On Sept.27th, the sixth session of the World Confucian Conference and the awarding ceremony of the Confucius Cultural Prize were grandly held at Confucius Research Institute which is located at Confuciushometown, Qufu of Shandong province. During the opening session of the openingceremony of the conference, the awarding ceremony of Confucius Cultural Prize2013 was also held. The winners of Confucius Cultural Prize 2013 were Mr. LiXueqin and Roger T. Ames.

Confucius Cultural Prize is an international prize established by the Cultural Ministry of the People's Republic of China and People's Government of Shandong province and elected through the international platform of the World Confucian Conference which aims at encouraging worldwide researchers and research institutes in Confucianism and Chinese culture to stand at a height of the times, to make deep research on the value and significance of Confucius, Confucianism and traditional Chinese culture, to strengthen the discussion and exchange of Confucianism research achievement, to promote the inheritance and popularization of Confucian culture and Chinese culture, to enrich the connotation of the world culture, to promote the construction and development of multi-cultural world, and to promote the peace, harmony and progress of human society.

Li Xueqin

Professor Li Xueqin (李勤學(xué))?is recognized internationally as one of the most eminent Chinese scholars. His work cuts across a variety of disciplines of interest. He is Director of the Institute of History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, Director of the Institute of Sinology, Tsinghua University, head of the pre-Qin History Association of China, and Director of the newly-established project for the study of ancient Chinese Civilization, known as the Xia Shuang Zhou Chronology Project. Professor Li is considered by Chinese to be the most important historian working today. He has worked broadly in Chinese epigraphy, texts, archaeology, and history, including history of thought.

Roger T. Ames

Mr. Roger T. Ames is recognized internationally as a distinguished leader of the comparative philosophy movement, and his name has become synonymous with research in Chinese philosophy, both in China and the West. His most recent publication, Confucian Role Ethics: A Vocabulary, is based upon his set of 2008 Chien Mu Lectures at theChinese University of Hong Kong, and attempts to define Confucian role ethics as a suigeneris vision of the moral life.

Amesearned his BA from the University of British Columbia, master's degrees from National Taiwan University and the University of British Columbia, and PhD from the University of London. A faculty member of Hawaii University since 1978, his campus awards include a2012 Regent's Medal for Excellence in Research, a 2010 College of Arts and Humanities Excellence in Scholarship Award, and a 1990 Regents' Medal for Excellence in Teaching.