Light up the thousand-year-old city with culture

How can local governments grasp the urban context and do a good job in protecting ancient buildings and ancient blocks? Recently, this reporter interviewed Li Haiguang, chief of the secretary section of the Cultural, Cultural, Historical and Learning Committee of the Zhangzhou Municipal CPPCC Committee and a member of the Zhangzhou Ancient City Protection and Development Advisory Committee.

Reporter: What is the significance of protecting the ancient city for cultural inheritance?

Li Haiguang: Cities are the crystallization of material civilization and spiritual civilization in human society, and are a unique cultural phenomenon. As a carrier of history and culture, it can reflect the cultural landscape of the process of social and economic development. Chinese civilization has a long history and a long history, and the resulting "ancient cities" have spread throughout the country. The ancient city is an important carrier of the development of regional civilization, in this sense, the protection of the ancient city is to protect the continuous creativity and viability of Chinese civilization.

Reporter: What aspects should be focused on protecting the ancient city?

Li Haiguang: General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that a city's historical sites, cultural monuments and cultural heritage are part of the city's life. The cultural heritage has been destroyed, and the city is built new and good, but it also lacks vitality. It is necessary to unify the transformation and upgrading of the old city with the protection of historical sites and the preservation of historical context, not only to improve the living environment, but also to protect the historical and cultural heritage, so that history and culture and modern life can be integrated.

The purpose of the protection of the ancient city is not only to restore the architectural style, but also to continue to live and inherit culture, as well as commercial prosperity. In particular, we should dig deep into the local characteristic culture, enhance the cultural connotation of the ancient city, and let the ancient city continue to be "revitalized". Zhangzhou City proposed to "light up the thousand-year-old city with the culture of southern Fujian", through the protection and inheritance of the ancient city, so that generation after generation can touch the cultural pulse from the cultural heritage, feel the wisdom and cultural charm of the ancestors, and get inspiration and encouragement from it, thereby enhancing national pride and cultural self-confidence.

Reporter: In the next step, what else needs to be done to protect the ancient city?

Li Haiguang: In addition to protection, we should further explore the cultural connotation, increase the integration with local culture, and create a win-win situation. For example, more special cultural symbols such as intangible cultural heritage skills are introduced to add a sense of heaviness to the ancient city. At the same time, let the protection and innovation be integrated, let the protection of the ancient city be integrated with the economic development, and create a characteristic cultural chain.

Source: Fujian Daily