On December 3, 2019, the 2019 LU Xun Cultural Forum was held in Beijing, co-organized by LU Xun Cultural Foundation and Beijing Normal University. IICE Distinguished Professor GU Mingyuan attended the forum and delivered a keynote speech on the contemporary significance of LU Xun’s thoughts on cultivating people.    

LU Xun was the pen name of ZHOU Shuren (25 September 1881 – 19 October 1936), a Chinese writer, essayist, poet, and literary critic. He was a leading figure of modern Chinese literature and is mainly remembered by Chinese people for his sharp criticism of the dark side of the traditional Chinese culture.