The 3^rd Cross-Straits Guoxue Forum is slated to take place on Oct. 31 at the Cross-Straits Center of Guoxue based in Pingtan, Chinese mainland’s closest neighbor of Taiwan. The two-day event will invite famous Chinese scholars from both sides of the Taiwan Straits to weigh in on Chinese culture.

The first Cross-Straits Guoxue Forum [File photo]

The first Guofeng (or Chinese national style) cultural and creative competition will be held on the sideline of the meeting, in which youth from across the Taiwan Straits will participate. Guofeng is an ongoing trend among Chinese youth priding on their identity and the fine Chinese tradition, initially popularized by a band of Chinese vloggers on short-video platforms promoting ancient Chinese culture - fashion, make-up, music and dance.

The second Cross-Straits Guoxue Forum [File photo]

Themed "Promoting Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture and Creating a Common Spiritual Homeland across the Straits", the forum will be carried out online and offline.

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Zhang Zhiqiang, director of the Institute of Philosophy of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Zheng Xiaoyun, director of the Institute of World Religions of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Jeu-Jenq Yuann, a professor of the Department of Philosophy at Taiwan University will give a keynote speech centering on "Man and Nature from the Perspective of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism".

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Other scholars will also share their insights on the topics of "How to Put Excellent Traditional Culture into Practice in the New Era" and "Cross-Straits Guoxue Studies and Education".

In addition, the Research Base for Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture will be inaugurated on the same day.

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