During the ongoing "two sessions" of Beijing municipality, members of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) met on Monday to discuss ways to further invigorate the city's cultural heritage.

Bi Jianyu, an official from the municipal cultural heritage authority, shared the city's experience in establishing a world cultural heritage protection alliance in Beijing and launching a world heritage brand in Beijing to strengthen international exchange. He said that, this year, Beijing plans to leverage digital tools to showcase heritage sites, including a digital tour illustrating human evolution in Beijing over hundreds of thousands of years.

Yang Lihui, head of the center for intangible cultural heritage research and development at Beijing Normal University, said that Beijing could draw inspiration from international experiences in developing tourism routes. She suggested combining legends, stories, traditional performances, and customs with attractions, integrating the dynamic display of intangible cultural heritage into modern public cultural spaces.

Du Zhenjie, head of a project studio at the Jingju Theater Company of Beijing, suggested establishing workshops for intangible cultural heritage inheritors, regularly teach young actors traditional Peking Opera repertoires. He said that this could ensure consistent efforts to improve the quality of their performances.

Other members also made suggestions such as creating multifunctional platforms for artistic creation and exhibition, continuously developing Beijing's major cultural elements, and further integrating culture with industries like technology, tourism, manufacturing, consumer goods, business, and finance.

In 2024, the Central Axis was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, making Beijing the city with the most world heritage sites in the world.

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