Jiangsu Province has held the Jiangsu Reading Festival in recent years, and designated April 23rd of each year as "Jiangsu National Reading Day", which is also the first local reading day determined by the provincial people's congress. Jiangsu Reading Festival is a cultural festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province and all parts of the province. The first Jiangsu Reading Festival was held in June 2000 during the 10 National Book Fair.