The event "the most beautiful book in China" was established in 2003 and hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Press and Publication Bureau. The "the most beautiful book in China" selection has become a major platform leading fine Chinese book designs and designers to the world. So far, 15 kinds of Chinese books have been honored the laurel of "the most beautiful book in the world". Opera in Ink and Wash is a book which introduces Chinese opera art through ink and wash paintings. The cover of The Book of Bugs [File photo]The cover of The Empire of the Written Symbol for Children [File photo]The cover of As Beautiful As You Are, which is one of the books titled as "the most beautiful book in China" in 2016.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 15, 2016 10:00 UTC