Editor's Note: The 2023 Beijing International Media Forum, which kicked off on Oct. 14, focuses on "Mutual Learning among Civilizations for Common Prosperity – Protection and Utilization of World Cultural Heritage." The forum has attracted over 100 media guests from over 60 countries and regions. As part of the forum's agenda, guests were invited to explore Beijing's cultural heritage sites, including the Summer Palace, the Grand Canal, and the Temple of Heaven, and to attend a performance of Kunqu, an intangible cultural heritage, from Oct. 12 to 13.

Media guests explore the cultural heritage of the Summer Palace in Beijing's Haidian district, Oct. 12, 2023. [Photo by Wang Ziteng/China.org.cn]