Congress on Metropolitan Ethnic Cultures Opens in BeijingThe most important international congress ever held in China in the respect of anthropological and ethnological sciences opened in Beijing Monday morning.With a theme of "metropolitan ethnic cultures: maintenance and interaction", the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES) 2000 Inter-Congress has attracted more than 360 delegates from 46 countries. Hosted by the China Urban Anthropology Association(CUAA), the five-day congress will cover a number of academic areas including anthropological and ethnological sciences, biology and genetics. |
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