Hundreds of guests in capital for mutual learning among civilizations
China DailyLIN YAQI/FOR CHINA DAILY Beijing Culture Forum attracts experts and scholars from across the world The 2024 Beijing Culture Forum, themed "Enhance Cultural Exchanges for Common Progress", opened on Thursday and will run until Saturday. During the main forum, Chinese and overseas guests delivered speeches on such topics as strengthening cultural confidence, inheriting and promoting excellent traditional culture, and deepening exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations. For example, the "Cultural Empowerment: Spiritual Life and Industrial Development" parallel forum will present projects including an action plan that reflects the collaborative development of the cultural and tourism industries in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and a strategic cooperation platform for the animation and game industries, covering 10 provinces and cities. At the "Cultural Heritage: Systematic Protection and Living Inheritance" parallel forum, experts and scholars in cultural relics and archaeology from Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas will engage in discussions with their Chinese counterparts.