Wu Shangzhi, vice minister of China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony.[Photo/Xinhua]

To translate those Chinese literature into proper English is a formidable mission, said Mytovich.

Kristin McDonough, director of the New York Public Library of Science, Industry and Business Library, echoed Mytovich, saying there is a scarcity of translated versions of Chinese literature.