On August 11, the opening ceremony of the 6th International Conference on 
Shangshu Studies was held in Zouping City, hosted by the International 
Association of Shangshu Studies and organized by the Municipal CPC Committee 
and people's government of Zouping. Lyu Mingtao, vice mayor of Binzhou and 
secretary of the CPC Committee of Zouping, Liao Kebin, a professor at Peking 
University, Wang Jinquan, the director of the humanities & social sciences 
department of Yangzhou University, and Qian Zongwu, the chairman of the 
International Association of Shangshu Studies attended the opening ceremony and 
delivered a speech respectively.

During the event, the International Association of Shangshu Studies donated 
books to the Library of Zouping. A series of activities such as keynote reports 
and parallel forums were also held. The cultural activities of the event mainly 
included Fusheng Poetry Conference and the public memorial ceremony of Fusheng, 
which lasted for two days.

In recent years, Zouping has been prioritizing the development of culture and 
has implemented three actions to shape its culture, tourism, and civilization, 
according to the Information Office of Binzhou Municipal People's Government. 
The city has focused on fostering three major brands: Fangong Culture, Fusheng 
Culture, and Yellow River Culture, in order to promote high-quality cultural 
development. Zouping has successfully organized the sixth International 
Conference of Shangshu Studies and hosted the sixth China Fusheng Poetry 
Conference, which are two vivid examples of how the city is implementing its 
"innovation and entrepreneurship" strategy. This year, the International 
Conference of Shangshu Studies was held in Zouping for the first time, which 
marked a departure from its previous location in colleges and universities. The 
event attracted hundreds of experts and scholars both at home and abroad. The 
attendance, number of collections, and the scale of the event have set new 
records in its history.

Source: The Information Office of Binzhou Municipal People's Government