The 8th Cyprus Nicosia Book Festival Chinese Guest of Honor event opened on the 6th in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus. Comrades in charge of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Deputy Minister of Culture of Cyprus, and representatives of the Chinese Embassy in Cyprus jointly opened the guest of honor event. The Nicosia Book Festival is the largest book fair in Cyprus, founded by the mainstream think tank Prometheus Institute in 2016 and held annually. Its scale and influence have been expanding year by year, and it is widely recognized in Europe. This year's Book Festival, China was invited to serve as the guest of honor. This is the first large-scale publishing and cultural exchange event jointly organized by the governments of China and Serbia, and it is a practical manifestation of the global civilization initiative implemented by the publishing, academic, and cultural communities of China and Serbia. It focuses on the academic publishing masterpieces that explain the basic characteristics, essential requirements, and cultural heritage of Chinese path to modernization, and introduces excellent books of Chinese culture, literature, and children that carry the core ideas of Chinese excellent traditional culture, Chinese excellent traditional virtues, and Chinese humanistic spirit to readers from all walks of life in Serbia. During the book exhibition, Chinese publishing units, along with universities, think tanks, and publishing institutions in Serbia, jointly organized cultural exchanges, civilization dialogues, publishing cooperation, and art exhibitions to exchange ideas, exchange experiences, enhance understanding, and deepen cooperation. Liu Zhenyun, Ye Peigui, Sun Chunbo, and other well-known Chinese writers, scholars, calligraphers, and artists have entered Cyprus to discuss the beauty of Chinese literature and art with readers from all walks of life. (New News Agency)