On December 12^th, the 30^th anniversary of China Commerce History Academy (CCHA) & Commerce History Forum was held in Lecture Hall, Bona Building. The event was sponsored by CCHA and organized by CUEB. The attendees, all together more than 100, were experts and scholars from related academic groups, universities, enterprises and institutions, as well as representatives of CCHA members across China.

The award ceremony for the 1^st Merchants Awards was also held, in which one honor award, two special awards and ten excellent awards were presented.

During the conference, plaques were unveiled for newly added committees of Ten-Thousand-Mile Tea Road, Commerce History of Shandong’s Merchants, Commerce History of Sichuan’s Merchants, Commerce History of Merchants in the Qin Dynasty and Time-honored Brands.