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NP’s Department of Chinese Studies launches online audio book

09 Nov 2019    |   Lianhe Zaobao

The opening ceremony of the Inaugural National Tertiary Chinese Reading Festival 2019 was held at Ngee Ann Polytechnic's performing arts space, Music Box, on 8 November 2019. Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Chairperson of the Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning (CPCLL), Ms Low Yen Ling, was the Guest-of-Honour. Co-organised by the CPCLL and Ngee Ann Polytechnic's School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the month-long event seeks to encourage the creation of original literary works and ignite passion in the reading of Chinese works among tertiary students and the public. NP’s Department of Chinese Studies also launched the One Colour One Genre Audiobook. The book contains 15 works, including modern novels, poetry, essays, dramas and movies. Launched during the event, users only need to scan the QR code to access the audio book.

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