Abstract:

The 5th China Digital Humanities Annual Conference(CDH2023), co-hosted by the School of Information Management of Wuhan University and the Digital Humanities Professional Committee of the China Society of Indexers, and organized by the School of Information Management of Wuhan University, the Intelligent Computing Laboratory for Cultural Heritage of Wuhan University, the Big Data Research Institute of Wuhan University, and the Center for Information Resource Research of Wuhan University, was held on 9-10 December 2023 in Guanggu Wuhan. The conference, themed “Symbiosis of Digital and Physical: Envisioning the Future of Digital Humanities”, featured ten thematic subforums and garnered extensive attention from both domestic and international higher education institutions and industry sectors. By classifying and reviewing the papers and projects submitted to the conference, as well as analyzing and summarizing the selection of related technology paths and presentation forms, the article aims to explore the current focus and progress of digital humanities research in China, discuss the challenges and coping strategies faced by digital humanities research in China, and forecast future research trends.

Key words: digital humanities , symbiosis of digital and physical  conference review