Visitors read books at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Photo: VCG

 For people who are eager to get a better understanding of China, the Chinese booths at the ongoing Frankfurt Book Fair present opportunities to them.

"I visit the Chinese booths at the fair every time and the plentiful selection of Chinese books never fail to help me learn more about different aspects of China," Charlottes, who works in the culture industry in Belgium, told the Xinhua News Agency.

In order to meet the needs of visitors like Charlottes, the China International Publishing Group and China National Publications Import and Export Co, Ltd have brought together over 100 publishing companies in China to attend the event, regarded as the largest of its kind, for 2022.

More than 1,000 different kinds of publications are on exhibit at the Chinese booths, covering topics such as politics, economics, culture, history, technology and the Chinese language and featuring books for adults and children as well.

Rosenmarie Stefan, whose curiosity about China has been building up since she took a few courses about China at a community school, is looking for something about China that would be different from the reports in the local press. 

The local media's coverage of China is just not enough for people to get to know a big country, she said.

As a consultant in Frankfurt, Dirk Schneider has been cooperating with Chinese companies for over 20 years, and he prefers books about Chinese politics and economics. 

"I am keen to know more about the New Silk Road and would like to find some publications about it."

Ralf Glitza, who is teaching philosophy and education at Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, said he hopes to find books about Chinese political philosophy and education. 

"I want to deepen my understanding about the potential of China right now and in the future."

An increasing number of Chinese books have been published abroad in the past few years, said Ren Lei, chief representative of the German representative office of China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Co, Ltd.

Books about children's education, novels authored by well-known Chinese writers, Chinese philosophy and Chinese medicine are especially popular among readers in Europe, according to Ren.

The Frankfurt Book Fair involves more than 4,000 publishing companies from 95 countries and regions.

The 74th Frankfurt Book Fair, one of the largest events of its kind in 2022, boasts numerous stages on the exhibition grounds and more than 2,000 events.

More than 110 exhibitors from the Chinese mainland have been registered, according to the book fair's catalog. Spain is 2022's guest of honor. Around 200 authors from Spain presented their books at the fair.