Beijing International Book Fair
The Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) (Chin. 北京 国际 图书 博览会 / 北京 國際 圖書 博覽會 Běijīng guójì túshū bólǎnhuì) is the largest book fair in China and one of the most important book fairs in Asia. It has existed since 1986.
In 2011 the fair comprised 2,155 stands. Over 2000 publishers, both from China and other countries, took part. The fair had around 200,000 visitors.
Host countries
Since 2005, one guest country has appeared at the Beijing International Bookfair . The respective host country suggests three well-known representatives who will be awarded the Chinese Book Prize for special merits .
| year | Host country |
|---|---|
| 2005 | France |
| 2006 | Russia |
| 2007 | Germany |
| 2008 | Greece |
| 2009 | |
| 2010 | India |
| 2011 | Netherlands |
| 2012 | South Korea |
| 2013 | Saudi Arabia |
German presence
In 2005, a joint German stand showed around 1,000 books, including the special collection of the away game for the 2006 World Cup with two table football devices. The stand was organized by the Frankfurt Book Fair with the support of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor .
In 2007 Germany hosted a competition for German book designers ( Best of Unpublished German Bookdesign ). The competition was organized by the Frankfurt Book Fair and the Hermann Schmidt Mainz publishing house with funding from the Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor.
See also
Web links
- Official website (Chinese or English, for the English version click on "Overseas Exhibitors" at the top right)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Related Data & Figure of 2011BIBF. (No longer available online.) September 21, 2011, archived from the original on February 22, 2014 ; accessed on February 10, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
