On March 4, the 9thForum on Lao Tzu’s Philosophy was opened in Luyi County, Henan, the hometown of Lao Tzu. Nearly 100 experts and scholars from colleges, universities, and research institutes across China assembled at the event.

The three-day forum consists of five sub-forums centered around different topics, including “Taoism and Lao Tzu,”“A New Discussion of the Philosophy of Zhuangzi,”“Taoism and Political Philosophy of the Han and Wei Dynasties,”“Taoism and Huang-Lao,”“Taoism and Neo-Confucianism of the Song and Ming Dynasties,”and “The Significance of Taoism in Modern Times.”It expounds on the cultural foundation of Lao Tzu’s thought and its historical significance from different perspectives at different levels and taps into its value in modern times to promote the innovative transformation and development of excellent Chinese traditional culture in the new era.

Lao Tzu’s thought contains the wisdom of Chinese civilization. Hence, to discuss Lao Tzu’s thought is to seek wisdom for solving problems of the era, giving a new life to the ancient civilization. While modernizing Chinese civilization, it creates possibilities for mankind to develop new civilizations.