The 89th Universal Esperanto Congress convened in Beijing Sunday.

The week-long conference includes seminars, exhibitions, and a Chinese cultural week. It attracted over 2,000 academicians and Esperantists from over 50 countries and regions.

Wu Bangguo, chairman of Chinese National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, sent a congratulation letter to the opening ceremony. Xu Jialu, vice chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, attended the ceremony and met representatives from the Universal Esperanto Association.

Beijing hosted the 71st conference in 1986.

Source: Xinhua