Culture on the agenda

Government officials, scholars and experts exchanged notes on ways of stimulating cultural innovation and creative vitality at the Forum on International Cultural Industries in Beijing on Saturday.

This year is the final year of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) and a critical year for developing the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), says Xiang Yong, head of Peking University's Institute for Cultural Industries, the forum's host.

"This forum aims to not only summarize the experiences and measures of the past year and assess the overall progress of the 14th Five-Year Plan, but also provide insight and forecasts for the upcoming cultural system reform and development of cultural heritage and the cultural industry," Xiang adds.

The forum focused on a wide range of topics, including cultural creativity empowerment by artificial intelligence, integration of culture and tourism with rural vitalization, and effective mechanisms for the integration of culture and technology.