Year-ender: Top 10 cultural events from 2024

3. First World Conference of Classics held in Beijing

The inaugural World Conference of Classics, jointly launched by China and Greece, themed "Classical Civilizations and the Modern World" was held in Beijing from Nov 6 to 8. It attracted more than 600 scholars and delegates from over 30 countries and regions, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan.

The conference called for upholding the spirit of mutual learning between different civilizations and better usage of ancient wisdom to enlighten contemporary societies.

Eight parallel forums which took place during the meeting, focused on topics such as the translation and interpretation of classics, classical wisdom and the age of digital intelligence, and classics and the future of humanity.

The conference was co-organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, as well as the Ministry of Culture of Greece and the Academy of Athens.