This photo taken on July 23, 2025 shows a scene during the Inter-Civilizational Dialogue Among Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Countries 2025 in north China's Tianjin. [Xinhua/Li Ran]

TIANJIN -- The Inter-Civilizational Dialogue Among Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Countries 2025 held in north China's Tianjin attracted some 300 participants from home and abroad. Sideline events including a calligraphy exhibition, a sculpture exhibition, and an intangible heritage exhibition were also held during the dialogue. 

The "Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Youth in Action: Tianjin Initiative for Upholding the Diversity of Civilizations" is released during the Inter-Civilizational Dialogue Among SCO Countries 2025 in north China's Tianjin, July 23, 2025. [Xinhua/Li Ran]

People attend the Inter-Civilizational Dialogue Among Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Countries 2025 in north China's Tianjin, July 23, 2025. [Xinhua/Li Ran]

Attendees of the Inter-Civilizational Dialogue Among Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Countries 2025 visit a sculpture exhibition in north China's Tianjin, July 23, 2025. [Xinhua/Li Ran]

Attendees of the Inter-Civilizational Dialogue Among Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Countries 2025 learn to dye a traditional Chinese fan with floating lacquer during an exhibition of intangible cultural heritages in north China's Tianjin, July 23, 2025. [Xinhua/Li Ran]

An attendee of the Inter-Civilizational Dialogue Among Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Countries 2025 visits a calligraphy exhibition in north China's Tianjin, July 23, 2025. [Xinhua/Li Ran]