1996年9月2日,是个令中国档案界的同仁最为激动、最为振奋和永远不能忘记的日子。这一天,人们翘盼已久的第十三届国际档案大会在我国首都北京隆重开幕。这次大会是第一次在欧美以外的亚洲和发展中国家召开;规模之大是空前的——有来自五大洲130多个国家和地区的2600多位代表参加,内容十分重要——围绕“本世纪末的档案工作——回顾与展望”这一主题,总结回顾二十世纪以来各国档案事业发展的成就和经验,展望、预测二十一世纪世界档案事业的前景,探讨跨世纪档案事业发展的战略;又恰逢世纪交替、承前启后的重要历史时刻,因此具有不平凡的意义。表明我国的档案事业已经取得了举世瞩目的成就,中 September 2, 1996 is the most exciting, most exciting and never forgotten day for my Chinese archivists. On this day, the thirteenth International Archives, a long-awaited project, was grandly opened in Beijing, the capital of our country. This conference is the first one to be held in Asia and other developing countries outside Europe and the United States; it is unprecedented in scale; with over 2,600 delegates from more than 130 countries and regions on five continents, the content is very important - “Archives at the End of the Century - Retrospect and Prospect”, summarizes the achievements and experiences in the development of archives in various countries since the 20th century, forecasts the prospects for the world archives in the 21st century, and discusses the archival work in the 21st century The strategy of development coincided with the important historic moment when the new century was to be replaced and the past was opened up. Therefore, it is of extraordinary significance. This shows that our archives work has made remarkable achievements in the world