Chinese novels are popular in Vietnam. A bookstore in Hanoi has Chinese classical novels on its shelves, such as "Journey to the West", "A Dream in of Red Mansions", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". [Photo by Wang Jian/China Daily]

Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam's Communist Party chief, poses with actor Liu Xiao Ling Tong, who plays the role of Sun Wukong in the Chinese TV drama "Journey to the West". Nguyen Phu Trong is a great fan of the drama. [Photo from Vietnamese media]

The Vietnamese version of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" was released in Vietnam on Wednesday. [Photo by Zhao Yanrong/China Daily]

A college student in Vietnam sings the theme song of the TV drama "Journey to the West". Chinese pop songs, classical songs, especially some cover versions sung by Vietnamese stars are quite popular in Vietnam. [Photo by Wang Jian/China Daily]

The TV drama "The Legend of Wu Zetian" starring Chinese actress Fan Bingbing was a hit on Vietnamese screens. [Photo from Vietnamese media]