Ho Chi Minh City will organize the first-ever Book Road Festival to celebrate the New Year of the Cat from January 31 to February 3, according to the city’s Department of Information and Communications.
Visitors could view a wide range of books on display along the Mac Thi Buoi Street, near the Nguyen Hue flower road in district 1.
Exhibitions featuring new and bestselling books, calligraphy demonstration, and Q&A session with the authors will be organized.
The organizers including local publishing houses, book distribution companies and private bookstores will also showcase a special display area dedicated to children books.
Festival-goers will have a chance to witness antique, valuable and rare books like “Technique du peuple Annamite, “Hoang Trieu Ngoc Diep”, “Hoang Tu Pho”, “Hoang nu pho”, “Hoang Trieu Ton Pho tien bien”, and “Gia Dinh bao”.
The fest is expected to encourage a reading culture and promote the city’s tourism to local and international visitors.
