Research on Social Network Sites. Do Chinese Still Read Late at Night Nowadays? On the occasion of the World Book Day on April 23, China Press and Publication Institute announced the results of the Ninth National Reading Survey: nearly 60 percent of Chinese people said that they do not read too much. The popular advertising slogan that “book is not for reading but for collection" seems to have become a true portrayal of the reading nowadays. Although there are many reasons for the decreased ratio of the number of people to read, it is certainly not a good thing for a country that most people do not want to read because people should not give up their desire for the knowledge and civilization and lose the ability of learning and thinking at any time. It is not only related to personal accomplishment and ability but also the improvement of the quality of a nation as a whole. In the eyes of the author, there are three major problems in people's reading life.
First, people do not read. Second, there are no books worth reading. Third, people are too poor to read. Survey: half of Chinese only read 'a little' - China Watch - China Forum. ... ontent_15117880.htm Only 1.2 percent of the Chinese people surveyed say they read a lot and 50.7 percent say they read a little according to the newly published National Reading Survey conducted in 2011. Among the respondents, 21.2 percent say they are satisfied with their reading volume, another 20.9 percent are not satisfied and the remaining 57.9 percent have moderate feelings towards their reading volume, according to the survey published by the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication on April 19. As to reading platforms, 38.6 percent read on digital instruments including computers, mobile phones, E-book appliances, and discs, which is a 17.7 percent increase compared to 2010.
Among them, 41.8 percent accept paying for downloaded materials. 29.9 percent of Chinese read online and 27.6 percent read on mobile phones in 2011, both witnessing an increase compared to 2010. Digital reading climbing. Survey Says: 25% of Chinese Have Read an E-Book. News Room: Literary Reading in Dramatic Decline, According to National Endowment for the Arts Survey.