World Book and Copyright Day marked around world

(Guo Chunju)

BARCELONA (SPAIN), April 24, 2016 -- Casa Batllo, a renowned building in Spain's Barcelona designed by modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, is decorated with roses on its balconies in Barcelona, Spain, on April 23, 2016. Casa Batllo had its balconies full of roses on Saturday to celebrate the day of Sant Jordi, patron saint of Catalonia. Sant Jordi coincides with the International Book Day and this year it is the 400th death anniversary of three great writers of world literature, Spain's Miguel de Cervantes, Britain's William Shakespeare and China's Tang Xianzu. In Catalonia, April 23 is associated with roses and books due to the legend: Sant Jordi killed the dragon and saved the princess. The knight gave her a rose born from the blood of the dragon. Then, people give books and roses to celebrate Sant Jordi. World Book and Copyright Day, also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Day, is a yearly event on April 23, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing and copyright. (Zhou Zhe)

BARCELONA (SPAIN), April 24, 2016 -- Casa Batllo, a renowned building in Spain's Barcelona designed by modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, is decorated with roses on its balconies in Barcelona, Spain, on April 23, 2016. Casa Batllo had its balconies full of roses on Saturday to celebrate the day of Sant Jordi, patron saint of Catalonia. Sant Jordi coincides with the International Book Day and this year it is the 400th death anniversary of three great writers of world literature, Spain's Miguel de Cervantes, Britain's William Shakespeare and China's Tang Xianzu. In Catalonia, April 23 is associated with roses and books due to the legend: Sant Jordi killed the dragon and saved the princess. The knight gave her a rose born from the blood of the dragon. Then, people give books and roses to celebrate Sant Jordi. World Book and Copyright Day, also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Day, is a yearly event on April 23, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing and copyright. (Zhou Zhe)

EDINBURGH (BRITAIN), April 24, 2016 -- A stand with children's books is seen at a bookshop in Edinburgh, Britain, on April 23, 2016. World Book and Copyright Day, also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Day, is a yearly event on April 23, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing and copyright. Bookshops and libraries in Edinburgh, the world's first UNESCO City of Literature, started to launch activities including exhibitions and reading from the beginning of March to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of English poet and playwright William Shakespeare. (Guo Chunju)

BARCELONA (SPAIN), April 24, 2016 -- Casa Batllo, a renowned building in Spain's Barcelona designed by modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, is decorated with roses on its balconies in Barcelona, Spain, on April 23, 2016. Casa Batllo had its balconies full of roses on Saturday to celebrate the day of Sant Jordi, patron saint of Catalonia. Sant Jordi coincides with the International Book Day and this year it is the 400th death anniversary of three great writers of world literature, Spain's Miguel de Cervantes, Britain's William Shakespeare and China's Tang Xianzu. In Catalonia, April 23 is associated with roses and books due to the legend: Sant Jordi killed the dragon and saved the princess. The knight gave her a rose born from the blood of the dragon. Then, people give books and roses to celebrate Sant Jordi. World Book and Copyright Day, also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Day, is a yearly event on April 23, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing and copyright. (Zhou Zhe)

TEGUCIGALPA, April 24, 2016-- Children read the novel "Don Quixote" of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, during the World Book Day, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on April 23, 2016. (Rafael Ochoa)

TEGUCIGALPA, April 24, 2016-- A person attends a book fair during the World Book Day, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on April 23, 2016. (Rafael Ochoa)