On December 19 to 20, smoothly held in Hohhot was the conference on the progress of the key project from the National Social Science Fund of China that is taken charge of by Professor Burenbate of the School of Mongolian Studies of IMU-the Collection and Reorganization of the Annotated Translations of the Secret History of Mongolians in and out of China and Collection and Research of its Original & the National Seminar on Commemorating the 780th Anniversary of the Birth of the Secret History of Mongolians. The conference was jointly held by the School of Mongolian Studies and the Center for the Research of the Secret History of Mongolians of IMU. It was chaired by Dahurbayar, director of the Office of Humanities and Social Sciences of IMU.
Opening ceremony of the conference
The Secret History of Mongolians is one pearl among the Mongolian literature that has been passed down to the present time. It came out in July 1240. The year of 2020 is the 780th anniversary of its birth. Since its Chinese version was found, the experts and scholars of Mongolian studies in and out of China have treated it as treasure in the field and had detailed studies of the version from the perspective of language, history, culture, legislature, laws, literature, arts and customs. And a lot of research achievements have been published. The Collection and Reorganization of the Annotated Translations of the Secret History of Mongolians in and out of China and Collection and Research of its Original–a key project from the National Social Science Fund of China that is taken charge of by Burenbate, professor of the School of Mongolian Studies and director of the Center for the Research of the Secret History of Mongolians, is one of the most striking studies in the research of the Secret History of Mongolians. The conference was held to push forward the project, review the present studies of the Secret History of Mongolians, look into its future studies and commemorate the 780th anniversary of its birth.
Erhenbayar, vice president of IMU and Wu Yingzhe, executive deputy dean of the School of Mongolian Studies of IMU, spoke at the opening ceremony of the conference. Professor Burenbate, director of the Center for the Research of the Secret History of Mongolians, introduced the significant events for the Secret History of Mongolians. Hurelbater, Tergel and Da.Bolige introduced the progress of the project.
Erhenbayar, vice president of IMU, speaks at the conference.
Dahurbayar, director of the Office of Humanities and Social Sciences, chairs the conference.
Wu Yingzhe, executive deputy dean of the School of Mongolian Studies, speaks at the conference.
Professor Burenbate speaks at the conference.
At the conference, such scholars as Burenbate, Bayanmend, Yerda, Taya, Xudrag, Meng Songlin, Chog and Ding Yulong , delivered the keynote speeches. More than 40 other scholars from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, National Library of China, Peking University, Minzu University of China, Inner Mongolia University, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Inner Mongolia Academy of Social Sciences, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Inner Mongolia University of Nationalities, Northwest Minzu University, Hohhot Minzu College, Chifeng University, Hulunbuir University, Translation and Production Center of Ordos TV Station, Academy of Ghengis Khan, Otog Banner Museum of the Secret History of Mongolians and Otog Banner People’s Political Consultative Conference, read their academic papers at the conference and had thorough exchanges of their academic thought with others. Professor NasunUrtu gave the concluding remarks to the conference. Then the experts and scholars visited the Literature Library for the Secret History of Mongolians and the Exhibition on the Collections about the Secret History of Mongolians.
Conference
Professor Ulan reads her paper at the conference.
NasunUrtu gives his concluding remarks for the conference.
The experts present at the conference visit the Exhibition on the Collections about the Secret History of Mongolians.
While inspecting IMU, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee pointed out that “energy should be put into the collection, reorganization and protection of the old Mongolian books and efforts made to tap the philosophical connotation of national unity in the books to encourage the people of different ethnic groups to unite together and seek a sharing prosperity and development.” The Secret History of Mongolians is a well-known historical and literary work and one intangible cultural heritage of the world which is recognized by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It is also a great historical work that describes the exchanges among different ethnic groups in the history of China and provides the historical materials and ancient written records for deepening the education for national unity and solidifying the awareness of Chinese Nation Community. We will bear in mind Xi Jinping’s instructions given at IMU to pass down and carry forward the valuable Chinese traditional culture, set a solid foundation for different ethnic groups to unite together and work hard for a common prosperity and protect the common spiritual Eden of the ethnic groups in China.
