WUXI: For the first time, a religious conference is being held across the Taiwan Straits, as Wuxi of Jiangsu province and Taipei co-host the second World Buddhist Forum.

Opening today at the Brahma Palace of Lingshan Mountain in Wuxi, the forum will move to Taipei on March 30 and conclude there on April 1.

Over 1,000 Buddhist monks, academicians, lay Buddhists and social elites from both sides of the Taiwan Straits as well as nearly 50 countries and regions in the world have gathered at the forum.