On September 24–25, the Liangzhu Lecture series event “The Development and Future of Archaeological Sites,” part of the 2022 commemorative activities for the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, will be held at Liangzhu Ancient City. The event is jointly organized by the Hangzhou Liangzhu Site Administrative Committee, the UNESCO World Heritage Training and Research Centre for the Asia and the Pacific Region (Beijing), and the School of Archaeology and Museology at Peking University.
With the theme “The Development and Future of Archaeological Sites,” the event invites more than ten well-known experts and young scholars to gather in Liangzhu to discuss issues related to the protection, management, and development of archaeological sites. The aim is to generate more targeted, guiding, and innovative ideas for the future development of archaeological sites.
Over the course of two days, the program includes keynote speeches, a youth forum, and salon dialogue sessions.
The keynote speeches will be livestreamed in full. Highlights from the youth forum and salon discussions will be shared later via the Liangzhu Ancient City WeChat account and video platform.
Event Information
Time:
September 24 (Saturday), 9:40–12:30
Livestream platforms:
WeChat video account “Liangzhu Ancient City”
Weibo @ Liangzhu Museum
Location:
Liangzhu International Research and Study Center, Liangzhu Ancient City Archaeological Site Park
Moderator:
Zhang Jianwei
Deputy Dean, School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University
Speakers
Sun Hua
Professor, School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University
“Archaeological Sites as Cultural Parks”
Yan Jianqiang
Professor, School of Humanities, Zhejiang University
“Interpretation of Site Value: Division and Cooperation between Site Parks and Museums — A Case Study of Liangzhu”
Jiang Weidong
Deputy Director, Liangzhu Site Administrative Committee
“Protection and Exhibition of the Liangzhu Ancient City Site”
Afternoon Session Information
Time:
September 24 (Saturday), 14:00
Location:
Liangzhu International Research and Study Center, Liangzhu Ancient City Archaeological Site Park
Session Chair (Presentations):
Huang Li
Deputy Director, Liangzhu Museum (Liangzhu Research Institute)
Discussion Chair (Dialogue):
Wang Siyu
Assistant Professor, School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University
Discussant:
Yan Jianqiang
Professor, Zhejiang University
Speakers
Liu Weihong
Associate Professor, School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University
“Goals and Mission of Archaeological Site Protection in the New Era”
Guo Xue
Cultural Relics Curator and Conservation Designer, Tsinghua Tongheng Planning & Design Institute
“Future-Oriented Construction of Archaeological Site Parks”
Gao Haiyan
Deputy Section Chief, World Heritage Monitoring Department, Liangzhu Ancient City Site
“Conservation Concepts and Practice for Archaeological Sections of the Tiger Ridge and Southern City Wall in Liangzhu”
Wang Dongdong
Associate Professor, Institute for the History of Science and Technology and Cultural Heritage, University of Science and Technology Beijing
“Archaeological Site Museums, Site Parks, and Archaeological Museums in Japan”
Zhou Su
Director of Exhibition and Education Department, Liangzhu Museum (Liangzhu Research Institute)
“Revitalizing Archaeological Heritage: The Case of Liangzhu Ancient City”
Sunday Salon Session
Time:
September 25 (Sunday), 10:00
Location:
Liangzhu International Research and Study Center, Liangzhu Ancient City Archaeological Site Park
Opening Speaker:
Xu Tianjin
Professor, School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University
Director, Liangzhu Museum (Liangzhu Research Institute)
Moderator:
Li Guanghan
Assistant Director, UNESCO World Heritage Training and Research Centre for the Asia and the Pacific Region (Beijing)
Participants:
Wang Ningyuan
Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology
Yan Jianqiang
Professor, Zhejiang University
Wang Siyu
Assistant Professor, Peking University
Liu Weihong
Associate Professor, Northwest University
Guo Xue
Cultural Heritage Curator and Conservation Designer, Tsinghua Tongheng Planning & Design Institute
Wang Dongdong
Associate Professor, University of Science and Technology Beijing
This event is hosted by the Liangzhu Museum (Liangzhu Research Institute) and the Peking University Public Archaeology and Art Center, co-organized by the Peking University Cultural Heritage Protection Research Center, and supported by the Liangzhu Cultural Heritage Protection Research Foundation.
Editors: Zhou Qianyu, Park Lina
Review: Li Guanghan, Wang Siyu
Final Review: Shen Ruiwen, Zhang Jianwei
Peking University Public Archaeology and Art Center, co-organized by the Peking University Cultural Heritage Protection Research Center, and
supported by the Liangzhu Cultural Heritage Protection Research Foundation.
