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[Editor's note] "Chinese excellent traditional culture is the crystallization and essence of the wisdom of Chinese civilization, and the root and soul of the Chinese nation." Keeping the cultural roots and keeping the soul of the nation has always been the thinking and doing of General Secretary Xi Jinping. The "Learning Every Day" column of CCTV specially planned a series of manuscripts entitled "the Heart of a Childlike son guarding the Cultural Roots" to feel with you the heart of the General Secretary in inheriting Chinese civilization and guarding the cultural roots.

Every day, I study and overlook the three streets and seven alleys in the air. The eaves and corners are curved, the ancient houses are continuous, and the roofs extend and spread like waves, which is very spectacular.

The Sanfang Qixiang, covering an area of about 40 hectares, currently has over 200 ancient buildings and is known as the "living fossil of the Lifang system" and the "Ming and Qing architectural museum". It has produced a large number of figures such as Yan Fu and Lin Juemin who have influenced the progress of modern Chinese history.

However, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, this place faced the fate of being demolished.

At that time, Fuzhou, Fujian was in a period of prosperous urban construction. The relevant departments approved a real estate development company to open three lanes and seven alleys, demolish some of the buildings in Lin Juemin's former residence, and instead build commercial housing.

"Lao Huang, is this Lin Juemin's former residence?"

"Yes, where we stand is the hall of Lin Juemin's former residence."

"Okay, we have decided to protect it and carry out repairs."

The conversation was very brief, but it completely reversed the fate of Lin Juemin's former residence and also contributed to the institutional arrangement of Fuzhou to protect the urban context.

On June 14, 2023, tourists walked past Lin Juemin's former residence located in Sanfang Qixiang, Fuzhou.

"In just over 100 days, this place was urgently repaired! Soon after, other historical buildings in Sanfang and Qixiang were also repaired and protected one after another." After many years, Fuzhou cultural and historical expert Li Houwei recalled this cultural relic "rescue operation" and still remembers it vividly.

Within a month of opening, he visited the museum three times to understand the audience's reactions and gave instructions for rectification.

At this time, Sanfang Qixiang is bustling with tourists and has become a popular check-in spot for both domestic and foreign tourists.

From "surviving" to "coming alive", this ancient historical and cultural district is shining with increasingly dazzling brilliance of the times.

During the inspection, the General Secretary was moved and said, "Protecting traditional neighborhoods, ancient buildings, and cultural relics is the preservation of the city's history and culture." His words expressed his consistent concern and reflection on the protection of historical and cultural heritage.

Historical and cultural heritage carries the genes and bloodline of the Chinese nation, and is an irreplaceable and irreplaceable resource of excellent Chinese civilization.

Famous architect and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, Wu Liangyong, once said, "The cultural revival of every nation starts with summarizing its own heritage." Protecting and inheriting cultural heritage is to safeguard the past glory, today's resources, and future hope of the nation and the country.

The soul of the country is forged through literature.

Without high cultural confidence and cultural prosperity, there can be no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Connect the Chinese cultural heritage and illuminate the path of rejuvenation. Facing the future, General Secretary emphasized that continuing to promote cultural prosperity, build a cultural power, and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation from a new starting point is our cultural mission in the new era.