"Re-enactment" of "Shanghai" six thousand years ago, more than 80 city exploration activities are about to be launched
On the afternoon of June 7, the 2024 "Cultural and Natural Heritage Day" Shanghai main venue event was held at the Qingpu District Museum, officially kicking off this year's Heritage Day series of activities. The event centered on the theme of "Deepening the Study of Archeology and Historical Civilization", and released the complete archaeological results of Shanghai for the first time, showing the development context of Shanghai civilization.
At the main venue, Xiang Yihai, deputy director of the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau, and Li Feng, deputy mayor of Qingpu District, attended and delivered speeches. Xiang Yihai said, "Shanghai is a famous historical and cultural city in China. Archaeological excavations have confirmed that around 6,000 years ago, the ancestors of the late Majiabang Culture moved to Shanghai. Since then, human activities have never been interrupted in Shanghai."
At the meeting, Chen Jie, deputy director of the Shanghai Museum, introduced the historical context and archaeological discoveries of Shanghai.
Chen Jie, deputy director of the Shanghai Museum, introduced Shanghai’s archaeological achievements in recent years. Archaeological work in Shanghai began in 1935. After nearly 90 years of unremitting efforts, rich sites such as Songze Site, Fuquanshan Site, Guangfulin Site, Maqiao Site, Qinglong Town Site, and the "Yangtze Estuary No. 2" ancient ship have been discovered. of cultural relics. This series of important archaeological results pushed the history of Shanghai back to 6,000 years ago, clarified the historical process of urban development, and provided solid support for the exploration of the origins of Chinese civilization. Through a number of archaeological evidences, Chen Jie highlighted the importance of Shanghai in the integration of the Yangtze River Delta and even in the evolution of the pluralistic integration pattern of Chinese civilization.
Chen Jie also emphasized the important role of archaeological excavation and research in the protection of cultural heritage. "The scientific excavation of the Huating Seawall site provides an important basis for the Fengxian District Committee and District Government to repair and protect this national key cultural relic protection unit, and supplements valuable materials for future display and utilization."
Shanghai’s Fourth National Cultural Relics Census Image Logo
The event was a wonderful day with many highlights. In order to help citizens understand Shanghai and explore the origins of Shanghai civilization, the Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau cooperated with Bilibili this year and invited UP host "Storyteller Zhu Gongzi" to jointly launch "Flowers in Shanghai·Six Thousand Years" - Exploring the Origin of Shanghai Civilization In a series of micro-drama, the UP protagonist and the archaeological team tell the stories of various sites together, leading everyone back to "Shanghai" six thousand years ago. At the meeting, the trailer of the micro-drama "Flowers in Shanghai·Six Thousand Years" attracted a lot of attention.
In addition, the first batch of "Shanghai's Most" cultural relics themed tour trails and the image logo of Shanghai's fourth national cultural relics census were also unveiled. The "Most Shanghai" cultural relics themed tour trail connects cultural relics buildings, famous attractions, intangible cultural heritage experiences, etc. in the region according to different themes. Following these trails, citizens and tourists can better experience urban culture and feel the urban context. The "Searching for the Origin of Shanghai" research activity, one of the cultural heritage themed tours, also started immediately after the main venue event.
In conjunction with the release of the cultural relics theme tour, the "Architecture Readable" WeChat applet will launch a half-month discovery "most Shanghai" - building check-in activity from June 8. Citizens and tourists can use the WeChat applet to check in in the city. If you check in a certain number of cultural relics buildings, outstanding historical buildings and contemporary landmark buildings during the event period, you will receive corresponding cultural relics and cultural creative product rewards.
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During this year's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, more than 80 exciting online and offline themed activities will be held around the theme of "Starting a Journey of Discovery, Exploring the Origins of the City". Nearly 40 cultural relics buildings will be open to the public free of charge, enriching the holiday cultural and tourism experience of citizens and tourists.
