Foreign visitors look at books at the Chinese stall of the 2018 Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy on Monday. Chinese publishers have a 300-member delegation from 90 publishing organizations at the event. [Photo provided to China Daily]

China is featured as guest of honor of the 2018 Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy from March 26 to 29.

Two years ago, at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, Cao Wenxuan was named the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for writers making him the first Chinese to claim the honor.

This year, China is the guest of honor at the fair which runs from March 26 to 29.

And Chinese publishers have a 300-member delegation from 90 publishing organizations at the event, including 50 writers and illustrators, says veteran publisher Li Xueqian, from the organizing committee.

Cao as well as writer Qin Wenjun and illustrator Xiong Liang are among the artists who will be involved in events there.