On February 23, a series of open lecturestitled “New Perspectives onFine Traditional Chinese Culture”launched by the Joint Graduate School of Nishan World Center for Confucian Studies kicked offat Renmin University of China. Apart from the audience present in person, the lecturewas broadcast live viaTencent Meeting, the Bilibili accountof School of Philosophy of Renmin University of China, and the wechat video account of Nishan World Center for Confucian Studies.

Experts and scholars engaged in profound research in fine traditional Chinese cultureare invited to give a total of 16 themedlectures. The lecturescovera wide range of topics, including the Chinese national spirit, the important concepts of Confucianism, and the future development of the finetraditional Chinese culture, etc., constituting an interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional lecture system.

The first lecture was given by Mr. Zhang Liwen, a renowned philosopher, director of the Academic Committee of the Nishan World Center for Confucian Studies and honorary first-class professor of Renmin University of China. The theme of his lecture was “On Chinese Spirit”.

The lecture series of “New Perspectives onFine Traditional Chinese Culture”is a new attempt to explore the interdisciplinary education on fine traditional Chinese culture and develop the open course system of the Joint Graduate School. It will help create an important academic platform for the inheritance and promotion of the finetraditional Chinese culture.