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overview of nishan world center for confucian studies

in november 2013, general secretary xi jinping visited qufu, shandong  province, sounded a clarion call to carry forward the fine traditional  chinese culture and highlighted the cultural sector’s mission to  demonstrate that every nation with unique culture and history will have a  distinctive development path, the fine traditional chinese culture  encapsulates the essence of chinese values, and nourishes and underpins  china’s growth, and that socialism with chinese characteristics has  profound historical origins, broad public support and is in line with  modern development. he also made an appeal to promote the creative  transformation and innovative development of the fine traditional  chinese culture. to follow up on general secretary xi jinping’s  instructions and leverage the unique advantages of shandong as the  birthplace of confucian culture, the cpc shandong provincial committee  and the ministry of education jointly established the nishan world  center for confucian studies on august 25, 2019. it is positioned as a  pioneer in gathering and cultivating global confucian scholars and  promoting confucianism research, popularization and international  exchanges.

the center adopts the director responsibility system under the  leadership of the council. jin nuo, former party secretary of renmin  university of china, and bai yugang, member of the standing committee of  the cpc shandong provincial committee and director of the shandong  provincial publicity department, serve as the chairmen of the council.  bai yugang also serves as the director of the center, while guo chengyan  is the party secretary and deputy director of the center (secretariat  of china confucius foundation), and vice chairman and secretary-general  of china confucius foundation. the center has set up academic committees  and expert databases, built several branches at home and abroad, and  formed a structure of “one center, multiple sub-centers and several  research bases”. a joint graduate school has also been built in  partnership with domestic first-class universities.

at a new starting point, we have embarked on a new journey towards a new  mission. guided by xi jinping thought on socialism with chinese  characteristics for a new era, the center will follow the instructions  of the ministry of education and the shandong provincial leadership to  build a high-caliber platform for promoting confucianism, pursue the  missions of carrying forward the fine traditional chinese culture and  deepening exchanges and mutual learning among world civilizations, and  strive to build a world-recognized confucianism center with global  appeal. it will make significant contributions to promoting the creative  transformation and innovative development of fine traditional chinese  culture as well as raising its awareness overseas, deepening exchanges  and mutual learning among world civilizations, and building a human  community with a shared future.

china confucius foundation was approved by the central committee of the communist party of china in 1984, registered with the ministry of civil affairs, and is a national cultural and scientific foundation jointly administrated by the ministry of culture and tourism and shandong province. the first honorary president was gu mu, and the first president was mr. kuang yamin. the current president is mr. yu xiaoming and the current secretary-general is ms. guo chengyan.

the purpose of china confucius foundation is to organize and advance the study, research, dissemination and promotion of confucius thought, confucianism, and fine chinese traditional culture at home and abroad through social donations and operating funds, so as to help with the construction of a harmonious society with the common spiritual homeland of the chinese people, the unity of chinese people at home and abroad and unification of the motherland, promotion of cultural exchanges around the world and building a community of shared future for humanity.