The "Jinci Temple Cultural Relics and Surrounding Environment Systematic Conservation Sino-French Academic Exchange Workshop" was launched on July 23 at the Taiyuan Institute of Cultural Relics Protection in Shanxi province.

The workshop has brought together over 30 experts in the field of cultural heritage conservation from China and France, including representatives from the French Embassy in China, the French Development Agency, and the French Ministry of Culture, as well as experts and scholars from China's Ministry of Natural Resources, Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi Normal University, and Taiyuan Institute of Cultural Relics Protection.

Experts from China and France conduct the onsite research. [News/Yellow River News]

Until July 28, they will explore innovative approaches to the systematic and holistic conservation of Jinci Temple’s precious cultural landscape and its surrounding environment through in-depth field research, thematic discussions, and open exchanges.

The workshop will focus on several core topics: conservation and development of the buildings at Jinci Temple, the holistic protection of architecture and the natural environment, and the coordinated mechanisms for comprehensive protection, utilization, and tourism development in the surrounding area.

Experts will conduct in-depth inspections of Jinci Temple and the Tianlong Mountain Grottoes, visit Diantou village and Chiqiao Bridge for on-site research, develop a framework of "Systematic Conservation Recommendations", and hold an exchange meeting at Taiyuan Museum on July 28 to present their findings to the public.