The opening ceremony of the “2016 Ulaanbaatar Book Fair” has held on Sukhbaatar Square earlier today (16^th September). During the fair, many interesting events for visitors and tourists are being organized, including an international culture exhibition, the “let’s talk about books and drink coffee” event, a “reading celebration”, meeting with children from all over the world, and an honorary ceremony for respected national writers. Books will be on sale and publishing companies are offering a 20%-50% discount. Finally, people can buy books signed by their favorite authors.

The purpose of the event is to increase people’s interest in books, encourage the public to read and learn to enjoy books, and attract readers all over the world to Mongolia as part of the Friendly Ulaanbaatar Program.