Time of Registration :
October 25th ,Afternoon
Time of Opening Ceremony:
October 26th,Morning
Venue:
Suzhou Tao Hua Wu Art Gallery
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COMMITTEE OFFICE

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Mr. SI(for Chinese Inquiry) +86-18003666560

FAX:+86-0512-69379338

Website: https://ichc.usts.edu.cn/ichc2024/

EMAIL:ichc2024@outlook.com

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The 1st International Conference on Heritage of China 2016,Suzhou,China

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    Change remains the sole constant in the world. In the aftermath of the pandemic, shifts in global climate, geopolitical landscapes, and socio-economic conditions present challenges to the sustainable preservation and transmission of cultural heritage.

    In recent years, discussions on the "resilience" of cultural heritage have gained increasing attention in the international academic community. For example, the 2022 ICOMOS Annual Meeting adopted and promulgated the "ICOMOS International Charter for Cultural Heritage Tourism (2022): Reinforcing cultural heritage protection and community resilience through responsible and sustainable tourism management." In 2023, UNESCO, in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, proposed that "LivingHeritage is aout people, resilience and knowledge passed on from generation to generation." Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, UNESCO organized global events from 2022 to 2023 under the theme "The Next 50 Years: World Heritage as a source of resilience, humanity, and innovation."

    In China, "resilience" has become an essential term in the official discourse on national governance. The October 2020 "Suggestions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Formulating the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035" explicitly...


    CONFERENCE THEME MORE

    The conference welcomes contributions on all pertinent subjects related to the heritage of China. Proposed themes may encompass, but are not confined to:

    Theme 1: Resilience and Challenges of World Heritage Cities

    Theme 2: Cultural Heritage Resilience and Sustainable Development

    Theme 3: Urban and Rural Cultural Heritage Management Challenges

    Theme 4: Digital Responses to Cultural Heritage Resilience