A good book requires the writers to have rich experience, insightful minds and noble languages, and editors with strong sense of social responsibility and a working style of preciseness, he said.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C Front) views a treasure collected by the National Library in Beijing, capital of China, April 23, 2009. Premier Wen visited the National Library and the Commercial Press on April 23, the World Book and Copyright Day.

When talking to the English editors of the press, he said the Chinese publishers should not only take the role of promoting the construction of Chinese civilization, but also help spread the world's civilizations.

Wen is fond of reading and has often quoted Chinese poets and proverbs during press conferences.

Editor: Dong Jirong