New Ideas Lead a New Journey: Guarding the Long Historical Roots and Inheriting the Splendid History of Chinese Civilization | Cultural Relics | Chinese Civilization
We must solidly carry out systematic protection of intangible cultural heritage, better meet the growing spiritual and cultural needs of the people, and promote cultural confidence and self-improvement. Today is China's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, with the theme of "Cultural Relics Protection and Utilization and Cultural Confidence and Self Strengthening". Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, breakthrough progress and historic achievements have been made in the protection, utilization, inheritance and development of China's historical and cultural heritage. Let cultural relics speak, let history speak, and let culture speak. The innovative and creative genes contained in cultural relics resources and cultural heritage are constantly activated.
Historical and cultural heritage is an irreplaceable and precious resource.In the past three years, the local government has strengthened legislation on historical and cultural protection, increased preventive protection and restoration of grottoes, cliff statues, and painted murals. At the same time, China has also established the first advanced computing center in the field of grotto protection, "Digital Cloud Gang," which is expected to complete the digital collection of all cultural relics during the 14th Five Year Plan period.
Protecting, inheriting, and utilizing cultural relics is an important aspect of promoting cultural confidence and self-improvement, and forging new brilliance in socialist culture.
In the ancient city of Chaozhou, Guangdong, the General Secretary walked into Guangji Tower to watch the on-site production demonstration of the inheritors of intangible cultural heritage projects, understand the inheritance of traditional skills in Chaozhou, and point out that intangible cultural heritage is a treasure of Chinese culture. We need to strengthen the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage, actively cultivate inheritors, and let intangible cultural heritage shine more charming.
In the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi, the General Secretary pointed out that historical and cultural heritage carries the genes and bloodline of the Chinese nation. It is necessary to comprehensively protect historical and cultural heritage, coordinate tourism development, characteristic management, and ancient city protection, build a solid bottom line for cultural relics safety, and safeguard the precious wealth left by our predecessors.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, several opinions have been issued, including "Several Opinions on Strengthening the Reform of Cultural Relics Protection and Utilization", "14th Five Year Plan for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage", "14th Five Year Plan for Cultural Relics Protection and Technological Innovation", and "Implementation Opinions on Revitalizing Cultural Relics and Expanding the International Influence of Chinese Culture". Over 200 local cultural relic protection regulations have been promulgated and implemented, and the protection and management of historical and cultural heritage has been incorporated into national spatial planning. Over the past decade, more than ten thousand key cultural relics protection projects such as the Great Wall, Grand Canal, and Silk Road have been effectively implemented; 55 national archaeological site parks have been completed and opened up; The major project of "Archaeology of China" has been launched and implemented, and significant progress has been made in archaeological sites such as Liangzhu, Shimao, Erlitou, and Sanxingdui. At present, China has announced 140 national historical and cultural cities and 6819 traditional Chinese villages; China has 56 world heritage sites, ranking second in the world; With the successful application for World Heritage status of "Chinese Traditional Tea Making Techniques and Related Customs", the number of projects selected for the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in China has increased to 43, continuously ranking first in the world.
Last month, the "Why Civilization - Digital Art Exhibition of the Exploration Project of Chinese Civilization" was launched, showcasing the origin and development of Chinese civilization in an immersive and digital way, allowing the public to experience and experience the long history and brilliant civilization of the Chinese nation more intuitively and vividly.
In the new era, China continuously draws wisdom and strength from the more than five years of civilization history of the Chinese nation, demonstrating stronger vitality and appeal. Chinese culture transcends time and space, transcends national borders, and displays eternal charm by integrating into the spirit of the great era.