, June 6 -- More than 300 scholars, researchers and cultural figures from around 70 countries gathered in northwest China's ancient Silk Road city of Dunhuang this week to discuss how Chinese culture and ideas can help address some of the world's growing challenges.

The Third World Conference of Sinologists, which concluded on Thursday, focused on the theme "Pooling Wisdom of Civilizations to Jointly Address Challenges of Our Times."

Participants said increasing global conflicts, economic inequality and declining trust among nations have sparked renewed international interest in Chinese culture, philosophy and approaches to development.

Among the attendees was German traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner Joel Mikael Walker, w...