China Archaeological Congress scheduled to open in Xi'an in October

The 4th China Archaeological Congress, the largest, most extensive, and highest-level international academic conference in China's archaeology community, will be held in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, on Oct 23-25.

The Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences organizes the congress every two years.

It aims to showcase the current development and achievements of Chinese archaeology, promote international academic exchanges, and push for the comprehensive development of Chinese archaeology.

This year's congress will combine keynote speeches and group discussions, bringing together elites from various research fields in archaeology to fully display the latest archaeological discoveries and research results in China in recent years.

Its goal is to build an archaeology field with Chinese characteristics, style, and influence to understand the long-standing and profound Chinese civilization better.