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"what I am most concerned about is the most precious thing left behind by the vicissitudes of Chinese civilization. Our culture continues to flow and pass on again, and these treasures left behind must be well protected and cherished by every possible means. " Not long ago, during an inspection tour of the Central General Hall of the National Edition Museum of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping said earnestly.
Treasures are collected in museums, written in ancient books, and displayed on vast lands.
From the inheritance of cultural heritage to the protection of natural heritage, from strengthening the protection and utilization of material cultural heritage to stimulating the innovative vitality of intangible cultural heritage. The General Secretary is concerned about and promotes the protection of cultural and natural heritage from the strategic perspective of preserving the cultural roots and preserving the soul of the nation.
June 10th this year is Cultural and Natural Heritage Day.
Pay attention to a mountain - message "This article should be done well"
The application for World Heritage is for better protection and utilization.
On the evening of December 1, 1999, Mount Wuyi City, Fujian Province, was in a festive and lively atmosphere.
At the 23rd World Heritage Conference held in Morocco, Mount Wuyi was included in the The World Heritage List, becoming the fourth world cultural and natural heritage in China, and achieving a breakthrough of zero world heritage in Fujian Province.
The next day, Xi Jinping, the then acting governor, sent a letter to the Wuyishan municipal party committee and municipal government to congratulate him on the success of the application.
"the intangible value of 'World Cultural and Natural Heritage' is inestimable. it has a very far-reaching significance for the future development of tourism in Wuyi Mountain, and it will soon bring an upsurge in tourism." Half a month later, Xi Jinping went to Nanping to investigate and spoke highly of Wuyishan as a "double legacy" and encouraged "this article should be done well."
At the end of the 1990s, Mount Wuyi, "the most beautiful mountain in the southeast", began to apply for world heritage.
General Secretary Xi Jinping learned about the life and Neo-Confucianism of △ in Zhu Xi Garden, Wuyi Mountain, Nanping, Fujian Province, on March 22nd, 2021.
At that time, many people thought that Mount Wuyi's application for World Heritage might be to obtain natural heritage, which might not be able to win in the vast cultural ocean of the world.
The historical relics of Chengcun and Seoul are an important part of the application for World Heritage. It can be said that the "Double World Heritage" of Mount Wuyi was created because of the ancient Seoul. During the process of applying for World Heritage, the Fujian Provincial Department of Culture began to establish the Minyue King City Museum to undertake the protection and management of the Han City ruins in Chengcun.
The Minyue Wangcheng Museum. The Seoul Site has a history of over 2200 years and is the largest and best preserved Han Dynasty city site discovered in southern China to date.
With the joint efforts of all relevant parties, the Chengcun Seoul Site has passed the acceptance inspection and has been praised by the UNESCO World Heritage Site Inspection Team as the "Pompeii City of China".
World heritage sites need to be both utilized and protected.In December 2001, he made a special trip to visit the site of Mount Wuyi Chengcun Seoul, and told that "the ancient Seoul is a cultural national treasure, which should be carefully studied and reasonably developed" and "the development should follow scientific laws to form a sustainable development research trend".
Following this, the archaeological excavation efforts at the Seoul site continue to increase. In December 2013, Chengcun Hancheng Archaeological Site Park was included in the second batch of national archaeological site parks for project approval. At the end of last year, the park was successfully selected as a national archaeological site park.
Listening to an Epic - Encouraging to "Carry Forward the Excellent Traditional Culture of All Nationalities"
The Manas, passed down from generation to generation, is one of the three great epics of ethnic minorities in China, on par with Gesar and Jianger. It is a classic work that praises heroes.
General Secretary Xi Jinping mentioned this heroic epic many times. Xi Jinping watched the Manas rap show at the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region Museum during a trip to Xinjiang in July 2022.
General Secretary Xi Jinping is with the inheritor of the "Manas" intangible cultural heritage at the Museum of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region on July 13, 2022.
"how long can you sing?" The general secretary asked with a smile.
"I can't sing it all day and night," replied Jiang Nur, the inheritor and herdsman of 'Manas'.
"I can only sing for 60 minutes." The 14-year-old apprentice next to me, who had been learning art since the age of 3, felt inferior.
"it's not easy anymore!" The General Secretary said to the teenagers, "the younger generation should be well trained, better strengthen the protection and inheritance of the intangible cultural heritage, and carry forward the excellent traditional culture of all ethnic groups."
"Have you encountered any other difficulties?"
"I want the whole world to know and understand 'Manas'," Janur's eyes were filled with longing.
"it's going to spread all over the world. They not only belong to ethnic minorities, but also the precious wealth in the cultural treasure house of the Chinese nation. Chinese culture should better carry out exchanges and mutual learning with world culture. The CPC Central Committee attaches importance to and supports this work. " After hearing this, the General Secretary said positively.
Due to China's continuous efforts to protect intangible cultural heritage, Manas, which was once facing a crisis of loss, has come back to life. In recent years, "Manas" has not only been translated into various languages and widely published, but operas based on it have also been performed multiple times. This heroic epic enters a broader cultural field.
When visiting ethnic minority areas, General Secretary Xi Jinping often pays attention to the protection and inheritance of minority culture-- understanding the texture of Tibetan blankets in Qinghai, beating WA wooden drums in Yunnan, and participating in blessing ceremonies in Inner Mongolia.
△ on January 27, 2014, at the ceremony of "praying for the blessings of five animals" in Nadam in Baoligen Sumu, Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, General Secretary Xi Jinping, according to Mongolian custom, dipped his ring finger in the fresh milk in a silver bowl three times to wish the people happiness and health.
General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "Chinese civilization is broad and profound and has a long history. It is formed by the confluence of excellent cultures of all ethnic groups."
It is precisely rooted in the fertile soil of multi-ethnic culture that brings harmony but diversity that has contributed to the enduring renewal of Chinese culture. This is an important wisdom for Chinese civilization to become the only uninterrupted and developing civilization in the world to this day.
Examining a Ancestral Temple - Admoniting to "Strengthen Cultural Confidence"
"A father and son with three words, four masters of ancient literature." In Meishan City, the streets and alleys are filled with a profound cultural atmosphere due to the father and son of the Three Sus.
On June 8 last year, General Secretary Xi Jinping, who was on an inspection tour of Sichuan, entered the San Su Temple.
Vestibule, Feast Hall, Qixian Hall, Laifengxuan. The general secretary thought all the way.
△ Sansu Temple
"A drop of water can see the sun, and a San Su Temple can see the breadth and depth of our Chinese culture. We say that we should strengthen cultural self-confidence. China has the 'three sous'. This is an important example. " The general secretary said with emotion.
He spoke from cultural confidence to road confidence: "The Chinese nation has a profound cultural heritage of over 5000 years, and we are leading the people on the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. We must be good at drawing on the concepts and thinking of governance from the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and widely learn from all the excellent achievements of world civilization. We cannot be closed and rigid, let alone rely on foreign things as the standard."
The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics was guided by Marxism and has also emerged from over 5000 years of Chinese civilization history.
At the recent forum on cultural inheritance and development, General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly pointed out: "Why is our socialism different?" Why is it full of vitality? The key lies in Chinese characteristics, and the key to Chinese characteristics lies in the 'combination of the two'. " "the 'second combination' is another emancipation of the mind, enabling us to make full use of the precious resources of Chinese excellent traditional culture in a broader cultural space to explore future-oriented theoretical and institutional innovation."
Interior view of the Wenhan Pavilion at the Central Headquarters of the National Version Museum of China. On the starry sky dome is a Song Dynasty stone carved astronomical map, conveying the meaning of "Wenhan Pavilion": Chinese civilization is as vast and brilliant as the starry sky.
Chinese civilization endows Chinese path to modernization with profound connotation, and Chinese path to modernization endows Chinese civilization with modern strength.
In the ten years of the new era, under the attention and guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping, the protection of China's cultural and natural heritage has been developing continuously.
China has 56 World Heritage sites, ranking second in the world in total.
As of now, China has recognized more than 100000 representative projects of intangible cultural heritage at all levels. 43 projects have been included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, ranking first in the world.
As of the end of 2021, the country has completed a total of more than 2.7 million census and registration data for ancient books, repaired over 3.85 million ancient books, and formulated and promulgated 17 national and industry standards for the protection of ancient books.
At present, China has announced 140 national historical and cultural cities and 6819 traditional Chinese villages; There are over 36000 immovable revolutionary cultural relics nationwide, with over 1 million movable revolutionary cultural relics in state-owned collections.
Only by not forgetting the past can we create the future.
As the General Secretary said, "the best way to inherit history is to create new history, and the greatest respect for human civilization is to create new forms of human civilization."
On the new journey, the Chinese people will strengthen their cultural confidence, shoulder their mission, and strive together to create a new culture that belongs to our era, and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation.
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