KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — The 16th World Leisure Congress themed ‘Leisure Makes Life Better’ recently concluded at the Jinhai Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center in Pinggu District, Beijing.
Through combination of online and offline means, Chinese and foreign concepts on leisure were exchanged and various forms of leisure business were displayed to push the leisure industry even further.
According to the Executive Committee Office of the 2020 Beijing Pinggu World Leisure Congress, the congress consisted of the opening ceremony, one main forum, 14 parallel sub-fora, China (Beijing) International Leisure Industry Exposition, award ceremony, nine featured leisure activities and the closing ceremony, which attracted over 110,000 visitors to Pinggu.
Based on a statement, more than 80,000 people participated in the congress through the ‘online + offline’ modes, with the congress yielding fruitful results.
UNWTO Executive Director Zhu Shanzhong, Chief Operating Officer Cristina Ortega of the World Leisure Organization, Director Ou Xiaoli of the Social Affairs Department, the National Development and Reform Commission, and Former Director Shan Jixiang of the Palace Museum were among other experts and scholars delivering speeches on the theme of ‘Leisure Makes Life Better’.
A total of 162 experts and scholars attended the congress online and offline to share academic views and release academic results.
The congress received 342 papers from Chinese and foreign experts and 332 abstracts in Chinese and foreign languages. The papers for and videos about the congress are available online for disseminating and promoting the concepts of leisure.
Featured leisure activities such as China International Mind Games Challenge, Beijing International Peach Culture Forum and Peach Garden Calligraphy were held during the congress to attract the participation of the general public.
— BERNAMA
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