A series of books promoting Zhuhai scenery, culture, technology, and socioeconomic development with both photos and text is on display at the 26th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) through Aug 25.

The photo albums Zhuhai (Chinese version) and Multifaceted Zhuhai (English version), and book Multifaceted Zhuhai -- Gem of a City (English version) are in the limelight at Zhuhai's booth. They are published by Beijing-based China Intercontinental Press and Zhuhai Magazine Co under the auspices of the Zhuhai Municipal Government Information Office.

The publications show Zhuhai off to Beijing locals, tourists, overseas investors, and those who care about the city. Zhuhai is on track to become a gateway hub of the Greater Bay Area, core city on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary, and model of high-quality development for the Coastal Economic Belt.

Zhuhai booth in Beijing. [Photo by Wang Jinxia/Zhuhai Daily]

Since its inception in 1986, the BIBF has attracted an increasing number of enterprises and individuals from international publishing and cultural industries. It is now the second-largest book fair in the world.

This year, more than 2,600 exhibitors from 95 countries and regions are displaying over 300,000 of their latest releases at the new China International Exhibition Center in the Tianzhu Airport Industrial & Commercial Zone.

The event is organized by the General Administration of Press & Publication Administration, Ministry of Science & Technology, Beijing Municipal People's Government, Publishers Association of China, and China Writers Association.