Forum on Tibetology held in Beijing

　　BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- A forum on Tibetology was held in Beijing Friday to greet the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People‘s Republic of China.

　　File photo shows the China Tibetology Research Center in Beijing, China.(Xinhua Photo)

　　Organized by the China Tibetology Research Center, the forum was attended by 100 scholars and experts in Tibetology from 20 universities, research institutes and publishing houses.

　　At the forum, they reviewed the development of Tibetology research in the aspects of social development, history, religion, culture and foreign exchanges in the past 60 years after the founding of New China.

　　A modern disciplinary system of Tibetology has taken shape with many research findings at the academic frontier.

　　At present, China has 2,000 people engaged in scientific research and publishing of books on Tibetology.