In 20 12, the number of books published in China reached 4 14005, and the number of photo albums reached 7.925 billion, more than twice that of the United States, ranking first in the world. However, the story in Yu Hua's book seems to be from a previous life to contemporary China people: with the increasing supply of books in China in recent years, people's interest in books has not increased at the same time. According to a survey conducted by China Press and Publication Research Institute in April. China's per capita reading in 20 12 years is only 4.39, which is far lower than that of major developed countries.

Relevant data show that compared with the average of 100 minutes spent on TV and 45 minutes spent on the Internet every day, we only spend 15 minutes on reading. When parents indoctrinate their children with the old adage that "a book has its own golden house", we are only willing to pay 13.67 yuan for a 200-page book, which is only half the price of a Starbucks iced latte or one third of the price of a movie ticket. Not long ago, it was reported that the national reading legislation had been included in the national legislative work plan for 20 13 years. It seems that China people's dislike of reading has become a kind of "* * * knowledge", which needs to be solved by legislation.