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Readers digest Xi’s bookshelf

习大大的书架又火了 大家一起来读书

Netizens share details of weighty tomes and framed photos spotted in president’s office. From modern literature to history and international politics-President Xi Jinping may have inspired Chinese readers to turn a new leaf after his "reading list" went viral online over the weekend.

新年伊始，走进习大大的办公室，很多眼尖的网友留意到大量细节以及书架上的照片。习大大书架上这些书包括现当代文学、历史、国际政治等类——习大大的书单在网上流传开后，可能激发中国读者又一轮读书热。

The list was produced by netizens and some Chinese media after the president’s annual new year address from his office in Beijing was broadcast on Thursday night.

上周四晚，新闻媒体直播习近平主席在中南海办公室的新年致辞，网友们便自发搜集制作了该书单。

Close-up shots of the bookshelves behind him were taken from footage aired on China Central Television and shared on social media to show the titles and authors’ names.

网友截取了央视直播视频中书架的近距离图片，并在网络上分享了书架上的书目和著书作者。

According to the images, the president has a wide spectrum of interests, ranging from classic Chinese literature, contemporary literature, science, history and international politics.

根据图片显示，习大大阅读兴趣广泛，从中国古典文学到现当代文学，从科学到历史，还包括国际政治等等。

A Chinese blogger reposted the list with the comment: "Let’s follow President Xi and read."

一名中国博主转载了该书单，并评论道，“让我们跟习大大一起阅读”。

On the shelves were classics such as the complete works of Chinese master Lu Xun, writings by Lao She, and The Lessons of History by historians Will and Ariel Durant.

书架上有不少经典著作，《鲁迅全集》、《老舍全集》，还有历史学家威尔和阿里尔.杜兰特合著的《历史的教训》等等。

More recent works included the Chinese-language edition of World Order by former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, which was published in 2015. Also noticeable was a set of science books published by Peking University Press, including Geometry by French philosopher and mathematician Rene Descartes.

近些年的作品包括2015年出版的美国前国务卿撰笔的中译版《世界秩序》，同样引人注目的是一套由北京大学出版社出版的科普读物，其中包括法国哲学家及数学家笛卡尔的《笛卡尔几何》。

Details on the books have attracted considerable attention on social media, and come at a time when Chinese scholars and officials are calling for people to read books more regularly.

关于习大大所阅之书的细节引起了社交媒体的极大关注，学者和官员呼吁大众要经常读书，时常引用习大大的书单。

Zhu Debin, director of global and area studies for the Social Sciences Academic Press in Beijing, said the interest in Xi’s reading habits "reflects the demand among Chinese citizens for a deeper understanding of traditional culture, modern China, and the world they live in".

朱得彬，北京社会科学学术出版社全球区域研究主任表示，习大大的阅读习惯“体现了中国公民对传统文化、现代中国，乃至我们生活的世界需要进一步深层次的理解” 。

In addition to the book list, another highlight to come from the presidential speech is that five of the framed photos on his bookshelves last time had been replaced with seven new pictures. Among them, three were related to Xi’s visits to rural areas and his interaction with farmers.

主席在办公室讲话时，书单成为一大关注点，除此之外，另一大亮点是书架上的照片已更新，此前书架上放着5个相框，此次替换成7张新照片。其中，三张照片拍摄的是习近平访问农村时与农民交流时的场景。

The other two pictures showed the president delivering speeches at international events: one at the V-Day parade in Tian’anmen Square on Sept 3, and the other at the United Nations General Assembly in New York later that month.

另两张照片是主席在国际场合发表讲话，一张摄于2015年9月3日天安门广场举行的抗日战争胜利大阅兵，另一张摄于此后纽约的联合国大会。