On the afternoon of September 25, the Beijing Association for Science and Technology, together with the Tianjin Association for Science and Technology, the Hebei Association for Science and Technology and other units, held the "2024 Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Excellent Popular Science Book Bibliography Release and Popular Science Creation and Publishing Theme Exchange Conference" at the National Science and Technology Communication Center.
30 works, including "Illustrated Guide to Common Wild Birds in Beijing", "Illustrated Guide to the Sky: A Guide for Chinese Cloud Watchers and Sky Viewers", "The Exploration of Light: From the Galilean Telescope to the Strange Quantum World", "Mathematics and Art", "The Brain is a 1500-gram Universe", "Form and Theory: Birds in Song Paintings", "Physical Time and Space Gate", and other 30 works were selected as "Capital Science Popularization Books", and another 20 works were selected as Tianjin Excellent Science Books and Hebei Excellent Science Books. Dozens of well-known authors, scholars, and publishers participated in the live event.
"Running to the Moon" shows the major scientific achievements of the mainland, "The Central Axis and the Ancient River of Beijing" shows the culture of the capital, "Exploring Mars Pop-up Book" stimulates readers' scientific interest in an interactive way, and "Into the Road of the Country: G219 Plateau" relies on the results of scientific research on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, combined with exquisite illustrations and photographic works, so that readers can get a double shock visually and spiritually. "Chinese Animals, Nice to Meet You" guides children to love science and understand the importance of ecological protection through vivid and interesting content and forms. The imported version of the book brings readers a new perspective on science, showing the depth and breadth of science through a unique narrative method.
The event also donated excellent popular science books to schools for migrant children in Hotan and Pinggu districts of Xinjiang. In the second half of the conference, a session of "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and China" was set up, and guests from Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei in the fields of science and technology history and publishing were invited to share.
In 1998, the Beijing Association for Science and Technology took the lead in setting up a fund for popular science creation and publication in the country to subsidize outstanding popular science creative works. Since 2020, the "Capital Science Book" collection and promotion activities have been launched, and after several years of efforts, a brand identity system and promotion specifications have been established, forming a theme, sustainable and multi-form popular science reading promotion activity system and products. The 2024 "Capital Science Book" activity was launched in early July, with a total of 346 works from 145 publishers registered, and the number of participating institutions continued to increase on the basis of last year.
Source: Beijing Daily client
Reporter: Lu Yanxia