http://www.bjreview.com AUGUST 29, 2019 BEIJING REVIEW 45
CULTURE
An exhibition on the Central Axis—the
roughly 8-km symbolic line along Beijing’s
historical center—showcased the capital’s
achievement in preserving its historical
architecture.
Romania was the guest of honor this year,
while Portugal and Pakistan made their debut.
The UK had 88 booths, the most among for-
eign countries, while the exhibition area for the
United States, the Republic of Korea, France
and Japan expanded.
A booth for Macao was set up for the first
time to show the special administrative region’s
history and culture as well as its social progress
since its return to the motherland 20 years ago. Q
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Comments to [email protected] An AR magnifying glass developed by the China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Corp.
on display at the BIBF on August 21
Participants take a group photo at SHI GANG
a forum on China’s international publishing
in Beijing on August 19
ZHOU LIN