The Ming Dynasty Culture Forum 2025 opened in Beijing, exploring new paths for the inheritance and innovation of Ming Dynasty culture

Gathering of five tombs of the Ming Dynasty Illuminates Cultural Heritage: Digital Empowerment Reflects the Ming Dynasty

Beijing, China--(Newsfile Corp. - June 15, 2025) - Cultural heritage is a witness to Chinese civilization and an invaluable, irreplaceable asset. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "We must protect, inherit, and spread these treasures of Chinese culture." To further delve into and pass on the essence of Ming Dynasty culture, the "Impressions of the Ming Dynasty: A World Heritage Chapter" Ming Dynasty Culture Forum 2025 was inaugurated on June 14, co-hosted by the Changping District People's Government in collaboration with the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Heritage, and the Beijing Broadcasting Television Station at the Global Ming Dynasty Culture Exchange Center.

The forum consists of an opening ceremony, four sub-forums, and an exhibition of cultural relics. It marks a groundbreaking collaboration among the five tombs of the Ming Dynasty, focusing on technological empowerment. The aim is to deeply explore the connotations of Ming Dynasty culture, systematically review the achievements of Ming civilization, and comprehensively investigate new paths for the protection, inheritance, and innovative development of cultural heritage in contemporary society. This will provide strong support for the construction of Beijing as a national cultural center and contribute wisdom to promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning nationally and globally.

Main Forum Discusses Inheritance and Innovation

The opening ceremony commenced with the solemn sound of "Threefold Drum," creating a rich historical and cultural atmosphere. In the keynote speech segment, authoritative experts and scholars gathered to engage in in-depth dialogues about the inheritance and innovative aspects of Ming Dynasty culture.

Gao Shouxian, President of the Chinese Ming History Society, explored the Ming Dynasty's remarkable achievements in civilizational exchange and their implications for today's society in his speech titled "Ming Dynasty Culture from the Perspective of Civilizational Exchange." Shan Jixiang, Director of the Academic Committee of the Palace Museum, delivered a speech titled "Bringing Ming Dynasty Cultural Heritage to Life," incorporating innovative case studies like the Changping Dingling VR Experience Center. Mao Peiqi, Chief Consultant of the Chinese Ming History Society, elaborated on the Ming Dynasty's contributions to institutional construction, civilizational mutual learning, and harmonious coexistence in his talk "The Outstanding Contributions of the Ming Dynasty to the Development of the Chinese National Community." Renowned Traditional Chinese Medicine master Li Diangui discussed the prosperity of Ming Dynasty medicine and its mission of inheritance in the new era in his speech "Observing Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Perspective of Ming Medicine."