On August 28, 2023, Prof. Fang Yu attended the first Silk Road Forum held in Hexi University in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, and gave a report titled Film-based Fluorescence Sensor - From sensitive material innovation to hardware structure development.

The report was presided over by Prof. Li Can of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, a CAS academician and the honorary president of Hexi University and attended by more than 900 people, including experts, officials participating the forum and Hexi University teachers and students.