Torchbearer Shan Jixiang: Light up the "City of Double Olympics" to convey the charm of the world heritage

On February 4, the 24th Winter Olympic Games opened in Beijing. Shan Jixiang, president of the Chinese Society of Cultural Relics and former president of the Palace Museum, participated in the Winter Olympic torch relay, wearing a uniform with a white background, red and yellow patterns, and completed the torch relay at the Summer Palace, which symbolizes the "Huaxia Garden". The core connotation of the Summer Palace is to reflect the charm of the ancient capital and the world cultural heritage, show Beijing's profound historical and cultural heritage, and be the witness of the historical situation and the pearl of the Yongdinghe Cultural Belt in Xishan. This torch carries not only the Olympic spirit, but also our continuous Chinese civilization.

Shan Jixiang has been engaged in the protection of cultural heritage for many years, and it is of special significance to complete the relay of the Torch of the Winter Olympics at the Summer Palace, a world cultural heritage site. "The opening ceremony was held in such a good environment and such a good air quality, which is also a very good achievement in our urban construction and urban environmental improvement in Beijing over the years, which encourages us to work harder." Shan Jixiang said.

From 2008 to 2022, from the Summer Olympics to the Winter Olympics, Beijing became the first "double Olympic city" in the history of the Olympic Games, and this glory and calmness were integrated into the urban construction of Beijing, so that after nearly 7 years of preparation for the Winter Olympic Games and the economic and cultural development of the capital, the ancient capital of the millennium was revitalized again.

The second season of the Interactive Documentary Program "Ten Thousand Miles of Walking Alone - China in heritage", which is being broadcast by Shan Jixiang as the initiator and cultural guide, is being broadcast, and the program is committed to the young inheritance of the World Heritage culture, focusing on allowing the audience to understand and inherit the World Heritage, deeply stimulating the sense of mission of young people, and allowing traditional culture and young people to "break the circle" to embrace. In the 7 episodes that have been broadcast, the "Wanli Youth League" composed of Shan Jixiang as the core focuses on 7 heritage sites from the perspective of observing current life and being close to young people, not only decoding the world heritage culture with the accompanying interpretation of experts and scholars, but also using reading, travel and artistic creation to activate the imagination and expression of the world heritage culture, highlighting a more cutting-edge cultural attitude. After the program was broadcast, Luoyang, Jingdezhen, Quanzhou, Anyang Yinxu and other places were listed by young people as the latest tourist punching places, and more people discovered and fell in love with the World Heritage Site, and wanted to feel the charm of Chinese civilization in the fireworks of the city.

It is reported that the film crew recorded the program on the central axis of Beijing and the filming sites of the Forbidden City a few years ago, and continued to explore the story of the integration of history and times in the collision, agitation and empathy between the guests and the locals. Shan Jixiang said that every grand event and brilliant color that occurs in Beijing decorates the axis of the city, and every old Beijinger and new Beijinger who works and lives along this central axis are also using their own struggles and dreams to light up this central axis. At present, Beijing is accelerating the process of applying for heritage on the central axis, and with the development and vitality of the central axis of Beijing, the ancient capital of Beijing, which has seven World Heritage Sites of the Great Wall, the Forbidden City of Beijing, the Peking People's Ruins of Zhoukoudian, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, the Ming and Qing Royal Mausoleums and the Grand Canal, is entering a new journey.

Integrating the profound historical heritage, firm cultural foundation and fresh life force, accompanied by the burning Olympic flame, Beijing City seems to grow out of the historical context, endlessly, and stretching towards the future.

Source: Guangming Network