2025 Southern China Book Fair to open August 15th， stepping …

The 2025 Southern China Book Fair, themed "Bay Area Book Festival·Discover the World·Share the Future," will be grandly held across Guangdong from August 15th to 19th. Adopting a "1+1+N" format (one main offline venue, one online cloud-based venue, and multiple thematic sub-venues), the fair will deeply integrate online and offline events, linking book fairs at all levels across the province to deliver a literary feast rooted in Lingnan culture while embracing the world.

The fair will bring together heavyweight guests from China and beyond. In addition to renowned Chinese authors such as Liang Xiaosheng, Kang Zhen, and Ma Boyong, international luminaries, including Wendelin Van Draanen (the U.S.), Evan Kail (the U.S.), and Roderick Leeuwenhart (Netherlands), will join the event. Activities will feature new book launches, celebrity interviews, and book signings, offering readers a chance to view the world through the rich soil of Chinese cultural heritage.

Beyond the main exhibition halls, this year's fair will introduce special national pavilions, including the Vietnam Pavilion (Guest of Honor), Southeast Asia Pavilion, Central Asia Pavilion, Arab Pavilion, European Pavilion, International Publishing Pavilion, and International Art Pavilion, fostering vibrant exchanges between Chinese and global civilizations.

The main venue will also collaborate with bookstore sub-venues across the province to host a joint exhibition with the theme of "marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War." Leading publishing houses from China and abroad will present outstanding works, complemented by photography, illustration, and picture book exhibitions. Together, these events aim to build an international cultural exchange platform led by high-quality books and enriched by innovative displays.

向国际书展迈出重大一步！2025南国书香节8月15日启幕

以“书香湾区 阅见世界 共享未来”为年度主题的2025南国书香节将于8月15日至19日在广东盛大举行。本届书香节以“1+1+N"办展模式办展（1个线下主会场 + 1个线上云会场 + N类特色分会场），线上线下深度融合、广东省各级联动同期举办，开启一场立足岭南、拥抱世界的书香盛宴。

海内外重磅嘉宾齐聚湾区，2025南国书香节除了邀请到梁晓声、康震、马伯庸等国内名家，还特邀了文德琳·范·德拉安南[美国]、埃文·凯尔[美国]、罗德里克·列文哈特[荷兰]等海外大咖，举办新书分享、名家对谈、图书签售等活动，让读者在中华优秀传统文化的深厚土壤中放眼世界。

除常设场馆外，本届南国书香节特设越南国家馆（主宾国馆）、东南亚国家馆、中亚国家馆、阿拉伯国家馆、欧洲国家馆、国际品牌出版馆、国际艺术馆等特色展馆，强力促进中外文明互鉴。

主会场联合全省书店分会场开展“纪念中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年”主题出版物联展，邀请国内外领军出版机构携精品图书参展，还设有摄影展、插画展、绘本展等艺术展览，致力打造以高端图书为引领、深度融合创新展示的国际文化交流平台。

文｜记者 孙磊 周欣怡

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译丨杨钧雅

英文审校丨林佳岱