Writing a New Chapter of Chinese Civilization: Creating a New Picture of Cultural Heritage and Development through the Protection and Utilization of Cultural Relics | Culture | Picture Scroll

Chinese culture has a long and rich history, and Chinese civilization is vast and profound. Standing in the Milky Way of Chinese civilization, cultural relics scattered throughout the land of China connect the historical context, highlighting the historical landscape of the evolution of Chinese civilization and the exchange of Chinese and foreign civilizations for over 5000 years.

On June 2, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in an important speech at the cultural inheritance and development symposium, "Only by comprehensively and deeply understanding the history of Chinese civilization can we more effectively promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture, and more effectively Promote the construction of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation."

How to follow the historical context, find the root of civilization, paint a new picture of cultural inheritance and development, and build modern civilization of the Chinese nation has historically fallen on every cultural relic worker.

Cultural relics protection nourishes the foundation of cultural inheritance and development

Cultural relics carry splendid civilization, inherit historical culture, maintain national spirit, and vividly interpret the confidence and heritage of Chinese culture. Cultural relics are an important support for cultural inheritance and development, as well as a profound foundation for nourishing cultural inheritance and building modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the national cultural relics system has thoroughly implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions and instructions on cultural relics work, comprehensively strengthened the protection and utilization of cultural relics and the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, promoted the vigorous development of cultural relics in the new era, and injected continuous vitality and vitality into the development of cultural heritage.

For many years, cultural relics workers have always adhered to the principle of protection first, continuously increased efforts in cultural relics protection, and continued the historical context. The revision of the Cultural Relics Protection Law has been actively promoted, the Regulations on the Protection and Management of Underwater Cultural Relics have been revised and implemented, and the National Land and Space Planning Outline has strengthened the requirements for spatial control of cultural relics protection. Establish a national list of provincial-level cultural relics protection units, complete special investigations on national grotto temples, Long March sites, Yellow River cultural relics, and other cultural relics, announce the first batch of ancient famous stone tablets and inscriptions cultural relics list, increase the number of national historical and cultural cities to 141, and announce the sixth batch of 1336 traditional Chinese villages. China has a total of 56 world heritage sites, and the protection and management of the Great Wall and Grand Canal have received praise from the international community. Since the 14th Five Year Plan, more than 1500 national key cultural relics protection units have been organized and implemented for cultural relics protection. The Great Wall, the Grand Canal, the cultural heritage of the Silk Road, grotto temples, historic and cultural cities, and traditional villages have been effectively protected. Major cultural relics protection projects such as the Three Gorges Cultural Relics of the Yangtze River, key cultural relics in Xizang, early buildings in southern Shanxi, Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, and the Yan'an Revolutionary Site Group have been completed. 62000 precious and unearthed cultural relics in the collection, including the Confucian archives and the Warring States Chu slips, have been restored. The construction of standardized warehouses in museums has been basically completed, and a three-year action plan for the protection of bridges has been introduced and implemented, effectively improving the preservation status of important cultural relics. Multiple departments have jointly issued opinions on the application of laws related to cultural relics crimes, coordinated efforts have been made to promote the special work of cracking down on and preventing cultural relics crimes. The administrative law enforcement system for cultural relics and fire risk prevention guidelines have been effectively implemented, and the main responsibility for cultural relics safety has been further strengthened. The long-term mechanism of strict prevention, management, crackdown, and governance has been further improved, and the awareness of cultural relics protection in the whole society has been further enhanced.

The protection of cultural relics relies on technology. The integration and cross-border integration capabilities of modern technology in the field of cultural relics have significantly improved, and the technical level in areas such as ancient mural protection, ceramic painted cultural relics protection, saturated painted wooden ware protection, and environmental monitoring of museum collections has entered the international first tier. The proprietary equipment such as intelligent display cabinets for cultural relics in the collection, archaeological excavation shelters, and mobile laboratories for archaeological sites have reached the world's leading level. The China Cultural Relics Cloud Construction Project strengthens the cross regional and cross level coordinated management and sharing of cultural relics data resources among the public. The "Digital Dunhuang Open Material Library" has released over 6500 materials for 19 types of mural themes for free use by the whole society. Enhancing the innovation capability of cultural relics technology throughout the entire chain empowers, empowers, and enhances the high-quality development of the cultural relics industry.

Take small steps to reach a thousand miles. After years of effort, the preservation status of cultural relics has fundamentally changed. The widely distributed and diverse cultural relics resources interpret the rich and vivid Chinese spirit, and build a spiritual spectrum that extends the history of the Chinese nation, runs through the process of national rejuvenation, and continues the spiritual bloodline of the nation, providing profound nourishment for cultural inheritance and development.

Interpretation of Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Illuminates the Road of Cultural Heritage and Development

"What is civilization?" "What is China?"

Understanding the long history of Chinese civilization and perceiving the vastness and profoundness of Chinese culture cannot be separated from archaeology.

Hongshan Site of "worshipping dragons and jade", Liangzhu Site of "Holy Land of Civilization", Jiaojia Site of "Riting to the East", Taosi Site of "the First China", Erlitou Site of "the main vein of China", Yin Ruins Site of "the wings of Shangyi"... Exploring deep in history, the Chinese civilization continues to pass on. With the continuous progress of the project of exploring the origin of Chinese civilization and the major project of "Archaeological China", the study of archaeology and historical civilization has gradually deepened. Along the Rivers and Lakes and mountains and rivers on the land of China, it shows that ancestors grew up in production and life practices, and depicts a moving picture of China's early civilization.

At present, the exploration project of the origin of Chinese civilization has entered its fifth phase. It has gained a clear understanding of the historical context of the origin, formation, and development of Chinese civilization, the formation and development process of the diverse and integrated pattern of Chinese civilization, and the characteristics and reasons for its formation. It has broken the discourse monopoly of the Western academic community on "civilization standards". The "Archaeological China" major project revolves around major historical issues such as human origin, agricultural origin, and Xia culture research. Since the 14th Five Year Plan, 18 major archaeological research projects and 268 proactive archaeological excavation projects have been systematically implemented, and new archaeological discoveries in Liangzhu, Taosi, Shimao, Erlitou, and Yinxu have received much attention. The rapid development of technological archaeology has led to the entry of laboratories into archaeological sites, and the widespread application of modern scientific and technological means and research achievements has significantly enhanced archaeological discovery and analysis capabilities. The ancient ship No. 2 at the mouth of the Yangtze River was salvaged and docked as a whole, and a world-class important discovery was made in the 1500 meter deep sea area of the South China Sea. Underwater archaeology has opened a new stage of deep-sea archaeology, further outlining the grand process of diversified integration of Chinese civilization, and comprehensively deepening research on the history of Chinese civilization.

Frontier archaeology provides the historical witness of the Chinese national community. The important discoveries made in the archaeological work of Tongtian Cave in Jimunai, Gaochang Ancient City, Kayak Kuduk Beacon, Maya and Sangda Longguo in Xizang, gradually build the historical development context of Xizang and Xinjiang, provide physical evidence for guiding the local people to establish a correct view of history, nationality and religion, build a strong sense of the Chinese national community, and provide important material materials for the exchanges, exchanges and integration of ethnic groups along the ancient Silk Road in China. The numerous archaeological discoveries at the Beiting Ancient City Site have confirmed the history of effective governance of the Western Regions by central dynasties such as the Han and Yuan dynasties. Numerous archaeological research achievements provide a panoramic view of the diverse, continuous, and inclusive cultural characteristics and development process of Chinese civilization.

The clearer you know, the more steadfast you will be in your actions; The more steadfast one's actions, the more enlightened one's knowledge becomes. Through archaeological excavation and interpretation of precious historical relics, we can better understand the lifestyles, ways of thinking, and aesthetic orientations of our ancestors, continuously deepen our understanding and recognition of Chinese culture, and light up the future path for promoting cultural inheritance and development.

Revitalizing and Utilizing Cultural Relics to Activate the Power of Cultural Heritage and Development

The development of cultural inheritance in the temporal dimension not only means that modern people connect with ancient people, but also means that modern people pass on to future generations, allowing the inheritance of Chinese cultural heritage through string songs to be continuous and timeless. The revitalization and utilization of cultural relics, as a source of vitality, is an inexhaustible driving force for promoting cultural prosperity and stimulating cultural inheritance and development.

Understanding the land of China, the greatness of the Chinese nation, and the immortality of Chinese civilization; Appreciate the long history of the coexistence and mutual achievements between Chinese characters and Chinese civilization in "Chinese Character China" 6565 registered museums have become important battlefields for public cultural services. The theme exhibitions of "Top 10 Exhibition Boutique of National Museums" and "Promoting Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture and Cultivating Socialist Core Values" have played a demonstrative and leading role, with 108 million state-owned movable cultural relics "speaking", continuously enriching the nourishment of people's history and culture.

The power of culture, transformed into spring breeze and rain, moistens things silently, and its inheritance and development are constantly demonstrated through the continuous efforts of generations. We can see that it has become normal to celebrate the Qixi Festival, the Mid Autumn Festival and the New Year in the museum. As an important way of mass cultural leisure and celebrating the festival, more and more people have the opportunity to go into the museum to explore the stories behind the cultural relics, so as to continuously deepen their understanding and love for the history and culture of the Chinese nation.

Revolutionary cultural relics carry the glorious history of the heroic struggle of the Party and the people, record the great process and touching deeds of the Chinese revolution, and are vivid teaching materials that inspire patriotism and uplift national spirit.

In recent years, various departments and regions across the country have strengthened cooperation and taken the initiative to revitalize revolutionary cultural relics, becoming an inexhaustible source of continuing the red blood and drawing strength for progress. More than 300 important party history cultural relics protection and display projects, including the CPC History Exhibition Hall and the site of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai, are dedicated to the centennial of the founding of the Party and the 20th National Congress of the Party. The protection and utilization of the former sites of Mongolian and Tibetan schools, the completion of the second phase of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum, and the opening of the museum firmly build the awareness of the Chinese national community. The continuous protection and overall display projects, such as the western Fujian, Jinzhai, and Yan'an revolutionary sites, help the revitalization of old areas. Red resources play an important educational role, vividly spread revolutionary culture, and inherit red genes.

Chinese civilization is colorful due to exchanges and enriched through mutual learning. In the new era, adhering to the concept of colorful, equal, and inclusive civilization, Chinese civilization is injecting a continuous stream of power into the progress of human civilization and world peace and development. In recent years, cultural relics workers, with a more open mind and an eclectic attitude, have actively integrated cultural heritage diplomacy into national diplomacy, continued to implement the Asian cultural heritage protection action, deepen the "the Belt and Road" cultural heritage exchange and cooperation, practice the global civilization initiative and the China Asia Summit civilization dialogue ideas, constantly absorb and learn from the intersection and integration of diverse cultures and the exchanges and mutual learning of Eastern and Western civilizations, promote Chinese culture to better go global, and promote cultural heritage to achieve significant development.

Standing at a new historical starting point, cultural relics workers will base themselves on the new stage of development, implement the new development concept, construct a new development pattern, fully demonstrate the unique advantages of cultural relics in cultural inheritance and development, better play the important role of cultural relics in verifying history, inheriting culture, spreading civilization, and educating people, better shoulder the new cultural mission, carry out new cultural creation in practice, and build modern civilization of the Chinese nation in historical progress. Using the power of cultural relics to build a solid foundation of civilization and write about the future of culture.

Writing: Li Rui, Press Center of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage

Editor and proofreader: Zhao Junhui

Reviewed by: Li Rui