2025年10月29日，深圳——香港中文大学（深圳）图书馆于当日举办了“万卷共知读书会”第四期活动。该读书会由图书馆学科服务部组织，自2024年12月创办，旨在培养参与者良好的阅读习惯，拓展视野与知识面，塑造健康的思想与价值观，探索多彩的生活与光明的未来。

Shenzhen, October 29, 2025 — The Library of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen hosted the fourth session of the Myriad Tomes Symposium, a book-sharing series organized by its Subject Services Division. Launched in December 2024, the program aims to cultivate good reading habits among participants, broaden perspectives, expand knowledge, and promote thoughtful values.

本期读书会邀请了香港中文大学（深圳）公共政策学院卫然副教授，主讲主题为《World Heritage Craze in China: Universal Discourse, National Culture, and Local Memory》，作者为闫海明。卫副教授首先介绍了世界遗产体系的形成与发展、中国的世界遗产体系，以及围绕该体系的相关争论与争议；随后对该书的作者背景、核心研究问题、结构框架及主要论点进行了概述，并着重探讨了批判性遗产研究方法。

The session featured Dr. Wei Ran from the School of Public Policy, who discussed World Heritage Craze in China: Universal Discourse, National Culture, and Local Memory, authored by Haiming Yan. Dr. Wei began by outlining the global World Heritage system, China’s participation in it, and related debates and controversies. He then provided an overview of the book, covering the author’s background, central research questions, structure, and key arguments, with particular emphasis on critical heritage studies.

在讲座中，卫副教授结合福建土楼、嵩山和长城等案例分析了遗产保护的复杂性以及地方层面的现实影响。最后，他呼吁对当前中国的世界遗产热潮进行审慎评估与重新审视，并强调其学术与实践意义。

Case studies in the book—Fujian Tulou, Mount Songshan, and the Great Wall—were analyzed to illustrate the complexities of heritage preservation and its local impact. The lecture concluded with a call for careful reassessment of the surge in World Heritage designations in China, underscoring its academic and practical significance.

在问答交流环节，参与者与卫副教授围绕文化遗产在国家发展中的作用展开了深入讨论，特别关注经济与战略层面对中国未来在全球格局中的影响。本次活动让参与者有机会接触世界遗产研究的前沿观点，也丰富了校园的人文交流氛围。

In the Q&A session, participants engaged Dr. Wei in an in-depth discussion on the broader role of cultural heritage in national development, with attention to economic and strategic dimensions relevant to China’s future position in the global arena. The event gave participants an opportunity to encounter cutting-edge perspectives in World Heritage studies and enriched the campus’s cultural exchange environment.