On the morning of June 5, 2018, "The World is Dazzling for the Heritage—The 2018 International Summit on Authentication, Restoration and Protection of Chinese Ancient Calligraphy and Paintings" and " The Exhibition of Selected Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy in the Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Modern and Contemporary Age " were grandly opened at the Chinese Classics Studies Building of RUC. The Summit was organized by School of Information Resource Management in Renmin University of China(SIRM@RUC) and undertaken by the Conservation and Identification Center for Document and Painting of Renmin University of China, co-organized by the Cultural Relics Identification Research Center of the University of Cambridge,  Memory of the World Knowledge Center Beijing, and cooperated by Yunluyishe. Wei Liu, President of RUC, Bai Zhang, former Deputy Director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, Hua Fu, Deputy Director of the National Archives Administration, and more than 200 leaders, experts and painters form more than 100 museums, archives, and libraries at home and abroad, attended the Summit. The opening ceremony was chaired by Prof. Bin Zhang, Dean of SIRM@RUC and Director of the Conservation and Identification Center for Document and Painting of RUC.

Host: Prof. Bin Zhang, Dean of SIRM@RUC and Director of the Conservation and Identification Center for Document and Painting of Renmin University of China

Welcome letter from Wei Liu, President of RUC

Welcome Speech from Bai Zhang, former Deputy Director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration

Welcome Speech from Hua Fu, Deputy Director of the National Archives Administration

Achievement report delivered by Prof. Jigang Zhang, Deputy Director of the Conservation and Identification Center for Document and Painting of Renmin University of China

Th Opening ceremony

Group photo of experts

Group photo
Authentication, Restoration and Protection remain the themes of the international summit, combining three forms of exhibitions, academic reports and round-table seminars.

Experts are visiting the exhibition

Experts are visiting the exhibition
 
Academic reports

Academic hostess: Associate Prof. Yacong Zong from School of Culture and Media at Central University of Finance and Economics
 
First session: Five Studies on Restoration and Appraisal of Ancient Paintings
Reporter: Hui Yu, Director of Research Office of Peking Palace Museum

Hui Yu
 
Second Session: Restorating the Ancient Calligraphy and Paintings of Dynasties in the British Museum by the Traditional Chinese Method for 30 Years
Reporter: Jinxian Qiu, Senior Restorer from the British Museum

Jinxian Qiu
 
Third session: Cultural Relics Protection in a Changing World—Paper and Silk Works of Art in the British Museum
Reporter: Joanna KOSEK, Head of image art protection in the British Museum

Joanna KOSEK
 
Fourth session: Research on Duoshu Wang
Reporter: Yaoqing Cai, Research Fellow from Taipei Historical Museum

Yaoqing Cai
 
Fifth session: Ink Grapes Painting by Zhonghua Shen in Yuan Dynasty
Reporter: Guolin Shan, Research Fellow from Shanghai Museum

Guolin Shan
 
Sixth session: Example of Preservation of Document and Archives—Taking National Archives of Singapore for Example
Reporter: Yonger Lai, Research Fellow from Taipei Palace Museum

Yonger Lai
 
Seventh session: The Craftsmanship and Contemporary Nature of Yahuajian[l2]  and Luowenjian in the Song Dynasty
Reporter: Yanquan He, Associate Research Fellow from Office of Calligraphy and Paintings in Taipei Palace Museum

Yanquan He
 
Eighth session: Exhibition and Protection of Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings
Reporter: Weilan Hai, Director of China Institute Gallery

Weilan Hai
 
Ninth session: Authentication of Mind-nature Philosophy Calligraphy and Paintings of Zhou Shen
Reporter: Prof. Jigang Zhang, Deputy Director of the Conservation and Identification Center for Document and Painting of Renmin University of China

Jigang Zhang
 
Tenth session: A Probe into the Creation Date of Golin Li’s Huayanbianxiangtu[l3]  in the British Museum
Reporter: Yuping Lu, Head of Asian Department of Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings, Prints and Cultural Relics in Xinjiang and Dunhuang

Yuping Lu
 
Eleventh session: Cleaning Technologies in Paper Document Restoration
Reporter: Prof. Meifang Zhang, Deputy Director of the Conservation and Identification Center for Document and Painting of RUC

Meifang Zhang
 
Twelfth session: Deacidification and Preventive Protection of Paper Documents
Reporter: Associate Prof. Xiaogang Zhang, Deputy Director of the Conservation and Identification Center for Document and Painting of RUC

Xiaogang Zhang
 

Seminar scene
 

Group photo of experts
 
Round-table seminar
Time: Jun 07, 2018
Location: Nirvana Resort Beijing

Round-table seminar: Restoration and Protection

Round-table seminar: Authentication
 
The International Academic Committee on Authentication, Restoration and Protection of Chinese Ancient Calligraphy and Paintings was established at the international round-table seminar on June 7. The delegates elected Bai Zhang, Guolin Shan as honorary directors, Jigang Zhang as director, Hui Yu, Yonger Lai, Yanquan He, Yaoqing Cai, Joanna KOSEK, Jinxian Qiu, Weilan Hai, Meifang Zhang, Xiaogang Zhang, Yuping Lu, Yacong Zong as members of the committee, Jun Yan as academic secretary.