A large number of people flocked to the 11th Hanoi Book Fair.
The long rows of book stalls on Le Thai To Street (Hoan Kiem Ward, Hanoi) attracted many people who visited, browsed, learned about, and chose books, creating a lively atmosphere at the 11th Hanoi Book Fair.
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On the evening of October 2nd, the pedestrian street around Hoan Kiem Lake became more bustling as a large number of locals and tourists flocked to the 11th Hanoi Book Fair - 2026, themed "Books Open Knowledge - Technology Leads the Future". This year's Hanoi Book Fair will take place from October 1st to 4th in the pedestrian area around Hoan Kiem Lake (Le Thai To Street, the section from opposite Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square to near the intersection of Hang Trong and Le Thai To). Right from the opening, the book fair area attracted a large crowd of people of all ages. Families, young people, students, and senior citizens strolled leisurely through the stalls. Some people are looking for literature, others are interested in history and culture books, and many parents are taking the opportunity to choose books for their children. Present at the Book Fair, Ms. Nguyen Thanh Huong (Hanoi) said that she often brings her children to book events to instill in them a reading habit. This year's Book Fair space offers a wide variety of books to choose from, making it convenient for both mother and children to browse and explore. The children are able to choose the books they like, making them more enthusiastic about reading. According to the organizers, the 11th Hanoi Book Fair features the participation of 31 publishing and distribution units, offering a wide range of book genres to meet the learning, research, and entertainment needs of readers. Besides book stalls, the program also includes interactive sessions, seminars, and new book launches, creating opportunities for readers to meet authors and publishers. In the themed book exhibition space "Thang Long - Hanoi's Cultural Heritage," readers will have the opportunity to learn about and be introduced to the typical values of history, culture, and the tradition of studiousness and renowned scholars of Thang Long - Hanoi through books from the "Thang Long Millennium Cultural Heritage Book Collection"; the "Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam Electronic Book Collection"; and exhibitions of documents about Quoc Tu Giam - Vietnam's first national school. Images of adults choosing books, children attentively reading, and young people discussing a good book show that the vitality of reading culture is still clearly present in life. Therefore, book fairs are not only places to buy and sell books, but also become meeting points for book lovers, where the habit of reading is encouraged and spread. Foreign visitors enjoyed experiencing and learning about books at the 11th Hanoi Book Fair. Books continue to be present in urban life, from familiar paper books to modern reading spaces, contributing to the formation and maintenance of reading habits in the community. With exhibition spaces dedicated to "Thang Long - Hanoi's Cultural Heritage" and "Open Books for Knowledge - Technology Leading the Future," the 11th Hanoi Book Fair opens up more accessible ways for the public to learn about books.
