Tianshannet (Reporting by Chief Journalist Wang Jingjing) This comes at the 2nd China-Eurasia Publishing Expo, September 23, 2016. The exhibition hall covers an area of 13,000 m2, divided into six exhibition booths and there are over 5,000 picture books of more than 4,000 types. These booths are: Theme Books Exhibition Area, Xinjiang Publishing Fruits Exhibition Area, Eurasia Films Exhibition Area, Domestic Picks Exhibition Area, Overseas Picture Books Exhibition Area and Overseas Books Exhibition Area.

News from informants suggests that the 2nd China-Eurasia Publishing Expo is designed with Xinjiang features and overseas features, gathering 23 publishing houses from 17 countries. This Expo is an important part of the 5th China-Eurasia Expo, of which the purpose is to enhance publishing exchanges and cooperation between China’s Xinjiang and the neighboring countries as well as other countries and regions along the Silk Road, and pushing ahead development of copyright trade and importing of publications.