Cover news reporter Zeng Jie
On December 20th, Shan Jixiang, president of the Chinese Cultural Relics Society and director of the Academic Committee of the Palace Museum, came to Sanxingdui to record the cultural variety show "Ten Thousand Miles of Single Riding - China in Heritage". Dressed in cloth and wearing cloth shoes on his feet, he measured the stories in the cultural heritage with his footsteps and explored the legends of the ancient Shu civilization.
This is not the first time Shan Jixiang has brought the show to Sichuan. As early as February this year, he brought the "cloth boy group" into Sichuan to tell everyone the mystery of Qingcheng Mountain - Dujiangyan. In April this year, in an exclusive interview with the cover news reporter, he expressed his wish to bring this Douban 8.1 variety show into Sanxingdui. After 8 months, he fulfilled this promise and brought China's first World Heritage visit and experiential cultural program into Sichuan again, exploring the ancient Shu civilization with actors Zhou Yun, Xiao Yang and Niu Junfeng.
After recording a day's program, Shan Jixiang's voice was slightly hoarse, but he was still in good spirits, talking about the Sanxingdui-Jinsha joint application for the relic, and his love for the land of Sichuan was deep.
Enter Shu again to explore the ancient Shu civilization
"Sanxingdui hasn't been here for a while, and this time it feels like a big change!" Recording a program in Sanxingdui National Archaeological Site Park, Shan Jixiang, whether he walked into the exhibition hall or the restoration center, he was deeply touched by the natural environment, exhibition content, digital technology, etc., and he praised: "Sanxingdui has made a model in the archaeological site park! ”
In recent years, six new sacrificial pits have been discovered in the Sanxingdui sacrifice area, and a large number of relics of various types have been unearthed. In this regard, Shan Jixiang said that during this field visit, he felt that the cultural value behind the cultural relics was very high. In particular, visiting the Sanxingdui archaeological cabin, this sixty-year-old cultural protection expert, after obtaining the permission of the archaeologist, leaned on the working platform to observe the cultural relics closely, and felt empathy for the hard work of the archaeologists: "They have made themselves very tired for the dignity of the cultural relics, which is very respectable. ”
In addition, he expressed his amazement at the multidisciplinary participation of the Sanxingdui archaeological excavation site and the maximum extraction of cultural relics information. "We have seen that archaeology and cultural relics protection work has adopted a multi-team collaboration approach, with the participation of the best archaeologists and cultural personnel from all over the country, and also using the latest high-tech, excavation and conservation research and display and utilization are carried out simultaneously, and I am very much looking forward to greater results in archaeology and cultural preservation work."
The "Wanli Youth Group" visited the Sanxingdui ruins and Jinsha ruins, walked into the archaeological greenhouse of the Sanxingdui excavation pod, and also came to chengdu people's park, felt the mysterious atmosphere of ancient Shu civilization, saw the "black technology" of modern archaeology, and personally experienced the "Bashi" temperament of Chengdu, especially impressed by the sun god bird logo that can be seen everywhere.
In front of the bronze sacred tree of the town hall treasure of the Sanxingdui Museum, the leader of the Sanxingdui site excavation team, Lei Yu, introduced that in the early Bronze Age, large combination bronzes were very rare, but Sanxingdui was rich in this type. Xiao Yang then quipped, "This is the lego of the ancient Shu people", which made everyone laugh. This cultural variety show, in plain language, publicized the cultural heritage of Sichuan and promoted the value of the ancient Shu civilization.
The joint application is believed to be successful
On the morning of December 18, the Sanxingdui Site and Jinsha Site Joint Declaration world cultural heritage work promotion meeting was held in Guanghan, Sichuan, and the Sanxingdui site and the Jinsha site officially signed a joint application for heritage.
This is the first archaeological site project in Sichuan to be declared a World Heritage Site, and Shan Jixiang is very concerned about it. In his view, Sanxingdui and Jinsha, the two cultural heritage sites, are eligible for independent declaration of world heritage, and this joint declaration will produce a superposition effect of "1+1>2", because the two will connect the history of the ancient Shu country more completely, and the influence and necessity of declaring world heritage are stronger, "I believe that the declaration (World Heritage) will be successful."
Shan Jixiang bluntly said that the "Ancient Shu State Archaeological Site" has entered the UNESCO World Heritage Reserve List, which shows that we have carried out a lot of preparatory work, and at the same time, the latest archaeological results are also of great help for the declaration of World Heritage Sites. "World heritage is the common heritage of all mankind, and in the future, we must stand in the perspective of the whole world to compare and study with the civilization of the same period, revealing the outstanding universal value of the ancient Shu civilization." Applying for heritage is not the goal, we must also strengthen the display and use on the basis of protection, so that more people can benefit from heritage protection. ”
Debut in the circle and revitalize cultural heritage
As the sixth president of the Palace Museum, Shan Jixiang has previously participated in many cultural variety shows such as "National Treasure" and "Shangxin Forbidden City". After retiring, he continued to exert his residual heat and deeply participated in this program "Ten Thousand Miles Of Single Riding - China in Heritage" to present amway world heritage sites to young people. "I have a wish to let more people know about World Heritage."
The first season of the program deeply visits 10 World Cultural Heritage Sites rated by the United Nations and 2 Heritage Sites that are being declared World Heritage Sites, from the ruins of Liangzhu Ancient City, which empirically proves the history of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years, to the Cultural Landscape of West Lake in the place of aesthetic pilgrimage, from the Gulangyu Historical International Community where international cultural exchanges collide to the Dengfeng Ancient Building Complex, which is known as "Heaven and Earth" by foreigners, from the ancient villages in southern Anhui Province, which contain the wisdom of China's beautiful rural life, to the Huangshi Mining and Metallurgical Industrial Heritage that has been in flames for 3,000 years... Through the in-depth experience of the "Cloth Shoe Boy Group" led by President Shan Jixiang and the interesting interactive interpretation with a number of historical archaeologists, the program vividly and vividly presents the heavy history carried in the immovable cultural relics. The final watch action of each issue comprehensively sublimates the value and significance of the world cultural heritage "masterpieces and monuments of mankind" in the form of Shan Jixiang's scene-based speeches.
After the first season of the show was broadcast, the praise was overwhelming, and the ratings ranked first in the cultural variety show, and won the nomination award for the best TV variety show at the 27th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Award, and the gold award for outstanding innovative works in the 2021 China Audiovisual Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition under the guidance of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.
Before starting the interview, Shan Jixiang asked reporter friends: "Did you watch the first episode of the second season last night?" Do you think it looks good? He listened carefully to the feedback of the young audience and said that he would continue to strengthen the interaction with young people in the next program, and use the walking method to show the situation before the declaration of the World Heritage Site, the efforts made during the declaration process, and the changes brought about after the declaration, and share the history and culture of the World Heritage Site with the audience.
After the end of the day's recording, talking about how Sanxingdui will go global in the future, Shan Jixiang thought for a while, and seriously said that the archaeological discoveries of Sanxingdui attracted the attention of the world, and many films, documentaries, and programs are focusing on Sanxingdui, which is very beneficial to the spread of Sanxingdui. In his view, sanxingdui's theme has considerable advantages in visualization, and he sincerely hopes that in the future, cultural and creative products and short video production and dissemination will be strengthened, so that the world can hear the voice of Sanxingdui.