From 8 to 11 November 2017, the International Conference on Ming Literature-cum-11th Annual Meeting of Ming Literature Studies Council of China, organised by the Ming Literature Studies Council of China, Editorial Team of Literary Heritage of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, College of Liberal Arts of Jinan University, Guangzhou, and Jinan University Press, co-organised by SHI, was held in Guangzhou. More than 130 experts and scholars participated and presented over 100 papers.