"What I am most concerned about is the most precious thing left by the vicissitudes of Chinese civilization. Our culture continues to flow and be passed on, and these treasures left behind must be cared for and cherished in every possible way. Not long ago, during the inspection of the Central Headquarters of the National Version Pavilion of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping said seriously.
Treasures are collected in museums, written in ancient books, and displayed in the vast land. For these cultural relics and cultural heritages that carry the genes and bloodlines of the Chinese nation, General Secretary Xi Jinping cherishes them.
From the inheritance of cultural heritage to the protection of natural heritage, from strengthening the protection and utilization of tangible cultural heritage to stimulating the innovative vitality of intangible cultural heritage... From the strategic perspective of retaining cultural roots and preserving the soul of the nation, the general secretary cares for and promotes the protection of cultural and natural heritage.
Let us follow Xi Jinping's "cultural footprints" and understand his ardent expectations for inheriting and protecting historical and cultural heritage and natural heritage, and promoting the rejuvenation of Chinese civilization.
Pay attention to a mountain - a message "This article should be done well"
The purpose of the application is to better protect and use the heritage. General Secretary Xi Jinping has issued important instructions to "carefully protect the cultural heritage left by the ancestors and better pass on the historical context."
On the evening of December 1, 1999, Wuyishan City, Fujian Province was in a festive and lively atmosphere.
At the 23rd World Heritage Conference held in Morocco, Wuyi Mountain was inscribed on the World Heritage List, becoming the fourth World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site in the mainland, and also achieved a breakthrough in the zero World Heritage in Fujian Province.
The next day, Xi Jinping, then acting governor of Wuyishan Province, sent a letter to the Wuyishan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government congratulating him on the successful application.
"The intangible value of 'World Cultural and Natural Heritage' is immeasurable, it has far-reaching significance for the future development of Wuyishan's tourism industry, and it will soon bring a boom in tourism." Half a month later, Xi Jinping went to Nanping City to investigate, spoke highly of Wuyishan's honor as a "double world heritage", and encouraged "this article to be done well".
At the end of the 90s of the 20th century, Wuyi Mountain, "Qi Xiujia in the southeast", began to be declared a World Heritage Site. Xi Jinping, then deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, was very concerned about the progress of the declaration and actively coordinated and promoted relevant work.
△On March 22, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping learned about Zhu Xi's life and scientific research in Zhu Xi Garden, Wuyi Mountain, Nanping, Fujian.
At that time, many people thought that the application of Wuyi Mountain for the World Heritage Site might mean obtaining natural heritage, and it might not be able to win cultural heritage in the vast cultural ocean of the world.
The ruins of Seoul City, which has a rich history, are an important part of the application, and it can be said that it is precisely because of the ancient Hancheng and so on that the "double world heritage" of Wuyishan. During the application process, the Department of Culture of Fujian Province began to prepare for the construction of the Minyue Royal City Museum to undertake the protection and management of the ruins of Seoul in the city village. The Institutional Establishment Committee of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, of which Xi Jinping is the director, actively supported it.
△Minyue Royal City Museum. The ruins of Seoul are more than 2,200 years old and are the largest and best-preserved Han Dynasty city site ever found in the south of the mainland.
With the concerted efforts of all relevant parties, the ruins of Seoul passed the acceptance test and were praised as "Pompeii of China" by the UNESCO World Heritage Delegation.
World Heritage should be used and protected. Xi Jinping is very concerned about the protection of the "double world heritage" of Wuyishan. In December 2001, he made a special trip to inspect the ruins of Seoul in Wuyishancheng Village, and advised that "the ancient Hancheng is a cultural national treasure, which should be seriously studied and rationally developed" and "development should be done in accordance with scientific laws to form a trend of sustainable development and research".
Following this, archaeological excavations at the Seoul site continue to increase. In December 2013, Seongchon Seoul Archaeological Site Park was included in the list of the second batch of national archaeological site parks. At the end of last year, the park was successfully selected into the list of national archaeological site parks.
Listen to an epic poem - encouraging to "carry forward the excellent traditional culture of all ethnic groups"
"Manas", which has been passed down from generation to generation, is the three major epic poems of ethnic minorities in the mainland along with "Gesa(s)er" and "Jangal", and is a classic work that praises heroes.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has mentioned this heroic epic many times. During his trip to Xinjiang in July 2022, Xi Jinping watched a rap display of "Manas" at the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum.
△On July 13, 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping was at the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum with the inheritors of the intangible cultural heritage of "Manas".
"How long can I sing?" The general secretary asked with a smile.
"I can't finish singing in a day or night." The inheritor of Manas, herder Janur, replied.
"I can only sing for 60 minutes." The apprentice next to him, who had been studying art since he was 3 years old and was 14 years old at the time, was ashamed of himself.
"It's not easy anymore!" The general secretary told the young people, "The younger generation should be well trained, better strengthen the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage, and carry forward the excellent traditional culture of all ethnic groups." ”
"What other difficulties are you encountering?"
"I want the world to know about Manas." Jiang Nuer's eyes were full of longing.
"It's about spreading to the whole world. They belong to ethnic minorities and are also valuable treasures in the cultural treasury of the Chinese nation. Chinese culture should better carry out exchanges and mutual learning with world cultures. The Party Central Committee attaches importance to and supports this work. The general secretary said with certainty after hearing this.
Because the mainland has continued to make efforts to protect intangible cultural heritage, Manas, which was once facing the crisis of being lost, has been revitalized. In recent years, Manas has not only been translated into many languages and widely published, but also has been staged many times in operas based on it. This heroic epic enters the broader cultural field.
During his visits to ethnic minority areas, General Secretary Xi Jinping often pays attention to the protection and inheritance of ethnic minority cultures – learning about the texture of Tibetan carpets in Qinghai, beating Wa wooden drums in Yunnan, and participating in blessing ceremonies in Inner Mongolia.
△On January 27, 2014, at the winter Naadam "Five Animal Blessing" ceremony in Baoligen Sumu (Township), Xilinhot City, Inner Mongolia, General Secretary Xi Jinping dipped his ring finger in fresh milk in a silver bowl three times in accordance with Mongolian customs, wishing the coming year a smooth wind and rain, the prosperity of the five animals, and the happiness and well-being of the people.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Chinese civilization is broad and profound, with a long history, and is formed by the convergence of excellent cultures of various ethnic groups. ”
It is rooted in the fertile soil of harmonious and different multi-ethnic cultures that has contributed to the enduring renewal of Chinese culture. This is the important wisdom of Chinese civilization to become the only civilization in the world that has not been interrupted and has developed so far.
Visiting a shrine – exhorting "to strengthen cultural confidence"
"One father and son three words, four ancient articles." In Meishan City, the streets and alleys are unknown, because of the Sansu father and son, there is a deep cultural atmosphere.
On June 8 last year, General Secretary Xi Jinping, who was on an inspection tour in Sichuan, walked into the Sansu Temple.
Front Hall, Dining Hall, Qixian Hall, Lai Fengxuan... The general secretary walked all the way and thought all the way.
△ Sansu Temple
"A drop of water can see the sun, and a Sansu Temple can see the breadth and depth of our Chinese culture. We say to strengthen cultural self-confidence, and China has the 'three Su', which is an important example. The general secretary sighed.
He talked about road confidence from cultural self-confidence: "The Chinese nation has a profound heritage of more than 5,000 years of long civilization history, and we lead the people to take the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics. We must be good at absorbing the concepts and thinking of governing the country from the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and extensively draw on all the achievements of the world's excellent civilizations. ”
The road of socialism with Chinese characteristics has come out under the guidance of Marxism and from the history of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years.
At the recent symposium on cultural inheritance and development, General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly pointed out: "Why is our socialism different? Why is it so vibrant? The key lies in Chinese characteristics, and the key to Chinese characteristics lies in the 'combination of the two'. "The 'second combination' is another ideological emancipation, allowing us to make full use of the precious resources of China's excellent traditional culture in a broader cultural space and explore future-oriented theoretical and institutional innovations."
△Interior view of the Central Headquarters of the National Version Museum of China "Wenhan Pavilion". On the dome of the starry sky is a stone carved astronomical map of the Song Dynasty, conveying the meaning of "Wenhan Pavilion": Chinese civilization is as vast and brilliant as the starry sky.
Chinese civilization has endowed Chinese-style modernization with profound heritage, and Chinese-style modernization has endowed Chinese civilization with modern power.
In the decade of the new era, under the attention and guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping, the cause of cultural and natural heritage protection in the mainland has continued to develop.
The mainland has 56 World Heritage Sites, the second largest total in the world.
Up to now, the mainland has recognized more than 100,000 representative items of intangible cultural heritage at all levels. 43 items were inscribed on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, ranking first in the world.
By the end of 2021, more than 2.7 million ancient book census and registration data had been completed nationwide, more than 3.85 million ancient books had been restored, and 17 national standards and industry standards for the protection of ancient books had been formulated and promulgated.
At present, the mainland has announced 140 national historical and cultural cities and 6,819 traditional Chinese villages; There are more than 36,000 immovable revolutionary cultural relics in the country, and more than 1 million pieces (sets) of movable revolutionary cultural relics are collected by state-owned museums.
Only by not forgetting the original can we create the future.
As the general secretary said: "The best inheritance of history is to create a new history; The greatest tribute to human civilization is to create a new form of human civilization. ”
On the new journey, the sons and daughters of China will strengthen cultural self-confidence, undertake missions, work hard, and work together to create a new culture belonging to our era and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation.
Source: CCTV News Client