The latest winners of the Mao Dun Literature Prize on Wednesday gathered in Beijing to inaugurate this year's October Literature Festival. The writers also convened to review and pay tribute to the literary achievements in the People's Republic of China since its founding 70 years ago.

This year's literature festival is themed with "70 Years of the New China: Glory and Dream of Literature." According to Qu Zhong, general manager of Beijing Publishing Group and dean of the October Literature Academy, the event will last through the end of October. It will present nearly 100 literary activities such as Beijing Literature Summit, October Youth Forum, and themed exhibitions, to display the evolution of Chinese literature in the past 70 years and the achievements of Beijing writers.

Various types of public activities will also be held during this period under the joint effort of the festival organizers and bookstores, web portals, internet literature companies, etc. 

This year's event will for the first time establish a long-term cooperation mechanism for writers in northern China and those in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area to facilitate exchange, creative, publishing, and promotional affairs. 

In addition, the festival organizers have joined hands with a Moscow-based publishing house to set up the world's 11th "October writers' residence" to promote Chinese and Beijing literature to the international community. 

The festival is also focusing on crossover integration with drama, film, and television in order to create a shared platform.

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