ULAN BATOR, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The 37th edition of Mongolia's National Book Festival kicked off on Friday with the theme "Let's Read More" to restore reading habits among children and youth.
The book festival, held twice a year, is organized by non-governmental organization Nomiin Soyolt Yertunts (World of Book Culture) together with Mongolia's presidential office, the ministry of culture, sports, tourism and youth, and the ministry of environment and climate change at the central square of the country's capital city of Ulan Bator.
This year's book festival aims to promote book culture, inspire children and youth to read more, and foster more appreciation for authors and writers.
The three-day event will serve as a platform for hundreds of book publishers, booksellers, authors, and thousands of book lovers.
The festival is the largest book event in the Asian country. Enditem.
