World Book and Copyright Day is a yearly event on 23 April, organized by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and copyright.

“A capacity and taste for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.”

- Abraham Lincoln

“No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.”

- Confucius

“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.”

- Mason Cooley

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”

- Richard Steele

Video: Ren Cong

Editor: Huan CAO

Special thanks to The Bookworm, Beijing