"World conference on Sinology 2007" will kick off in late March
in Beijing, the first time to be held on the Chinese mainland,
sources the Beijing-based Renmin University have said.
"Sinology, which is deeply-rooted in China but stems overseas,
plays an increasingly important role in the world's cultural
development," said Yang Heng, professor with the humanity school of
Renmin University.
"The Chinese scholars have got more interested in the overseas
Sinology study since the 1980s. Scholars on the Chinese mainland
and overseas Sinologists have been increasingly carried out
exchanges and dialogues in this regard, which is now an academic
trend," said Yang.
The conference, with the theme of "civilized dialogue and
harmonious world," is aimed at promoting exchanges and cooperation
in international Sinological study and highlighting the value of
the Chinese culture in building a harmonious world, said Chen Yulu,
president with the Renmin University.
During the conference, more than 60 well-known Sinologists from
the world's prestigious universities, including the Royal
Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the University of Munich
and the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Culture
(France), will be invited to discuss "Sinological study as
civilized dialogue," "the vicissitude of Chinese image in
Sinology," "promoting the Chinese language and cross-cultural
communication."
The conference, co-sponsored by the office of Chinese Language
Council International and the Renmin University, will be held from
March 26 to 28 in Beijing this year and it will be held every two
years.
(Xinhua News Agency March 20, 2007)