Internet firm holds cultural forum in Beijing

A cultural forum at Mee Park in Beijing's 798 Art Zone recently brought together six scholars and artists who have expertise or keen interest in history, mythology, and traditional culture to discuss the value of the Book of Mountains and Seas – a Chinese classic— and how to rejuvenate it.

The forum was the third event of the Tengyun Cultural Forum, which is a campaign launched by Tencent Center for Social Research.

The center is dedicated to the promotion of traditional culture, the integration of science and technology and humanities, and stimulation of the cultural creativity among young people in the digital age.

Tencent, which is an Internet-based enterprise, strives to promote the integration of science and technology and culture, and to promote the inheritance and innovation of traditional culture with technology, the company says.

One of the guests, Ye Shuxian, a scholar of mythology and a professor from Shanghai Jiaotong University, said: "The origin of a civilization is not based on rationality, science or philosophy, but the belief supported by specific mythological concepts."

The event is also a prelude to the upcoming UP2019 Tencent Conference of New Cultural and Creative Industry, which aims to explore the power of cultural and creative works and excellent IPs as well as their positive impact on the society.