From September 27th to 28th, the China (Qufu) International Confucius Cultural Festival and the Sixth Nishan Forum on World Civilizations were held in Qufu, Shandong. Xu Jialu, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 9th and 10th National People's Congress, Dean of Advanced Institute of Confucian Studies, Shandong University, sent a congratulatory letter to the conference. Fan Liming, President of Shandong University presided over the keynote speech at the closing ceremony. Experts attending the meeting conducted in-depth exchanges on the theme of the forum of "Shining Through the Future with Civilizations".
Xu Jialu said in the congratulatory letter that the topic of the conference is grand and urgent, covering a high degree of concern for mankind and profound thinking about the world. In order to let more friends at home and abroad understand the meaning of "Shining Through the Future with Civilizations", we are willing to share our civilization with the people of the world and realize our great wish to build a community with a shared future for mankind.
Professor Bei Danning, Dean of School of Political Science and Public Administration, Professor Wang Xinchun of School of Philosophy and Social Development, Professor Ma Laiping, Professor Huang Yushun, Professor Zhai Kuifeng, Professor Cai Xiangyuan, Associate Professor Guo Ping and associate professor Nishiyama Hisashi of Advanced Institute of Confucian Studies attended the forum. On the topics of "The hierarchy of citizens serving the people", "the governance of Confucius and China from the perspective of new Confucianism by Mr. Mou Zongsan", "the review and Prospect of the research on the relationship between science and Confucianism in the process of the eastward spread of Western learning", "the philosophical reconstruction of sacred Transcendence -- the Enlightenment of Book Of Changes and phenomenology" "The historical influence of" emptiness and ignorance "and the leap of Zhu Zi's Thought on morality in his later years", "the challenge of the modern transformation of Confucianism's ‘Waiwang’ thought, the Enlightenment of the transcendence view of the primitive Confucianism," Taoka Reiun's "East Asian alliance" and the revival of Sinology ", scholars have expounded their respective views on the ancient civilization of the East and the West and the community of human destiny, the profound cultural foundation of China's governance, and the community of Chinese governance and human destiny.
In addition, young scholars from Shandong University, represented by doctoral students, participated in the discussion of "Youth Forum", and held dialogues on the theme of "wisdom of Chinese civilization", "ideological blending and common destiny of mankind", etc., and expressed new academic opinions and showed the frontier thinking angle.
At the closing ceremony, Professor Wang Xuedian, member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC and executive dean of the Advanced Institute of Confucian Studies, Shandong University, made an academic summary of the forum. He sorted out the research situation of scholars and summarized the five aspects of this forum. He believes that the theme of this forum is distinctive and full of characteristics. Scholars at home and abroad express their opinions in a way that combines online and offline, and makes the forum a high academic grand event. It is of great practical significance to promote the mutual learning and integration of different civilizations, enhance the understanding of Eastern and western governance systems, and fully understand the value of traditional culture in contemporary society. He suggested that we should make full use of the Nishan forum to carry out exchanges between Chinese civilization and different cultures and civilizations.
Wang Qilong, executive vice president of Shandong University, Xing Zhanjun, principal assistant of Shandong University, and some young scholars of Shandong University participated in relevant activities.
Nishan Forum on World Civilizations is an international cultural and academic exchange activity initiated by Mr. Xu Jialu. The theme of the forum is to carry out dialogue among different civilizations in the world, to promote the excellent Chinese culture, promote cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
the China (Qufu) International Confucius Cultural Festival and the Sixth Nishan Forum on World Civilizations are sponsored by Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China and other units. With the theme of "Shining Through the Future with Civilizations", more than 160 experts and scholars from 17 countries and regions, including China, the United States, Canada, Russia, Germany, Japan, South Korea, India, Mongolia, Iran, Singapore, Malaysia, Egypt, Israel and the Netherlands, participated in the dialogue and discussion. As a member of the administrative committee of Nishan forum, Shandong University deeply participated in the preparatory work of Nishan Forum on World Civilizations and provided important academic support for the forum.
