CityU faculty and students host Beijing-Macao Intangible Cultural Heritage Academic Workshop in Beijing

In response to Macao’s development plan and its role as a cultural hub, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) of City University of Macau co-hosted the 2026 Beijing-Macao Intangible Cultural Heritage Academic Workshop with Beijing City University. Led by FHSS’s program coordinator of cultural industries management, Associate Professor Daibo Xiao and Assistant Professor Zhen Chen, faculty and students participated in seminars and exchange salons covering heritage preservation, cultural‑tourism integration, the advantages of Macao being the exchange platform between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries, cross‑cultural communication strategies, digital empowerment to the industries, and VR technologies to revitalize intangible cultural heritage. Participants shared their successful experiences and visited historic cultural districts, heritage museums, and time‑honored enterprises to learn preservation techniques and models. The event deepened academic cooperation and practical teaching, boosting interdisciplinary and cross-regional cultural exchanges, the Greater Bay Area’s cultural industry and Macao moderate economic diversification development.

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Sources: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences