President of Egypt's Gulab Publishing House (left) and Zhao Yang, president of Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing, show the Chinese and Egyptian versions of poetry collection As Before: A Selection of He Xiangyang's Poems Over 40 Years.

Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing, a subsidiary of Phoenix Publishing and Media Group (PPMG), in collaboration with Egypt's Gulab Publishing House, hosted the "International Youth Read Literary Works: China-Egypt Season" event in Cairo on Sept 14.

This was part of the celebrations on the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Egypt.

Supported by the China Writers Association, the event garnered significant attention from the cultural, educational and media sectors in both countries. Chinese and Egyptian writers, translators, publishers, and student representatives gathered for a cross-cultural literary celebration centered around poetry.

Chinese (left) and Egyptian (right) versions of As Before: A Selection of He Xiangyang's Poems Over 40 Years.

The event commenced with Zhao Yang, president of Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing, introducing the poetry collection As Before: A Selection of He Xiangyang's Poems Over 40Years. The Arabic edition was unveiled at the event.

During the reading exchange session, four students from Southeast University shared their reading insights via video. Meanwhile, three students from Cairo-based Ain Shams University expressed their thoughts in person.

Participants recite works from the poetry collection As Before: A Selection of He Xiangyang's Poems Over 40 Years.

Poet He Xiangyang shared her creative journey through a video message. In the subsequent poetry reading session, Chinese writers and publishers collaborated with an Egyptian youth and translator to deliver a bilingual reading of the poetry, alternating between Chinese and Arabic, elevating the event to a climax.

This event is part of the "International Youth Read Literary Works" series hosted by Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing. The series has so far been held in Kazakhstan, Thailand, France, Cambodia, and Italy.

Looking ahead, Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing plans to continue engaging young readers worldwide. By selecting representative and influential contemporary Chinese literary works and translating them into foreign languages, it aims to promote Chinese literary masterpieces on the international stage.