"Ancient Capital, Red, Beijing Flavor, and Innovation" - The background of Beijing National Cultural Center is bright and vibrant

The National Cultural Center is one of the strategic urban positioning assigned to Beijing by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.In recent years, Beijing has continued to deepen the construction of national cultural centers. The basic pattern of "ancient capital culture, red culture, Beijing style culture, and innovative culture" is gradually forming, and the position of the national cultural center is significantly enhanced.

In the first half of this year, the environmental improvement effect in the surrounding area of Beijing Bell and Drum Tower was significant, and a new style of Bell and Drum Tower was reproduced on the central axis. In recent years, the application for World Heritage along the central axis has promoted the overall protection of the old city, and the historical and cultural golden card of Beijing has been constantly shining with new charm.

Remembering the instructions of General Secretary, Beijing continuously promotes the protection of the old city: the landscape of the southern and central axis imperial roads is fully connected; The inheritance, protection, and utilization of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt, Great Wall Cultural Belt, and Xishan Yongding River Cultural Belt continue to deepen; The entire 62 kilometer section of the Grand Canal in Beijing and Hebei is open for tourism and navigation; The construction of the National Cultural Relics Protection and Utilization Demonstration Zone of "Three Mountains and Five Parks" is continuously advancing.

Chen Mingjie, Director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics: The decade of the new era is the one with the greatest efforts and achievements in the protection of Beijing's historical and cultural heritage. We adhere to the concept of systematic protection, demonstrate the charm of Beijing's historical and cultural heritage through the "one axis, three belts", and deeply explore the overall value of the three revolutionary cultural relics areas, including the founding of the Communist Party of China, the Anti Japanese War, and the establishment of the People's Republic of China. The system promotes the construction of the "Museum City" in Beijing and creates a comprehensive and dynamic museum.

Around major historical nodes, Beijing has successively built the "Anti Japanese War Theme Zone" centered around Lugou Bridge and Wanping City; Establishing a New China themed area centered around Shuangqing Villa and Tiananmen Square; The "theme area of early CPC's revolutionary activities in Beijing" centered on the Red Mansion of Peking University, deeply excavates red cultural resources.

Build a bookish Beijing and accumulate a rich cultural center throughout the country. Entering autumn, multiple book markets in Beijing are simultaneously held, attracting a large number of readers; The number of physical bookstores has increased from less than 1000 before 2016 to over 2000, creating a strong atmosphere of bookishness. At the same time, a 15 minute public cultural service circle will be built, and public cultural facilities will basically achieve full coverage.

Ms. Zhang, a Beijing citizen: I think the cultural atmosphere in Beijing will be quite strong, including many good bookstores, brands of many good publishing houses, and activities such as book markets. Beijing is also very frequent.

The "Guild Hall with Drama" series of activities once again showcases the vitality of ancient theater buildings such as the Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall and Zhengyi Temple. Literary and artistic masterpieces emerge one after another: the number of awards for the "Five One Projects" in spiritual civilization construction has ranked first in the country for three consecutive terms. At the same time as producing works, it also builds platforms, with various types of exhibition spaces performing continuously. The performance at the National Grand Theatre had already been scheduled for the end of this year, with over 1500 overseas artists appearing one after another. It was difficult to get a single ticket for performances by Marinsky, Dresden Symphony Orchestra, and others.

Wang Wei, Director of the Performance Department of the National Grand Theatre: With the influx of top international artists, Beijing has become an important stage for international performing arts.

The rich and profound red culture, the ancient capital culture with a long history, the distinctive Beijing style culture, and the flourishing innovative culture have formed the urban characteristics of the capital style, ancient capital style, and era style. According to statistics, the added value of Beijing's cultural industry has accounted for about 11% of the city's GDP for many years, ranking first in the country. The foundation and quality of the national cultural center are becoming more and more abundant.

We will actively adapt to the new expectations of the masses for cultural prosperity and development, promote the construction of national cultural centers at a higher level, and contribute our capital strength to the construction of modern Chinese civilization.