China will continue deepening its reform and opening-up process while pursuing a path that suits the country's national conditions, Huang Kunming, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said on Wednesday.

An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, entitled "Deepening Understanding of the New Vision of Development," was published Thursday in the 10th issue of the Qiushi Journal this year.

In 1409, before Chinese admiral Zheng He led his large fleet to distant shores, he asked artisans to make a carved-stone stele in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. The stele traveled with the flotilla and was left in Sri Lanka as a gift to a local Buddhist temple. Praises for deities in three languages-Chinese, Persian and Tamil-were carved on the stele.

Civilizations are not destined to clash. Rather, they can co-exist in harmony.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged various countries to treat each other as equals for the peaceful coexistence of civilizations.

The Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations creates a new platform for civilizations in Asia and beyond to engage in dialogue and exchanges on an equal footing to facilitate mutual learning.

More than 1,300 years ago, Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang traveled thousands of miles to the revered Indian monastery of Nalanda, where he studied Buddhism for five years under the guidance of Abbot Silabhadra.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that Asian people expect an Asia of common prosperity.

Geographically and culturally connected, Asian countries have experienced similar historical situations and pursue the same dream, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Wednesday.

Colored clay toys, porcelain and jade flower arrangements from ancient palaces next to virtual reality devices, 3D-printed sneaker soles and Buddha statues are ready to dazzle participants at the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations.

Asian civilizations have written a brilliant chapter in human civilization, said Chinese President Xi Jinping at the opening of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) here Wednesday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for cultural strength, besides economic and technological strength, for humanity to cope with common challenges and head toward a bright future.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that China's paper-making, gunpowder, printing, compass, calender, philosophy and people-oriented view have exerted profound influence in the world and greatly promoted the development process of human civilization.

Chinese President Xi Jinping summarized the essence of the Chinese civilization, when addressing the opening ceremony of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations in Beijing on Wednesday.