Protecting China’s Historical and Cultural Heritage: Implementing Xi Jinping’s Cultural Thought Series Review No. 9

Xinhua Review: Protecting historical and cultural heritage and promoting cultural inheritance and development—In-depth study and implementation of Xi Jinping’s Cultural Thought Series Review No. 9

Date: 2024-01-30 Views: 99 Source: China Government Network Editor: Jia Jingjing Text size: Large, Medium, Small

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 30Title: Protect historical and cultural heritage and promote cultural inheritance and development—In-depth study and implementation of Xi Jinping’s cultural thoughts series review No. 9

Xinhua News Agency reporters Zhou Wei, Wang Peng, Xu Zhuang

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, my country’s cultural heritage protection and inheritance work has made historic achievements. The innovative and creative genes contained in cultural heritage have been continuously activated, creating a magnificent new era that reflects the past and the present. The long scroll of culture of the times slowly unfolds.

Let the Chinese cultural heritage continue and the fire of civilization be passed down from generation to generation. In the new era and new journey, we must be guided by Xi Jinping’s cultural thoughts to better shoulder the new cultural mission and protect, inherit and utilize the historical and cultural heritage. , injecting strong cultural power into the great cause of building a strong country and rejuvenating the nation through Chinese-style modernization.

　Protection: Carefully protect the cultural heritage left by our ancestors

In January 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the ancient city of Pingyao, walked into the city from Yingxun Gate, and climbed up the city wall to overlook the whole picture.

“Historical and cultural heritage carries the genes and blood of the Chinese nation and belongs not only to our generation, but also to future generations.” General Secretary Xi Jinping’s profound exposition is inspiring.

Upholding the spirit of being responsible for history and being responsible to the people, General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the protection of cultural heritage. He always does not forget to investigate the protection of local historical and cultural heritage during local inspections, and repeatedly urges the protection of cultural heritage. This fully demonstrates the General Secretary’s strong historical responsibility and deep cultural sentiments, and declares our party’s basic attitude towards national history and culture.

In the ancient capital of Beijing, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that “we must protect the city’s historical and cultural heritage as we cherish our own lives.” Returning to Fuzhou’s Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that “we must cherish and respect ancient buildings, old houses, and old neighborhoods.”

Historical and cultural heritage is a non-renewable and irreplaceable precious resource, and protection must always be given top priority. 767,000 immovable cultural relics and 108 million pieces/sets of state-owned movable cultural relics are scattered across the land of China and stretch over the years. These precious treasures left to us by our ancestors contain immeasurable historical, artistic and scientific value.

We must have a sense of responsibility and mission of “contributing to the present and benefiting the future”, with awe, careful protection, and complete historical and cultural heritage to future generations.

In the process of modernization, how to handle the relationship between tradition and modernity, inheritance and development? This is a problem that must be faced head-on when protecting cultural heritage.

General Secretary Xi Jinping requested: “Properly handle the relationship between urban transformation and development and the protection and utilization of historical and cultural heritage, and effectively achieve development while protecting and protect during development.”

To coordinate protection and development, we must integrate the renovation and upgrading of old cities with the protection of historical relics and the preservation of historical context. We must not only improve the living environment, but also protect the historical and cultural heritage, so that history, culture and modern life can be integrated.

Let the city leave memories and let people remember nostalgia. More and more famous historical and cultural cities are moving towards overall protection and comprehensive protection. Historical and cultural blocks are more likely to adopt micro-renovation methods and “embroidery” efforts… In the urban texture and local context, the traces of time can be seen and can be preserved. Cultural roots.

It is necessary to protect both tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

Our country is a big country of intangible cultural heritage. From traditional skills to traditional etiquette and festivals, intangible cultural heritage is a living manifestation of China’s excellent traditional culture in the contemporary era.

Chaozhou embroidery, Chaozhou porcelain, Chaozhou opera, Chaozhou cuisine… the ancient city of Chaozhou has rich intangible cultural heritage resources. In October 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during an inspection here that it is necessary to strengthen the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage, actively cultivate inheritors, and make intangible cultural heritage shine with more charming brilliance.

The key to the protection of intangible cultural heritage lies in people. Currently, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has identified 3,068 national-level representative inheritors in five batches, and each province, autonomous region, or city has announced more than 16,000 provincial-level representative inheritors. They have a variety of unique skills, focusing on nothing but ingenuity in the city or in the countryside. At the same time, we are happy to see intangible cultural heritage courses enter more schools to cultivate young talents and inject youthful power into the protection of intangible cultural heritage.

　　Inheritance: Let cultural relics speak and tell people historical wisdom

“The Grand Canal is the longest man-made canal in the world and a very precious cultural heritage.” On September 20, 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected the Zhejiang East Canal Cultural Park in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and urged to dig into the Grand Canal culture and coordinate the planning Protect it well, pass it on well, and utilize it well.

The cultural context is connected with the water context. The thousand-year water veins have been flowing to this day because of the continuous care and construction of generations of people. Contemporary China is the continuation and development of historical China. Only by insisting on moving from history to the future and pioneering and advancing by continuing the blood of national culture can we do a good job in today’s cause.

To accurately grasp the inherent laws of cultural inheritance and development, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized “let cultural relics speak and tell people historical wisdom” and “explore the multiple values ​​of cultural relics and cultural heritage, and spread more value symbols and cultural products that carry Chinese culture and Chinese spirit.” , pointing out the direction for better inheritance of historical and cultural heritage.

To better inherit historical and cultural heritage, we must always let cultural relics speak, let history speak, and let culture speak.

Entering the History Exhibition Hall of the Communist Party of China, pictures and cultural relics display the magnificent century-old history of the Communist Party of China in an all-round, whole-process and panoramic manner.

In 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping issued important instructions on the work of revolutionary cultural relics, requiring “to give full play to the important role of revolutionary cultural relics in the study and education of party history, revolutionary tradition education, and patriotism education.”

Cultural relics don’t say anything, they have their own spring and autumn. Through historical and cultural heritage, people witness history and draw lessons from history. Only by continuously improving the level of research, interpretation, display and dissemination, exploring the multiple values ​​of historical and cultural heritage, better presenting the Chinese history and Chinese culture behind them, and expanding the channels and depth of people’s perception of history and culture can the fire of civilization be kept alive. .

To better inherit historical and cultural heritage, we must not only inherit the heritage itself, but also inherit the Chinese wisdom and Chinese spirit contained in it.

Standing quietly for thousands of years, the Mogao Grottoes bear witness to the vicissitudes of civilization. In August 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during a discussion at the Dunhuang Academy that we should not only deeply explore the philosophical thoughts, humanistic spirit, values, ethics, etc. contained in Dunhuang culture and historical relics, but also reveal the culture of the Chinese nation contained in them. spirit and cultural mind, and constantly strengthen cultural self-confidence.

Material is tangible, spirit is immortal. Feel the inheritance of “enduring string songs” on the oracle bone slips, stir up the sentiment of “practical application of the world” in the collection of classics and history, taste the charm of “tranquility and far-reaching” in the ink paintings… Historical and cultural heritage contains rich spiritual wealth, the more you can learn from it By absorbing the essence and wisdom and refining and displaying the spiritual logo of China’s excellent traditional culture, we can pay tribute to Chinese civilization and continue cultural genes at a higher level.

To better inherit historical and cultural heritage, we must also create a strong social atmosphere for inheriting Chinese civilization.

“Cultivation of literature in a prosperous age. In our era, when the country is prosperous, society is safe and stable, and we have the will and ability to inherit national culture, we must do this important thing well.” General Secretary Xi Jinping’s words when he inspected the Central Headquarters of the National Library of China are thought-provoking.

Literature is used to convey the truth and to educate people. From the implementation of the inheritance and development project of China’s excellent traditional culture, to the construction of five national cultural parks, to the emergence of TV programs such as “China National Treasure Conference” and “Tang Palace Night Banquet”… Since the new era, our country has strived to create a society that inherits Chinese civilization. Atmosphere. When inheriting historical context becomes a social consensus, and when more and more people, especially young people, recognize and recognize the charm and value of historical and cultural heritage, our treasures can be passed down from generation to generation.

　Utilization: Find the connection point between traditional culture and modern life

Born and prospered by porcelain, Jingdezhen, the millennium-old porcelain capital, has created breathtaking art in the blend of clay and fire, achieving the miracle of a city relying on a single handicraft industry for thousands of years.

Nowadays, the ancient Jingdezhen is rejuvenating in a unique way: the old porcelain factory has been transformed into a creative district, new cultural and artistic landmarks have emerged one after another, and “jingdezhen” from all over the world gather here…

“Every civilization continues the spiritual blood of a country and nation. It not only needs to be passed on and guarded from generation to generation, but also needs to keep pace with the times and have the courage to innovate.” General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out.

This requires us to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of historical and cultural heritage, so that the cultural relics collected in museums, the heritage displayed on the vast land, and the words written in ancient books can all come alive, so as to enrich the historical and cultural nourishment of the whole society.

On September 28, 2020, archeology, a slightly aloof knowledge, entered the collective study classroom of the Political Bureau of the 19th CPC Central Committee.

“Archaeological remains and historical relics are witnesses of history and must be well protected and utilized,” said General Secretary Xi Jinping.

In the land of China, generations of archaeologists continue to work hard, and the role of archaeological work in proving Chinese civilization and spreading Chinese culture continues to be demonstrated. Facing the future, we must continue to do a good job in excavation, collation, and interpretation of archaeological results, do a good job in research and interpretation of unearthed cultural relics and sites, and present the origin and development of our country’s civilization and its major contributions to mankind more clearly and comprehensively, and more It is good to play the role of educating people through history.

Red, green, blue…the flying needle threads are colorful; embroidery, inserting, dotting, picking…the production techniques are ever-changing. Miao embroidery, the handicraft skill of the Miao people, has a long history.

“Miao embroidery is both traditional and fashionable.” In February 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping said during an inspection in Guizhou that Miao embroidery must be carried forward. It is both an industry and a culture. If developed, it can not only promote national culture and traditional culture, but also contribute to industrial poverty alleviation and rural revitalization. contribute.

Today, historical and cultural heritage is entering people’s lives in a more vivid way.

Strolling through the historical and cultural district of Pingjiang in the ancient city of Suzhou, the sounds of Pingtan are melodious and elegant, and the intangible cultural heritage such as Su embroidery, Song brocade, and Kesi are unique. Visitors can immerse themselves in the experience of “eating the freshness of the four seasons, living in the beauty of gardens, and listening to Kunqu opera”. “Su style life” that is elegant and uses the beauty of Su craftsmanship.

The ingenious archaeological blind box, the cultural and creative ice cream that makes people reluctant to taste it, the in-depth advancement of cultural and tourism integration… In today’s China, the “Cultural Museum Fever” is booming, the “Cultural and Creative Wind” is blowing, and the vitality of China’s excellent traditional culture is bursting out. Continue to promote the promotion and promotion of historical and cultural heritage through continuous inheritance, and Chinese civilization has increasingly demonstrated its vigorous and powerful vitality, creativity, cohesion, and influence.

Looking forward to the grand prospects of building a strong country and rejuvenating the nation, we stand on the land of China that is steeped in excellent traditional culture and earnestly shoulder new cultural missions. Our culture is endless and our creations are endless.

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