New bookstore in Kyrgyzstan helps to promote cultural exchange with China

Chinese musicians perform during the opening ceremony of a bookstore called Shans, selling books on Chinese history, economy, language and literature, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 27, 2017. The first bookstore in Central Asia selling works of Chinese authors translated into Kyrgyz and Kazakh languages opened here Friday, as an initiative to promote cultural exchange between the three countries. (Xinhua/Roman Gainanov)