August 28-29，The "China-Europe Civilization Forum" international academic conference of Renmin University of China was held in Suzhou, Jiangsu。The participating scholars focused on the theme "The Dawn of Civilization: The Formation and Early Course of Books Around the World"，Discussed China、Egypt、Greece、The history of the formation of books bet365 live casino games in Arab and other civilizations。

Scholars attending the meeting focused on the formation of early ancient books，Pay attention to the social culture、Changes in Schools、Historical Participants，As well as many aspects such as material carriers and media。Martin Ko, director of the Department of East Asian Studies at Princeton University, thinks，In ancient China，Books are mainly compiled by compilers、Compiled by revisers and annotators based on the needs of specific groups，Interpretation and annotation have a status above the material bet365 live casino games entity of text。Glenn Most, professor of the Department of Greek Literature at the Scuola Normale School in Pisa, Italy, thinks，The earliest book form in Greek civilization originated from the epic recitation tradition，Like Homer。The formation of books is rooted in specific social practices and oral traditions。

Proposed by Xu Xingwu, Professor of the School of Liberal Arts of Nanjing University，The formation of Chinese books is more of a transformation of oral tradition，Shows the process of “practice to text”。Professor Xu Jianwei of the School of Liberal bet365 best casino games Arts of Renmin University of China thinks，The transformation of ancient Chinese literati from a visual orientation to a reading orientation，Closely related to the spread of Confucian classics and the practice of commentaries，Marks the evolution of traditional Chinese elite culture from ritual performance to silent reading。

The conference is hosted by the International Research Center for Ancient Texts and Culture of Renmin University of China。