The year 2021 marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of Shiing-Shen Chern. On March 24, invited by the Chern Institute of Mathematics (CIM), the director of the Division of Mathematics in Research Center for Curriculum and Teaching of the Tianjin Academy of Educational Science, and the leaders and key members of mathematics teaching groups from five key middle schools in Tianjin, attended the presentation on the commemorative activities for the 110th anniversary of Shiing-Shen Chern's birth and Symposium of Tianjin Key Middle School Mathematics Teaching Group.

Prof. Chengming Bai, director of the Chern Institute of Mathematics, introduced Shiing-Shen Chern and his main contributions, as well as a series of commemorative activities to be held for the 110th anniversary and the places for people to visit during the commemoration. Attendees from the key middle schools had discussions at the symposium, based on teaching of mathematics in middle schools, about cooperating with CIM to stimulate teenagers' interest towards mathematics through promoting Chern's two famous concepts, which mainly focus on the fun and beauty of mathematics.