This day, 20 August, in 2002, the 24th International Congress of Mathematicians opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Held every 4 years, this was also the first time in history that the Congress had been held in a developing country.
这一天，即2002年8月20日，第24届国际数学家大会在北京人民大会堂开幕。 大会每4年举行一次，这也是历史上第一次在发展中国家举行大会。
