89th Universal Esperanto Congress Opens in Beijing

2004/08/01

Esperanto, perhaps the world's most widely spoken "invented language," was celebrated at the 89th Universal Esperanto Congress, which opened in Beijing on July 25.

About 2,000 Esperantists from 51 countries attended this year's event. There are over 100 items on this year's agenda, including the inauguration of Beijing's Esperanto Woods. About two million people worldwide speak Esperanto, which bills itself as an "international language."

In 1986 the 71st Universal Esperanto Congress was also held in Beijing.



	Article featured in Beijing This Month, August 2004 Publication sponsored by Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism