中國兩部圖書獲'世界最美的書'獎項

Two Chinese books have been named the most beautiful book designs in the world in Germany recently.

近日，中國兩部作品在德國被提名爲“世界最美的書”。

The "best book design from all over the world", organized by the Stiftung Buchkunst, has been held in Leipzig since 1963.

由德國圖書藝術基金會主辦的“世界最美的書”評選活動，自1963年起就在萊比錫舉辦。

The Book of Bugs was awarded a silver medal, and Board Carvings by Leng Bingchuan grabbed an honorary award in the 2017 competition of "best book design from all over the world".

在2017“世界最美的書”評選中，中國作品《蟲子書》獲得銀獎，而另一部作品《冷冰川墨刻》捧得榮譽獎。

They were among a total of 14 winners announced in the German city of Leipzig, beating some 600 books from 32 countries.

中國的這兩部作品擊敗了來自32個國家的600部圖書，成功入圍了在德國萊比錫評選出的14部獲獎圖書之列。

The Book of Bugs, designed by Zhu Yingchun and Huangfu Shanhan, contains no words, but only 'works' by various types of insects: either trails of them crawling by with ink on their feet, or traces left after munching on leaves.

《蟲子書》一書由朱贏椿、皇甫珊珊設計，全書內頁沒有文字，由蟲子們一幅幅形態各異的'作品'構成：或是它們腳上沾有墨水在紙張上爬行，或是它們在葉子上啃咬後留下的痕跡。

Board Carvings by Leng Bingchuan, designed by Zhou Chen, features a selection of board carvings of Chinese artist Leng Bingchuan, who used knives as brushes to create awe-inspiring art pieces on cardboards.

《冷冰川墨刻》則由周晨設計，全書是中國藝術家冷冰川墨刻作品的合集，他用小刀作爲畫筆在紙板上創造出令人驚歎的藝術作品。