With a history of 3500-4300 years, Qijia Culture was named after Qijiaping. The place was first unearthed by Swedish archaeologist J.G.Anderson in Guanghe county, Gansu province in 1924. Qijia Culture is a world-famous cultural relic, the earliest Bronze Age culture in China. It is one of the important sources of Chinese civilization and it is a culture treasure of mankind.

In 2015 and 2016, Qijia Culture and Chinese Civilization international symposium and forum were successfully held by Ancient Civilization Research Center of Chinese Academy of Social Science, Publicity Department of the CPC Gansu Provincial Committee , Gansu Provincial Department of Culture, Gansu Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, the CPC Guanghe County Committee, the People’s Government of Guanghe County. The symposium and forum aimed at coordinating with the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, further protecting and developing Qijia Culture, exploring and carrying forward Qijia Culture and Chinese Civilization, increasing awareness and  influence of Qijia Culture worldwide.

Representatives from about 20 research institutions of China’s mainland and over 190 representatives from Harvard University, University of Illinois, Yale University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Taipei National Palace Museum, Tainan University of Arts, Tohoku College attended the conference. A number of seniors and scholars have fully communicated academic issues with each other and carried out academic exchanges. More than 110 papers were received and two issues of China•Guanghe Qijia Culture and Chinese Civilization Paper Collection were published. The symposium and forum have demonstrated the status and influence of Qijia Culture in Chinese Civilization from different perspectives and levels and have recognized the status and historic value of Qijia Culture in academics.These efforts has pushed Qijia Culture research to a new level.

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