Liu Tong, a national first-grade screenwriter, and president of the Jingju Theater Company of Beijing said, "All cultures in the world are interwoven with one another. They thrive through exchanges and grow through mutual learning. Only in this way can we achieve the shared prosperity of all cultures."

This year's Beijing Culture Forum, co-organized by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the municipal Party committee, and government of Beijing, will be held from Sept 14 to 15 in the capital. Here are a series of talks with celebrities covering various fields such as calligraphy, literature, dance, and opera.

The video is provided by Beijing Culture Forum