Here are some highlights of the recently concluded Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations.
The Asian Cuisine Festival is being held as part of the ongoing Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations.
Slated to run from May 15 to 22, the CDAC includes a series of activities focusing on cultural diversity, exchanges and mutual learning among Asian civilizations, attracting thousands of people from 47 Asian countries and nearly 50 countries outside the region.
A grand carnival celebrating the diversity of Asian civilizations was held at the National Stadium in Beijing on Wednesday evening.
Dialogue between civilizations is at the heart of making the world a better place that people want to live in, said Mathew Trinca, director of the National Museum of Australia.
Civilizations are diversified, but people-to-people exchanges connect them together, according to Lebanese professor Massoud Daher.
Youth for Asia.
China is trying to boost the comprehensive development of Asia and the whole world, said former Egyptian minister.
Dialogue between civilizations is crucial to world peace, says Greek president.
China will hold the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations starting from May 15. The theme of the conference is "exchanges and mutual learning among Asian civilizations and a community with a shared future."
A press conference was held Thursday morning to brief the media on the upcoming Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC).
Chinese cultural relics returned from Italy are on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing starting Wednesday.
Beijing Int'l Horticultural Exhibition will kick off on April 29.