The Changhua County government has organized a story-telling tour at schools in the region as part of efforts to promote reading, with events featuring famous writers scheduled to take place later this year. The county's department of education launched a program on Sept. 2 aimed at encouraging schoolchildren to read more. It announced that there would be six lectures in October, allowing students to interact with the writers. County Magistrate Cho Po-yuan dressed as an ancient Chinese teacher at a function in Lugang Township to mark the beginning of the reading program. Cho told a story to a group of children at Wenkai Academy, a historic educational institution built in the 19th century. More activities to promote reading culture will be available throughout the rest of the year, with Chinese scholar Yu Qiuyu scheduled to give a speech at a forum on reading education in November. 