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Short abstract:

In this presentation, you are welcome to take a look at the poster which will give you a general tour of the development and transformation of the public engagement of mathematics in China.

Long abstract:

The development of public engagement of mathematics in China has seen lots of vicissitudes. Historically, it evolved from the ancient Chinese mathematics, to the modern western mathematics. The main areas it focused went from politics, agriculture, to industries, economy, and culture. The forms of mathematical engagement are mostly books, lectures, but some are interactive games, competition awards, and few are exhibitions or event venues. In terms of content, introductions to mathematical knowledge, methods, and education views used to be the mainstream, which were relatively simple and narrow, for a single group, mostly teenagers and professionals. Moreover, in this era of fast-paced life, most people like short, entertainment videos, which makes it more difficult for people to calm down and learn mathematics, harder to appreciate the fun in mathematics. However, some work occurred a decade ago including histories and cultures of mathematics, mathematician biographies, and international views, which have re-energised the public engagement of mathematics in China. In this presentation, you are welcome to take a look at the poster which will give you a general tour of the development and transformation of the public engagement of mathematics in China. By discussing relevant topics with the presenter, you may exchange ideas of how to make math more popular to the public.