Kuching, Malaysia - October 26, 2026 - From October 15 to 24, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) General Assembly 2026-the 22nd ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium 2026-is being held in Malaysia under the theme "Living Heritage: Respect. Enhance. Accept. Partnership." Held every three years, it is ICOMOS's largest and highest-level conference.

On October 20 and 21, with the support and guidance of the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, six young scholars from Sichuan appeared at the assembly's academic parallel sessions, where they exchanged insights with experts in cultural heritage conservation from more than 100 countries and shared the Sichuan model of cultural heritage conservation.

Six young scholars from Sichuan pose with Dr. Ai Tee Goh (fourth from left), convener of the 2026 ICOMOS General Assembly Scientific Symposium Key Breakthroughs in Conservation Hu Rui and Dou Zichao, a librarian and an assistant librarian at the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, shared their experience and achievements in applying soft-capping techniques to exposed earthen sites in southern China, using the city walls of the Sanxingdui Site as a case study.