7th Taihe Forum opens in Beijing

Guests attend the opening ceremony of the 7th Taihe Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 11, 2025. The 7th Taihe Forum, organized by the Palace Museum and the Forbidden City Cultural Heritage Conservation Foundation, was held in Beijing on Saturday.

The Taihe Forum, initiated by the Palace Museum in 2016, serves as an international collaborative platform dedicated to promoting exchange and cooperation in cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

Wang Xudong, curator of the Palace Museum, addresses the opening ceremony of the 7th Taihe Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 11, 2025. The 7th Taihe Forum, organized by the Palace Museum and the Forbidden City Cultural Heritage Conservation Foundation, was held in Beijing on Saturday.

The Taihe Forum, initiated by the Palace Museum in 2016, serves as an international collaborative platform dedicated to promoting exchange and cooperation in cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

This photo shows the opening ceremony of the 7th Taihe Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 11, 2025. The 7th Taihe Forum, organized by the Palace Museum and the Forbidden City Cultural Heritage Conservation Foundation, was held in Beijing on Saturday.

The Taihe Forum, initiated by the Palace Museum in 2016, serves as an international collaborative platform dedicated to promoting exchange and cooperation in cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

Chase F. Robinson, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art in the United States, addresses the opening ceremony of the 7th Taihe Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 11, 2025. The 7th Taihe Forum, organized by the Palace Museum and the Forbidden City Cultural Heritage Conservation Foundation, was held in Beijing on Saturday.

The Taihe Forum, initiated by the Palace Museum in 2016, serves as an international collaborative platform dedicated to promoting exchange and cooperation in cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

This photo shows the cultural and creative products of the Palace Museum at the site of the opening ceremony of the 7th Taihe Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 11, 2025. The 7th Taihe Forum, organized by the Palace Museum and the Forbidden City Cultural Heritage Conservation Foundation, was held in Beijing on Saturday.

The Taihe Forum, initiated by the Palace Museum in 2016, serves as an international collaborative platform dedicated to promoting exchange and cooperation in cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

This photo shows the opening ceremony of the 7th Taihe Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 11, 2025. The 7th Taihe Forum, organized by the Palace Museum and the Forbidden City Cultural Heritage Conservation Foundation, was held in Beijing on Saturday.

The Taihe Forum, initiated by the Palace Museum in 2016, serves as an international collaborative platform dedicated to promoting exchange and cooperation in cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)