The reporter learned from a press conference held by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on the 17th that in order to strengthen the construction of the national cultural center and library industry, and promote the high-quality development of public cultural services, the 2023 China Cultural Center Annual Conference will be held in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from September 4th to 5th, and the 2023 China Library Annual Conference will be held in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province from September 15th to 16th. The relevant person in charge of the Public Service Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism introduced that academic activities related to the China Library Annual Conference will focus on current hot topics, such as digital China construction, library reform, development and innovation, reading promotion, and smart library construction, and establish forums and academic sub venue activities with different themes; The annual meeting of the cultural center will focus on building a brand for mass cultural activities, popularizing art for the whole people in the new era, empowering rural revitalization through rural public cultural construction, inheriting and developing excellent traditional culture, and intelligentizing the transformation and development of cultural center stations. Different special forums will be set up to enable attendees to extensively exchange and discuss the key, difficult, and hot topics of the development of the cultural center industry. In addition to academic exchange activities with distinct themes, cultural and tourism consumption promotion activities with rich content and diverse forms will also be held during the two "annual conferences". Baotou will simultaneously carry out characteristic cultural and tourism promotion activities such as "Summer Culture Festival" and "Street Concert" in the city's central square, commercial district, and scenic spots. Zhengzhou will also organize China Library Exhibition and other related activities, and carry out a series of distinctive activities that reflect the culture of the Central Plains. It is reported that the two "annual conferences" are the highest level and largest annual events in China's cultural center and library industry, and have become important platforms for flourishing academic research, promoting career development, and promoting exchange and cooperation. (New News Agency)