Published: 14:42, December 16, 2025 | Updated: 18:11, December 16, 2025
Promoting mutual learning among civilizations
By Wang Zhan
Officials and guests officiate at the opening ceremony of the 2025 International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations Opening Ceremony in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)
HONG KONG - The International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations began in Macao on Tuesday, bringing together representatives from government departments and global organizations as well as experts from around the world to exchange views on history, civilizations and development for humanity and prosperity.
Themed “Mutual Learning among Civilizations, Inheritance and Development”, the two-day forum featured over 20 thematic sessions and academic exchange sessions conducted by over 50 representatives from government departments, international organizations, top experts and scholars from nearly ten countries.
Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region government, and supported by the Chinese Academy of History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the event aims to establish a platform for dialogue and offer insights to foster understanding and respect among civilizations.
China Daily photographer Adam Lam took the photos.
Wang Gang, vice-minister of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 2025 International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations Opening Ceremony in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Leong Wai-man, president of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region government, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 2025 International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations Opening Ceremony in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)O Lam, secretary for social affairs and culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region government, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 2025 International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations Opening Ceremony in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Li Guoqiang, member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and vice-president of the Chinese Academy of History, delivers a speech at the 2025 International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations Opening Ceremony in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Alfred Hornung, member of the Academia Europaea, research professor and director of the Obama Institute at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, delivers a speech at the 2025 International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations Opening Ceremony in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Qian Chengdan, Boya chair professor of the Peking University, delivers a speech at the 2025 International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations Opening Ceremony in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Wu Zhiliang, vice-chair of the CPPCC Committee on Culture, History and Learning, and chairman of the executive board of the Macao Foundation, delivers a speech at the 2025 International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations Opening Ceremony in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Zheng Yongnian, dean of School of Public Policy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and director of the Institute for International Affairs, Qianhai, delivers a speech at the 2025 International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations Opening Ceremony in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Xu Tianjin, director of the Liangzhu Museum (Liangzhu Research Institute) and professor at the School of Archaeology and Museology at Peking University, delivers a speech at the 2025 International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations Opening Ceremony in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Participants speak at an academic salon "Global Challenges in the Protection of World Cultural Heritage" during the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Cora Wong Un-in, associate dean of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Macao Polytechnic University, speaks at an academic salon "Global Challenges in the Protection of World Cultural Heritage" during the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Li Pei Feng, curator of Cheng Ho Cultural Museum of Melaka in Malaysia and deputy director of the China Studies Center at Nahdlatul Ulama University in Indonesia, speaks at an academic salon "Global Challenges in the Protection of World Cultural Heritage" during the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Hang Kan, professor at the School of Archaeology and Museology at Peking University and director of the Yungang Research Institute, speaks at an academic salon "Global Challenges in the Protection of World Cultural Heritage" during the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Jiang Bo, former vice-president of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), vice-president of ICOMOS China and distinguished appointed professor at Shandong University, speaks at an academic salon "Global Challenges in the Protection of World Cultural Heritage" during the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Cui Ming, senior engineer at the Planning and Design Institute for Cultural Relics Conservation at Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage, speaks at an academic salon "Global Challenges in the Protection of World Cultural Heritage" during the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Nia Naelul Hasanah Ridwan, maritime archaeologist, former director of the Research Institute for Coastal Resources and Vulnerability at Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, speaks at an academic salon "Global Challenges in the Protection of World Cultural Heritage" during the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Participants speak at an academic salon "Civilizational Continuity and Historical Paths" during the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Zhang Zhiqiang, director-general and research fellow of the Institute of Philosophy at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, speaks at an academic salon "Civilizational Continuity and Historical Paths" during the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Wu Yixiong, professor at the department of History at Sun Yat-sen University, speaks at an academic salon "Civilizational Continuity and Historical Paths" during the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Hou Zhongjun, director of the Research Office of Sino-Foreign Relations History, Institute of Modern History, Chinese Academy of History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, speaks at an academic salon "Civilizational Continuity and Historical Paths" during the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)David Ferguson, honorary chief English editor of Foreign Languages Press, speaks at an academic salon "Civilizational Continuity and Historical Paths" during the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)David Alan Warburton, professor at Freie Universität Berlin, speaks at an academic salon "Civilizational Continuity and Historical Paths" during the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Zhang Jin, deputy director and research fellow at the Research Office on the Belt and Road History, Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, speaks at an academic salon "Civilizational Continuity and Historical Paths" during the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilizations in Macao on Dec 16, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)
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