Conference Information
Organizers
Center for Historical Geography Studies, Peking University
World Heritage Research Center, Peking University
UNESCO Asia‑Pacific World Heritage Training and Research Center Beijing Branch
Time
December 6, 2025 (Saturday), 14:00 – 17:30
Venue
Room 109, Building of the College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Conference Agenda
(I) Opening Ceremony
Moderator: Wang Changsong
Researcher, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
14:00 – 14:40 Speeches by Leaders and Guests
·Jin Xin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
·Release of AI‑reconstructed video of Mr. Hou Renzhi, Media Center of the Youth League Committee, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
·Tang Xiaofeng, Professor, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
·Li Guanghan, Executive Director, UNESCO Asia‑Pacific World Heritage Training and Research Center Beijing Branch
·Yang Li, Executive Editor, Nature and Cultural Heritage Research
(II) Group Photo
14:40 – 15:00 Group photo in front of the statue of Mr. Hou Renzhi
(III) “Geography・Perception・Naming・Heritage” Forum
Moderator: Song Feng
Deputy Director, World Heritage Research Center, Peking University; Associate Professor, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
15:00 – 15:20 Knowledge Geography and Heritage Ontology
Wang Changsong, Researcher, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
15:20 – 15:40 Ferdinand von Richthofen and His Disciples: Expeditions and Mapping in Western China
Zhang Ping, Professor, School of History, Capital Normal University
15:40 – 16:00 Richthofen’s Map of Central Asia and the Modernization of Toponyms in Western China’s Mountains and Rivers
Zhang Wujin, PhD Candidate, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
16:00 – 16:20 Mapping of the North China Plain by the Imperial German Army under Richthofen’s Influence and Its Outcomes
Zhou Mingshuai, Lecturer, North Minzu University
16:20 – 16:40 Vanished Spatial Memory of Geographical Perception – The Kunlun Mountains Forgotten in the Modernization of Toponyms
Deng Hui, Professor, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
16:40 – 17:00 From the Palaces of the Gods to National Coordinates: Mount Kailash in Maps
Li Jing, Deputy Director, Heritage Institute, Peking University National Land Space Planning and Design Institute
17:00 – 17:30 Discussion and Conclusion
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