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Global scholars gather to discuss human rights in ancient Chinese classics
By Xinhua Published: Nov 21, 2024 10:52 AM
Actors perform at the opening ceremony of the International Academic Conference on the Ideas of Human Rights in Ancient Chinese Classics in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Nov. 20, 2024. Fine traditional Chinese culture contains many ideas related to human rights, which can provide historical resources and enlightenment for the cause of human rights in today's world. That is why scholars across the globe gathered in central China's Hunan Province for a conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ruan Zhouwei)

Actors perform at the opening ceremony of the International Academic Conference on the Ideas of Human Rights in Ancient Chinese Classics in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Nov. 20, 2024. Fine traditional Chinese culture contains many ideas related to human rights, which can provide historical resources and enlightenment for the cause of human rights in today's world. That is why scholars across the globe gathered in central China's Hunan Province for a conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ruan Zhouwei)


 
Christophe Peschoux, former section chief of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks at the International Academic Conference on the Ideas of Human Rights in Ancient Chinese Classics in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Nov. 20, 2024. Fine traditional Chinese culture contains many ideas related to human rights, which can provide historical resources and enlightenment for the cause of human rights in today's world. That is why scholars across the globe gathered in central China's Hunan Province for a conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

Christophe Peschoux, former section chief of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks at the International Academic Conference on the Ideas of Human Rights in Ancient Chinese Classics in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Nov. 20, 2024. Fine traditional Chinese culture contains many ideas related to human rights, which can provide historical resources and enlightenment for the cause of human rights in today's world. That is why scholars across the globe gathered in central China's Hunan Province for a conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)


 
Giuseppina Merchionne, professor of Chinese language and culture of the University of Milan and president of the Italy-China Centre for Collaboration and Cultural Exchanges of the Silk Road, speaks at the International Academic Conference on the Ideas of Human Rights in Ancient Chinese Classics in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Nov. 20, 2024. Fine traditional Chinese culture contains many ideas related to human rights, which can provide historical resources and enlightenment for the cause of human rights in today's world. That is why scholars across the globe gathered in central China's Hunan Province for a conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

Giuseppina Merchionne, professor of Chinese language and culture of the University of Milan and president of the Italy-China Centre for Collaboration and Cultural Exchanges of the Silk Road, speaks at the International Academic Conference on the Ideas of Human Rights in Ancient Chinese Classics in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Nov. 20, 2024. Fine traditional Chinese culture contains many ideas related to human rights, which can provide historical resources and enlightenment for the cause of human rights in today's world. That is why scholars across the globe gathered in central China's Hunan Province for a conference on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)