On December 16, the 2023 Zheng He Forum, sponsored by the China Zheng He Research Association and co-organized by Ming Tombs Town**, Ming Ming Tombs Management Center, and Changping Cultural Tourism Group, was held in the Ming Ming Tombs.
With the theme of "New Era, New Journey", the forum will last for two days, and will carry out a series of activities such as academic seminars, industrial development, project promotion and docking, experts and scholars will focus on Zheng He's voyage to the West and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, Zheng He's multiculturalism and Malaysia, "The Belt and Road" and a community with a shared future for mankind, etc., to achieve the purpose and purpose of "academic exchanges, cultural interaction and business cooperation", and promote the cooperation and development of "Belt and Road" countries.
It is worth mentioning that for the first time at the event, Zheng He's nautical chart, which is 15 meters long and 08 meters, based on the geodetic plane, draw the land topography features, islands and beaches, reefs in the way of the scene, in addition to the topographic features on the map, but also set the navigation data such as the channel, the needle position, the number of changes, the depth of the water, the satellite data, the navigation precautions and other navigation data in a map, highlighting the basic elements required for navigation and positioning, and has high practical value. At the same time, the 20th anniversary of the inscription of the Ming Tombs as a World Cultural Heritage Site was also exhibited at the same time, showing the historical achievements of the Ming Tombs to experts and scholars.
At this forum, China Zheng He Research Association, ASEAN-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Salon Group, Changping Cultural Tourism Group and other institutions also signed projects to promote the development of cultural and creative industries and international city industry cooperation.
This year, we are cooperating with the Ming Tombs area, and we also want to settle the Zheng He Forum in the Ming Tombs, so that Zheng He can pay attention to the development of the Ming Tombs and the construction and development of the Beijing International Exchange Center, so as to carry out project cooperation, cultural exchanges and economic docking. Sun Zhiguo, vice president and secretary general of the China Zheng He Research Association, introduced.
Our district has rich and diverse cultural resources and unique values. In recent years, important cultural activities such as the Ming Culture Forum and the 2023 Beijing Great Wall Cultural Festival have been held to deeply explore the connotation of Ming culture, promote excellent traditional culture, fully demonstrate the charm of Changping, promote the sustainable development of regional cultural and tourism integration, and help Beijing build a national cultural center. In the next step, the Ming Tombs will rely on the world heritage resources, continue to carry out in-depth research on Ming culture, excavate the cultural connotation of cultural relics and relics in the jurisdiction, display the magnificent atmosphere, colorful history and splendid civilization of the Ming Dynasty in an all-round and multi-dimensional way, and create a platform for Ming cultural activities with international influence.
* Xiang Lingxiao.