Source: Overseas Network
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On 25 July, at the 44th World Heritage Conference held in Fuzhou, "Quanzhou: World Maritime Trade Center of Song and Yuan China" was successfully inscribed on the World Heritage List, becoming the fifth World Heritage Site in Fujian Province.
As the "largest port in the East" and "the world's cargo warehouse" in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Quanzhou Thorn Tong Port once maintained maritime trade with nearly 100 countries in the world, and foreign merchants took Chinese silk, tea and porcelain from Quanzhou, and also brought rare goods and rich and diverse cultures from all over the world.
As early as 2001, Xi Jinping, then governor of Fujian Province, presided over a meeting of the governor's office to study the plan for declaring the "Maritime Silk Road: Historical Sites of Quanzhou" as a world cultural heritage, agreed to apply to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in the name of the provincial people's government, and set up a leading group for the application for heritage.
After 20 years of unremitting efforts, Quanzhou finally successfully applied for heritage.
During his work in Fujian, Xi Jinping devoted great efforts to the protection of Fujian's cultural and natural heritage and the declaration of World Heritage. Today, the group will tell you the story behind this.
In April 2001, Xi Jinping visited the Quanzhou Overseas Transportation History Museum. Source: People's Daily
Gulangyu Island
Built in 1907, bagua Lou is one of the landmark buildings on Gulangyu Island and was used as a capacitor factory building after the 1960s. In 1983, the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee and the Xiamen Municipal Government decided to build a museum here, but the building was cut into a "pansi hole" by three units, and more than 10 families lived in the basement, walking a few steps, and the floor slabs were still trembling...
One day in 1986, Xi Jinping, then a member of the Standing Committee of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee and vice mayor, had just finished a report on Gulangyu Island and walked out of the hall, when Gong Jie, then director of the Xiamen Museum and in charge of the restoration of the Bagua Building, pulled him aside.
"Comrade Vice Mayor, please visit the Bagua Building." Gong Jie issued an invitation.
"Good!" Xi Jinping agreed very crisply. Xi Jinping came to the Bagua Building and walked around the courtyard.
Gong Jie said, "And upstairs." ”
"I know what you mean." Xi Jinping said immediately. "How much is missing?" He asked as he walked.
"300,000 yuan."
"Come and get it tomorrow."
At that time, Xiamen was developing everywhere and there was a shortage of funds everywhere. For the maintenance of the Bagua Building, Xiamen City had raised 500,000 yuan and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage had allocated 480,000 yuan, but it was soon insufficient. The 300,000 yuan approved by Xi Jinping is very expensive.
Organ Museum (Source: Xinhuanet)
The renovated Bagua Building, with its large red dome, is now the only organ museum in China and the world, and has become one of the core elements of Gulangyu Island's cultural heritage in the later application process.
In August 1986, Xi Jinping led the compilation of the "1985-2000 Xiamen Economic and Social Development Strategy", and made an annex report - "The Social and Cultural Value of Gulangyu Island and Its Tourism Development and Utilization", which analyzed the value of Gulangyu Island, and believed that Gulangyu Island is one of the few urban scenic spots that harmoniously combine natural landscapes and cultural landscapes, and it is necessary to regard Gulangyu Island as a treasure of the country, and to plan its construction and protection at this height.
"Treasure of the Nation"! This small island has been elevated to an unprecedented height.
On 8 July 2017, at the 41st session of the World Heritage Conference, Gulangyu Island: A Historic International Community was successfully inscribed on the World Heritage List.
Water Danxia landscape in The Dajin Lake Scenic Area of Taining County, Sanming City. Source: Xinhua News Agency
Danxia, China
Sanming is one of the sources of the Minjiang River. During his work in Fujian, when Xi Jinping went to Sanming to investigate and guide the work, he repeatedly urged cadres and the masses to attach importance to the ecological environment and protect the ecological environment. He said: "Looking at the green mountains and rivers now has no value, in the long run, this is a priceless treasure, and the future value is immeasurable." ”
On April 10, 1997, Xi Jinping, then deputy secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, came to Shangqingxi, Taining County, Sanming City, to investigate ecological environmental protection and resource development projects. Taining County, which Xi Jinping inspected, is located in the northwest of Fujian Province, and there is a unique natural landscape in the county: Taining Danxia, which is composed of two major areas in the north and south of Jinhu Lake and Shangqingxi, and is the only representative of the canyon-type Danxia in the low-altitude mountain plains of China's subtropical humid areas.
There was also a small episode in the survey. In the middle of the boat's journey, a carp suddenly jumped onto the bamboo row that Xi Jinping was riding on, and happened to land at his feet. Xi Jinping immediately took off the plastic shoe covers, filled the water, put the carp into it for careful protection, and carefully put the carp back into the stream after the bamboo row reached the deep shore of the downstream water, watching it swim happily.
Xi Jinping said: "Sanming is one of the sources of the Minjiang River, and the advantages of ecological, natural and tourism resources are unique, and this advantage will become more and more significant with the advancement of the historical process." He told everyone: "We must protect the environment well." ”
This exhortation has become the persistent practice of the people of Taining. In August 2010, at the 34th Session of the World Heritage Conference, Taining's "Danxia of China" was successfully declared a World Natural Heritage Site.
Huaiyuan Lou, a circular tulou in Kanxia Village, Meilin Town, Nanjing County. Source: Xinhua News Agency
Fujian Tulou
In Fujian, the unique tulou is one of the buildings that best reflect traditional culture.
The formation of Tulou in Fujian is related to several famous migrations of the Han people in the Central Plains in history. In the tulou, there are thought-provoking plaques, private schools coexisting with the buildings, and mural paintings that educate and educate people, all of which carry a heavy traditional culture.
Since 1998, Yongding and Nanjing counties have started the work of applying for the World Cultural Heritage of Tulou, and later, Hua'an County has also joined the ranks of Tulou to apply for heritage. However, Longyan and Zhangzhou have a dispute over the "right of signature" of Tulou's application for heritage - whether it is called "Hakka Tulou" or "Minnan Tulou", each has its own opinion.
At that time, some leaders and experts believed that whether the Hakka Tulou or the Minnan Tulou were the main body of the application for the heritage, the cultural significance was relatively narrow, and it was difficult to declare success.
But this is a "right of signature" issue that has been going on for thousands of years, and all parties are unwilling to compromise.
The "pen and ink lawsuit" hit the then provincial governor Xi Jinping. On April 30, 2000, Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the governor's office to study issues related to tulou's application for heritage.
Pan Xincheng, then vice governor, recalled: "Comrade Xi Jinping said that there are tulou everywhere in Fujian, and now the entire Tulou in Fujian must be declared a World Heritage Site, so we call it Fujian Tulou, so that the eight Fujian lands have a share." Everyone felt that Comrade Xi Jinping's remarks were reasonable and well-founded, and they took into account the overall situation and agreed one after another. ”
With the support of the Fujian Provincial Government, a total of 46 tulous in the "six groups and four floors" of Yongding, Nanjing and Hua'an counties have been declared as world cultural heritages in the name of "Fujian Tulou". Longyan and Zhangzhou have made concerted efforts to speed up the protection of Tulou and the improvement of environmental remediation, and Fujian Tulou has entered the fast lane.
On 7 July 2008, at the 32nd Session of the World Heritage Conference, Fujian Tulou was successfully inscribed on the World Heritage List.
On the afternoon of March 22, 2021, Xi Jinping waved to tourists during his inspection of Zhuxi Garden in Wuyi Mountain, Nanping. Source: Xinhua News Agency
Wuyi Mountain
On October 21, 1998, Xi Jinping, then deputy secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, conducted research in Nanping and inspected the Kaoting Academy, which was being rebuilt. He carefully learned about Zhu Zi's life and deeds all the way, and learned about the past and present lives of the academy, and then he climbed up the stairs and came to the WenGong Ancestral Hall under construction, walking around the Wengong Ancestral Hall that had not yet removed the scaffolding. He asked carefully: Did the academy have such a large scale? Do you have any drawings from Khao Ting College? Are there any records in ancient books? Knowing that Nanping not only preserved relevant historical materials, but also established the Zhuzi Culture Research Association to focus on inheriting, protecting and promoting Zhuzi culture, Xi Jinping said with a heavy heart: "You have these cultural relics and historical materials, and you must strengthen the protection and inheritance." ”
With the support and promotion of Xi Jinping, the cooperation between the institute and the local government set a precedent, and the Song Ming Science Research Center landed in Wuyi Mountain, the birthplace of Zhu Zi Lixue.
On December 1, 1999, Wuyishan was officially inscribed on unesco's World Heritage List as a world cultural and natural heritage site. Xi Jinping, then acting governor, sent a congratulatory letter, stressing that "Wuyishan's declaration of 'World Heritage' was successful... It has filled a gap for our province and consolidated and improved the status and popularity of Fujian tourism in the country and even the world."
In March this year, Xi Jinping visited Fujian and on the first day came to Zhu Xi Garden on the banks of Jiuqu Creek in Wuyi Mountain.
Revisiting the old place, full of emotions. Xi Jinping said: "When we take the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics, we must promote the sinification of Marxism. If there is no Chinese five-thousand-year civilization, where are there Any Chinese characteristics? If it were not for Chinese characteristics, where would we have such a successful path of socialism with Chinese characteristics today? We must pay special attention to excavating the essence of China's five-thousand-year civilization, combine the promotion of excellent traditional culture with Marxist positions and viewpoints, and unswervingly take the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics. ”
Edited by Heming, Jiudan
Source/People's Daily, Fujian Daily, etc
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