Zhao Yaohui: Establishing a "data archive" for the Yellow River Basin Cave Temple

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Name: Zhao Yaohui

Age: 34 years old

Hometown: Luoyang Yichuan

Job position: Director of Yingtianmen Art Museum in Luoyang City, Sui and Tang Dynasties

Youth Voices

Walk Luoyang and read history. Luoyang is a city with great historical and cultural heritage, as a history lover, the cultural relics and monuments of my hometown have given me endless nourishment and a broad platform, giving me the opportunity to turn what I have learned and grown into the action force of building my hometown.

A few days ago, the State Press and Publication Administration issued a notice of the "Development Plan for the 14th Five-Year Plan Period of the Publishing Industry", and the "Complete Collection of Grotto Temples in the Yellow River Basin" project was selected as the special plan for national key books and publications during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period. Behind this glory, it is inseparable from the thick accumulation of a Luoyang youth.

The Luoyang youth, zhao yaohui, is 34 years old and is now the director of the Yingtianmen Art Museum in Luoyang City, Sui and Tang Dynasties.

"We will complete this project in 10 years, and the final draft is expected to reach 15 million words." Referring to the "Yellow River Basin Grotto Temple Complete Collection" project, Zhao Yaohui's voice was instantly filled with excitement, he introduced, this is a project of historical significance, when the project is completed, it can clearly reflect the spread trajectory and development of the Yellow River Basin Cave Temple, and play a great role in promoting archaeological research and protection, "It can be said that I am participating in and witnessing history!" ”

Although he is a "post-85", Zhao Yaohui's accumulation of ancient cultural heritage has a long history. Since childhood, he has loved calligraphy and Oracle, completed the first theme paper on the evolution of Oracle in the second grade of junior high school, and received systematic professional literature academic training during college... Today, he is an expert in the industry. Looking back on this road, Zhao Yaohui lamented that every step he took forward was inseparable from the rich historical and cultural atmosphere of Luoyang, and every step was also in his initial heart of loving traditional Chinese culture.

The grotto temple is not only an important carrier of China's excellent traditional culture, but also a part of the world cultural heritage, has a high reputation in the world, promote the protection of the grotto temple, inherit the cultural and artistic charm of the grotto temple, in Zhao Yaohui's view, is a pride, but also a responsibility.

"China's Yellow River Basin has rich resources of grotto temples, and what we have to do is to collect a collection of documents and materials for future generations to circulate through field visits." Zhao Yaohui said that in addition to the Longmen Grottoes in our city, there are also some small grotto temples in many counties and districts, some of which have been destroyed, and it is imminent to compile and name and increase protection.

In addition to focusing on the protection of the cave temple, Zhao Yaohui is currently working on the cultural research of Sui and Tang dynasty sites. After years of precipitation and thinking, Zhao Yaohui believes that Sui and Tang culture is the characteristic "label" of Luoyang, and it is more likely to become a breakthrough in the "circle" of urban traffic, "Next, I hope to hold several Sui and Tang special exhibitions to attract more young people to pay attention to traditional culture."

Journalist's voice

When it comes to Luoyang, there is history in every scene along the way, and stories are hidden on every brick and tile. In such a rich urban cultural atmosphere, more and more Luoyang youth are beginning to complete the role transformation from cultural "receiver" to "inheritor", and they are taking advantage of the "youth-friendly city" to use the excitement of youth to compose the most melodious praise for themselves and the city. (Luo Bao Rong Media Luoyang Network reporter Wang Ruoxin text/photo/video correspondent Chen Zhiqiang)