6th International Daoist Forum and General Assembly of the World Federation of Daoism, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province

Hangzhou, 5–7 November 2026

The Sixth International Daoist Forum took place in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, under the theme 以道修德，和合天下 — “Cultivating Virtue through the Dao, Fostering Harmony under Heaven.”.

The forum brought together approximately 500 representatives of Daoist communities and religious institutions, researchers and other participants from 46 countries and regions. The gathering also included the second General Assembly of the World Federation of Daoism.

For the Slovenian Daoist Temple of Supreme Harmony, the event was particularly significant because of the inclusion of a Slovenian representative in the international Daoist organisation’s future structure. The Rector of the Slovenian Daoist Temple of Supreme Harmony, Jure Čeh (袁微琪), was elected Deputy Secretary-General of the World Federation of Daoism at the General Assembly.

This means that, for the first time, the Slovenian Daoist community is directly included in the leadership structure of the World Federation of Daoism. The election marks an important step in the development of the Slovenian Daoist Temple’s international connections and its role in connecting the Daoist tradition, Europe and broader intercultural dialogue.

Jure Čeh also contributed to the forum with a presentation entitled “The Cross-Cultural Dissemination of Daoism: Tradition, Translation and the Contemporary Value of Daoist Cultivation” (道教的跨文化传播：传统、翻译与道教的当代价值), as part of the subforum The Contemporary Value of Daoist Culture.

Participation in the forum and involvement in the work of the World Federation of Daoism represent one of the more significant international milestones in the development of the Slovenian Daoist Temple of Supreme Harmony in 2026.