Registration for the 5th Cross-lingual Chanting Assemblyof Confucian Classics(CCACC)has officiallystarted.From now until May 15, we are accepting submissions from participants at home and abroad. Interested applicants may visit China Confucius Netatwww.chinakongzi.orgor download theChinaConfucius Net App for registration details.

To enable people from all groups to participate in inheriting classics, the organizing committee of CCACC caters to the needs of diverse participants by setting up four categories: International Youth Group, International Adult Group, Domestic Youth Group, and Domestic Adult Group. Schools, social organizations, international friends and ethnic Chinese youth at home and abroad are welcome to take part.

Works fall into three categories: recitation, performance, and essay writing. Participants may recite or write in 14 bilingual pairs:Chinese-English, Chinese-French, Chinese-Russian, Chinese-Japanese, Chinese-German, Chinese-Korean, Chinese-Spanish, Chinese-Portuguese, Chinese-Arabic, Chinese-Italian, Chinese-Serbian, Chinese-Vietnamese, Chinese-Thai, and Chinese-Indonesian.This initiative promotes the global spread of Confucian classics and, in the spirit of harmony without uniformity, lets ancient wisdom enlighten the future.

The Conferencemaintiansa public welfare nature and charges no fees to participants. During the call for submissions, public welfare supporting institutions will be widely recruited at home and abroad, with preliminary selection and promotion activities held simultaneously.

In June 2026, the5thCCACCwill enter the works evaluation stage, with various awards determined through a combination of online expert review and public online voting.In July 2026, the annual grand ceremony will be held, and outstanding participant representatives will be invited to join cultural study tours, sharing a spiritual feast immersed in Confucian culture.

As a high-level international cultural event, this Conference is co-hosted by:Nishan World Center for Confucian Studies,China Confucius Foundation,Department of Education of Shandong Province,Shandong Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries,and the Administrative Committee of China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone.It is undertaken by:China Internet Information Center,China Confucius Network,Beijing Friendship & Inheritance Culture Foundation,ChinesePlus,Shandong Translators Association,and Shandong Education International Exchange Association.It receives strong support from theLanguage Education and CooperationCenterof the Ministry of Education,and the Lanzhi Education Foundation.

Founded in 2021,CCACChas been successfully held for four consecutive sessions. As the first international public welfare cultural brand in China featuring the recitation of Chinese classics inmultiplelanguages, it has enjoyed growing influence and remarkable achievements.To date, the event has covered more than 70 countries and regions worldwide, attracted nearly 200,000 Chinese and foreign participants, collected over 40,000 works, recorded more than 100 million views on its special page, and accumulated over 230 million reads on its Weibo hashtag. It has set off a global craze for appreciating Confucian classics and learning Chinese culture.