2022 China (Qufu) International Confucius Culture Festival and the 8th Nishan World Civilization Forum opened in Qufu City, Shandong Province, China

2022 China (Qufu) International Confucius Culture Festival and the 8th Nishan World Civilization Forum opened in Qufuney Mountain. More than 600 experts and scholars and guest representatives participated in the opening ceremony in an online and offline manner.

2022 China (Qufu) International Confucius Cultural Festival, the 8th Nishan World Civilization Forum is the Ministry of Education, Culture and Tourism, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Chinese People’s Association of Foreign Friendship, the International Confucian Federation, the Shandong Provincial People’s Government Co -sponsored. The theme of the International Confucius Culture Festival this year is “Commemorating the birth of Confucius 2573”, and the theme of the eighth Nishan World Civilization Forum is “the common value of human civilization and human civilization.”

Wu Weihua, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, attended the opening ceremony and spoke. Liu Yandong, former member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, former Vice Premier of the State Council, and Chairman of the International Confucian Federation; Vice Minister of the Central Propaganda Ministry, Hu Heping Video of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism In his speech, Li Ganjie, Secretary of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, delivered a speech, and the Deputy Secretary of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Governor Zhou Naixiang of the Communist Party of China. The party secretary Yang Dongqi attended.

Wu Weihua pointed out that the Confucian thought of exchange and dialogue, tolerance and mutual learning has always played an active role in the continuation and inheritance of the Chinese civilization for five thousand years. Important revelation. The most fundamental way to handle the relationship between countries, between nations, and between civilizations is exchanges and dialogues, tolerance and mutual learning. Committed to stabilizing the international order, promoting the common values ​​of all mankind, and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Liu Yandong pointed out that the common values ​​of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom of all mankind embody the value consensus of various civilizations of mankind, reflect the greatest common divisor of the values ​​of people of all countries, and conform to the historical trend and the needs of the times. Today, when the destiny of mankind is increasingly intertwined, it is more and more necessary to unite and cooperate to overcome difficulties together, and join hands to move forward bravely towards the goal of building a community with a shared future for mankind. As an important birthplace of Chinese civilization, Shandong has made positive contributions to the dissemination and promotion of Confucianism over the years, and looks forward to making new and greater contributions to promoting world peace and prosperity through various forms of exchanges and cooperation.

Hu Heping pointed out that in Confucianism, the values ​​of “harmony but difference”, the ethical concept of “promoting oneself and others”, and the governance concept of “harmonizing all nations” have provided rich nourishment for the formation and development of the Chinese nation and the inheritance and continuation of Chinese civilization, and also for the harmony of all ethnic groups. Coexistence and the progress of all human civilizations provide useful inspiration. China has always held high the banner of exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and adheres to the civilization concept of equality, mutual learning, dialogue and tolerance. We hope to strive to create an open and inclusive environment to protect the diversity of human civilizations; to give full play to the role of cultural empowerment to provide support for high-quality development; to actively promote cultural exchanges and cooperation, and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind.

Li Ganjie said that President Xi Jinping pointed out that peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy and freedom are the common values ​​of all mankind. The practice of this value concept in China has expanded a new path of Chinese-style modernization. The excellent traditional Chinese culture has provided rich nourishment for the new path of Chinese-style modernization, injected spiritual strength, and enriched the pursuit of value. We will vigorously promote the creative transformation and innovative development of China’s excellent traditional culture, build a new highland for cultural exchanges and mutual learning, explore new models of cultural activity and inheritance, create new advantages in the integrated development of culture and tourism, and expand cultural expansion. Spread new ways to contribute to the promotion of the common value of all mankind.

East Timor President José Manuel Ramos-Horta, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Menasi Sogavare, Kyrgyz State Secretary Kasmanbetov Suyunbek Saparbekovi Odd, former Greek President Prokobis Pavlopoulos, former Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Soo-sung, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jenny Shipley Video speech. Hong Xiuzhu, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang, delivered a video speech.

At the opening ceremony, the Organizing Committee of the Nishan Forum on World Civilizations presented the “Confucian Canon” to 17 units including the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (National School of Administration). “Confucian Classics” is an authoritative text of Confucianism research created by Shandong Province with a total of 1816 volumes and 4789 volumes. .

In addition to the opening and closing ceremonies, this year’s Confucius Cultural Festival and Nishan Forum on World Civilizations will hold keynote speeches, interviews with diplomatic envoys in China, high-end dialogues, high-end interviews, the UNESCO Confucius Education Award Ceremony, Sino-Greece Classical Civilization Dialogue, cultural relics and literature There are more than 40 dialogue and exchange activities such as the Art Forum, the World Youth Forum, and the World Confucian Business Culture Forum.

Zhang Jianchun, Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, Long Yongtu, former Secretary General of the Boao Forum for Asia, Jin Nuo, Chairman of the Nishan World Confucian Center, Bai Yugang, Zhang Haibo, Sun Licheng, Sun Jiye, Jiang Cheng, Duan Qingying, Li Shucai, leaders of the province and Shandong University. Chinese envoys, experts and scholars at home and abroad, and comrades in charge of relevant provincial departments attended the opening ceremony.