Posters for the seventh Zhejiang Book Fair are seen in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo/Ningbo Evening News]

The seventh Zhejiang Book Fair opened in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province on Oct 9.

Slated to run until Oct 11, the fair has an exhibition area of 16,560 square meters in the Ningbo International Conference and Exhibition Center, the event's main venue.

Since its inception in 2015, the fair has become a significant cultural event in China. Ningbo was chosen last year to become the event's permanent host city.

More than 430 reading promotional activities are expected to be held online and offline during the fair.