Translated Chinese books gain popularity at Egypt's largest book fair

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Translated Chinese books gain popularity at Egypt's largest book fair

STORY: Translated Chinese books gain popularity at Egypt's largest book fair DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. exterior shots of the Egypt International Exhibition Center 2. people visiting the Cairo International Book Fair 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDEL-RAHMAN IBRAHIM, Egyptian student 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NOURA GAMAL, Egyptian student 5. books at the fair 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AHMED AL-SAEED, CEO of Bayt Al-Hekma 7. people visiting the book fair STORYLINE: Decorated with Chinese-style red lanterns, the pavilion of translated Chinese books saw a big turnout of book lovers at the 54th edition of Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF), the largest book fair in the country. The pavilion of Bayt Al-Hekma Cultural Group, a publishing house mainly devoted to the Arabic translation of Chinese books as well as Chinese language learning books and courses, displayed during the fair about 1,000 book titles in Arabic and English on Chinese culture, history,

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