The "Release Conference and Academic Symposium of Shen Bojun's Posthumous Works", jointly organized by the Institute of Literature and Art of Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, Zhuge Liang Research Center of Sichuan, Orient Publishing Center of China Publishing Group Corporation and Southwest Jiaotong University Press, was held in Chengdu. A total of 200 volumes of Shen Bojun's works were donated to 9 libraries in Sichuan province, Chengdu city, Sichuan university and Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, as well as the participants of the meeting.
It is known that Shen Bojun is known as the "authoritative expert of The Three Kingdoms" and he wrote a large number of academic works before his death.
At the meeting, Yao Leye, vice President of Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, delivered a speech. He introduced Shen Bojun's Academic experience, and hoped that the scholars present at the meeting could do brainstorming to push the study of Zhuge liang and The Three Kingdoms culture to a deeper level, so as to bring more academic value and social benefits. Liang Mancang, chief expert of the center, said he would continue to promote the study of the Three Kingdoms culture advocated by Shen. Shen Rui, Shen's family, said they would continue to support the publication of Shen's work. Disciple representative of Shen Bojun, professor Ito Kentaro from Nishogakusha University reviewed his study with Shen Bojun when he studied in Sichuan University, the exchange between Shen Bojun and the Japanese academic circle, as well as the recent research on The Three Kingdoms of Japan. Liang Hui, editorial director of Orient Publishing Center of China Publishing Group Corporation, and Yi Bolun, vice President of Southwest Jiaotong University Press, delivered speeches respectively, introducing the editing and publishing situation of Shen Bojun's two posthumous works.
At the symposium, the participants first discussed Shen Bojun's academic contribution and related issues of document processing. Shen Bojun has made outstanding contributions to academic research, knowledge popularization and talent cultivation. The symposium advocates that Shen Bojun’s academic spirit of seeking perfection and seeking truth should be vigorously carried forward , so as to push the study of The Three Kingdoms culture to a new height. Some experts put forward their views on the historical study of The Three Kingdoms, the concept of novels, the treatment of novels, and reaffirms the principle of studying The Three Kingdoms culture from literature materials rather than theories and justifications.
In addition, the participants also discussed specific issues in other aspects of The Three Kingdoms studies. It is reported that for some time, the studies of The Three Kingdoms have been faced with problems such as lack of new materials, lack of empirical studies, lack of originality, and overlook of literature itself. The experts at the meeting put forward a variety of suggestions.