The 22nd Beijing International Book Fair kicked off Wednesday with Egypt participating in a big pavilion organized by the cultural and media offices of the Egyptian Embassy here.

The five-day event attracts great importance as 2,270 companies and 82 countries are taking part.

UAE, which is the fair's guest of honor for this year, will prepare for various cultural activities.

The fair, which is one of the biggest around the world, groups 48 pavilions that exhibit 270,000 books in different domains.