Inauguration Ceremony of the International Exchange Center on Cultural and Artistic Skills (Longzihu Lake) and HIgh-level Conference on Cultural Exchanges Between China and the World

In order to actively respond to the spirit of President Xi Jinping's important instruction on strengthening exchanges and mutual learning among different countries, nationalities and cultures in the world and consolidating the humanistic foundation for building a community of shared future for mankind, and in order to promote the construction and development of the International Exchange Center on Cultural and Artistic Skills (Longzihu Lake), the Forum, with the approval of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, held a conference in Bengbu, Anhui Province from November 17^th-19^th, 2019. The Inauguration Ceremony of the International Exchange Center on Cultural and Artistic Skills (Longzihu Lake) and HIgh-level Conference on Cultural Exchanges Between China and the World was held under the theme of "Dialogue Betweem Civilizations: Building A Community of Sahred Future for Mankind". Approved by the Central Committee, Hao Mingjin, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Chairman of China Democratic National Construction Association, attended and delivered a speech.

The conference was organized by Taihu World Cultural Forum, China Daily, Bengbu Municipal People's Government, and Shanghai Xiangjiang Industries Limited Corporate. The conference included the opening ceremony, sessions, exhibitions, and closing ceremony. Chinese and foreign politicians, cultural scholars, artists, inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, business leaders, filmmakers, representatives of international organizations, and friends from the media attended the conference and discussed the theme of the conference from different fields such as cultural skills, traditional crafts, intangible cultural heritage, fashion brands, business exchanges, and films.