Institute of Beijing Cultural Development Research

Beijing Cultural Development Research Institute, which was established in December 2002 and founded by the Beijing Government, the Ministry of National Education and the Beijing Normal University, is for the purpose of serving the cultural construction and development of Beijing, and is the first specialized agency for Beijing cultural development research relying on the university. The honorary president of Beijing Cultural Development Research Institute is Xu Jialu, the Standing Committee of National People's Congress, the president is Long Xinmin, the vice director of the CPC’s History Research Center, and the chairman is Cai Fuchao, the Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal People's Congress, the Minister of the Municipal propaganda department, and the Deputy Mayor of Beijing.

Meanwhile, Liu Chuansheng, the Secretary of Disciplinary Supervision Committee of Beijing Normal University, is the director of the Academic Committee. Chen Wenbo, the former Secretary of Disciplinary Supervision Committee of Beijing Normal University, is the director of the Advisory Board. Han Zhen, the Vice-Chancellor of Beijing Normal University, is the executive vice president. Song Guilun, the Secretary of the Social Work Committee of Beijing and the Director of the Municipal Community-building office, is the Vice-President, as well as Zhu Mingde, the Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Beijing Federation of Literary and Art workers, and Liu Muyu, the president of the Beijing Municipal Academy of Social Sciences. Professor Liu Yong is the executive vice president .

In scientific research, this Institute 's main function is to organize all the scientific research force of Beijing to offer the advisory services on major issues and major policy decisions for the Municipal Government and the Beijing Municipal CPC Committee.The Institute has taken on 10 items of Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Projects, such as "Beijing Cultural Development Strategy Research", "Comparison Research of the Culture between Beijing and other Cities," "Research and Countermeasures of the Spiritual and Cultural Life of the Floating Population in Beijing ", " Cultural Development Report of Beijing " ,and so on. It has also taken on the Beijing part of the National Subject "Urban development in contemporary China" for the Municipal Party Committee of Propaganda Department .Moreover, it has published some works as " Cultural Development Report of Beijing ", "The Reading Report of People in Beijing" and "Light of Olympic education", "Light of Olympic Humanities", and has published over 100 papers on the Beijing Cultural Construction in the "Frontline", "China Arts", "Beijing Daily" and other newspapers .

As for cultural activities and academic exchanges, the Research Institute has sponsored and hosted the seminar " The Culture-highlighted Olympics and the Theory of Folk Culture ", the cultural strategy seminar "Chinese Economic Excellence", the international symposium "Creative Beijing," and the forum "Traditional Festivals and Harmony Society ", as well as a number of major cultural events to promote the research of Beijing Culture.
In platform construction and personnel training, the Research Institute has taken a flexible and open mode of operation and made full use of the masters and doctors’ scientific research capability, not only to establish a flexible research team, but also to provided a great deal of social practice opportunities for students to participate in. In order to integrate Beijing's research and academic strength more effectively, the Research Institute has cooperated with Peking University, Qinghua University, Xinhua News Agency, Beijing Television, Beijing's Lu Xun Museum and a number of different districts and counties in Beijing, to combine the academic strength and resources for promoting the cultural research and development.
Contact Information
Telephone:
010-58805133 Research Department Mr. Yang
010-58805135 Planning Department Ms. Chang
010-58805132 The Office Mr. Shi
E-mail: yangzhishou1977@yahoo.com.cn
Website: http://219.224.17.99