Mindu culture

Dozens of historians, scholars and government officials gathered in Beijing on Jan 20 to join the second Mindu Culture Forum. They discussed the history and culture of Mindu in Fuzhou, Fujian province's capital, and its active role in China's economy development and modernization. "Fuzhou plays a special role in bringing Western culture to China because of its convenient marine transportation. It also boasts many overseas Chinese, who are indispensable in Mindu culture," says Wu Li, deputy director of the Institute of Contemporary China Studies under Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He says the diversity in Chinese culture is influenced by natural causes and geographical differences, such as nomadic culture and Mindu culture.

China Daily

(China Daily 01/24/2013 page20)