The vast number of cultural workers in Hebei Province have conscientiously studied and implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech, based on profound historical and cultural resources, and strived to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of traditional culture.
Bacon Builds the Soul to stimulate new momentum in traditional culture
It is necessary to protect, inherit and make good use of China's excellent traditional culture and tap its rich connotations, so as to help better strengthen cultural self-confidence and unite the national spirit. On August 24, General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech during his inspection in Chengde aroused strong resonance among the vast number of cultural workers in Hebei Province. Everyone said that excellent traditional culture is the "root" and "soul" of the Chinese nation and an important source of cultural self-confidence. Based on the profound historical and cultural resources of Hebei Province, we should strive to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of traditional culture, and gather the strength to forge ahead in the inheritance and innovation of cultural context.
The cangzhou section of the Grand Canal is full of greenery and vitality. In recent years, our province has continuously promoted the construction of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt and strengthened the protection, excavation and promotion of the intangible cultural heritage and regional characteristic culture of the Grand Canal. Hebei Daily reporter Zhang Hao photographed
Collect thick soil relics and promote the opening of a new bureau of cultural relics and archaeology in Hebei
Cultural relics carry splendid civilization, inherit history and culture, and maintain the national spirit. "We must turn the spirit of the general secretary's important speech into a strong driving force and strive to promote the cultural relics work in Hebei Province to create a new situation." Zhang Lifang, member of the party group of the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and director of the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, said that they will implement the new development concept, plan and implement measures, further revitalize cultural relics resources, make contributions to the effective protection and inheritance of China's excellent traditional culture, accelerate the construction of an economically strong province and beautiful Hebei, and strive to achieve a good start in the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan".
Hebei is one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese nation, with splendid culture and rich heritage. At present, there are 33,943 immovable cultural relics in the province, including 6 world cultural heritages in 4 items and 291 national key cultural protection units, ranking third in the country; 963 cultural protection units at or above the provincial level; 6 national historical and cultural cities, 6 provincial historical and cultural cities, 90 famous historical and cultural towns and villages; 170 museums in the province, and 1402448 cultural relics in state-owned collections.
Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Hebei Province has actively planned to carry out archaeological work, promote the protection and utilization of cultural heritage, strengthen the scientific and technological support of cultural relics, and steadily promote the protection of cultural relics in Xiong'an New Area and Zhangjiakou Competition Area of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Grasp the key projects such as the royal tombs of the Qing Dynasty, the ancient city of Zhengding, and the ancient castle of Weixian County, promote the protection and utilization of the grotto temple, and vigorously promote the construction of museums and high-quality development... The province's cultural relics undertakings have developed in an all-round way, and the pattern of cultural relics protection led by the government, departmental cooperation and social participation has initially taken shape, and the social consensus on the protection of cultural relics has been further deepened.
Hebei is rich in cultural resources, and its cultural heritage is an important carrier of historical roots, and it is also the source of strength for the sons and daughters of Yanzhao in the new era to innovate and forge ahead. In recent years, Archaeology in Hebei has taken root in regional resources and has continuously achieved new results——
Promote the Nihe Bay Oriental Human Source Exploration Project; carry out archaeological excavation research in the Bashang area of northwest Hebei Province; implement the "Research Project on the Process of Civilization in the Central Plains"; fill the gap in the history and archaeological research of the early history and archaeological research of the Ancient County Site of Xingtang Dynasty; complete the archaeological excavation of the Chongli Prince City Site to help the construction of the Olympic Exhibition Project; excavate the southern site of Kaiyuan Temple and witness the thousand-year history of Zhengding..."' During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, we undertook more than 180 archaeological projects, with a cumulative archaeological survey of about 17,500 kilometers, an exploration area of about 8.45 million square meters, and an excavation area of about 77,000 square meters, with fruitful research results. Zhang Wenrui, president of the Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, said.
Archaeological work is an important work to display and construct the history of the Chinese nation and the treasures of Chinese civilization. "Next, we will continue to deepen the study of Chinese civilization, promote major projects such as the 'Chinese Civilization Exploration Project' and 'Archaeological China', in addition to carrying out archaeology in Nihewan, Northwest Hebei, Ji'nan and other areas, we will also carry out archaeological and cultural research on the north and south wings of Yanshan Mountain, further promote the archaeological and cultural research of Yanshan, Zhao and Zhongshan, rely on the national 'Maritime Silk Road' application key projects to promote underwater archaeological research, and lay the foundation for the construction of the province's underwater cultural heritage database..." Zhang Wenrui said that Hebei Province will focus on these archaeological projects. Continue to do a good job in excavating, sorting out and interpreting the archaeological results in the new era, so that the results can benefit more people.
Activate the memory of Yanzhao and promote the innovative development of intangible cultural heritage
As an important part of excellent traditional culture, intangible cultural heritage is an important symbol of the historical and cultural achievements of a country and a nation, condensing the skills and forms of expression passed down from generation to generation by people of all ethnic groups. "The general secretary's important speech is from a lofty height, guiding the vast number of our intangible cultural heritage workers to continue to take scientific protection, improve ability, carry forward values, and development and revitalization as the goal, and strive to promote the work of intangible cultural heritage to be meticulous and in-depth, and achieve more results." Zhang Xuefang, director of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Department of the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, said.
During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, Hebei Province's intangible cultural heritage protection policies were precisely implemented, the protection effect was further highlighted, and the protection capacity was significantly improved. At present, the province has been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by a total of 6 items, 163 representative items of intangible cultural heritage at the national level, 990 representative items of intangible cultural heritage at the provincial level, 2818 representative items of intangible cultural heritage at the municipal level, and 6810 representative items of intangible cultural heritage at the county level. The practice of intangible cultural heritage protection has become increasingly active, and the Nüwa Festival and the Taihao Fuxi Festival have been listed in the key projects of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for the origin of Chinese national civilization and cultural origin. Jingxing Lahua, Xihe Big Drum, Hengshui Inner Painting and Fengning Manchu Paper-cutting were rated as excellent conservation practice cases by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Organize 54 representative inheritors, use digital multimedia means, and systematically record their intangible cultural heritage knowledge and exquisite skills...
"During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the province's intangible cultural heritage work will continue to strive to promote creative transformation and innovative development, serve the national strategy, and promote industrial development." Zhang Xuefang said that it will make overall plans to promote the excavation and interpretation of intangible cultural heritage resources along the Great Wall, digital records, creative research and development, take the initiative to explore the operation mode of integrated development such as "intangible cultural heritage scenic spots", encourage universities and primary and secondary schools to open intangible cultural heritage courses, and build a number of provincial intangible cultural heritage practice bases.
Yan Zhao is thick soil and has a long vein. "The general secretary's important speech has deeply encouraged the vast number of literary and art workers and deeply felt a heavy responsibility." Xie Xiaoyong, secretary of the party group and vice chairman of the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said that in recent years, the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles has dug deep into the cultural resources of Yanzhao, planned and organized the compilation of the "History of Art in Hebei", comprehensively revised the "Four Libraries of Complete Books", and created national art festivals such as the China Paper-cutting Art Festival, calling the Yanzhao cultural brand... In the future, we will further excavate the excellent traditional culture of Hebei, continue to carry out the census and identification of Yanzhao's time-honored brands and ancient tributes, carry out the compilation of relevant books such as Chinese folk literature, Chinese folk crafts, famous towns and villages in China's historical and cultural cities, and start the investigation and cultural archiving of the current situation of non-genetic inheritors in the province.
As a unique traditional culture, Hebei acrobatics have been passed down for thousands of years. In recent years, Hebei Province has created a number of outstanding works such as "On the Grand Canal", "The Legend of Waking lions", "A Ship of Bright Moon Crossing Cangzhou", "Dreaming back to Zhongshan Country" and so on, highlighting the influence of Chinese culture. Shen Haitao, vice chairman of the Provincial Acrobats Association and a first-level researcher, said that he will continue to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of acrobatic art, promote international cooperation and exchanges, and strive to develop Hebei Province into a world acrobatic talent export place and an innovative place for acrobatic works, so as to open up a broad space for the inheritance and utilization of excellent traditional culture.
Xifengkou Xipanjiakou section of the Great Wall protection and maintenance project construction site. Hebei Daily reporter Zhao Jie photographed
Build a cultural park and create a new highland of Yanzhao culture
"The magnificent Great Wall is a straight spine; the flowing canal is like the context of water." Under the guidance of the General Secretary, we should write a new chapter in the protection of cultural heritage and play a magnificent movement of 'poetry and far away'. Zhai Yuhu, deputy secretary of the party group and deputy director of the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, said that the general secretary's important speech was inspiring and also pointed out the direction for the construction of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal National Cultural Park.
Originating from the sea and across the mountains, Hebei is one of the most complete sections of the Great Wall resource preservation in China. From June 1, the Regulations on the Protection of the Great Wall of Hebei Province were officially implemented, and the promulgation and implementation of the regulations will provide strong legal support for Hebei to strengthen the protection and utilization of the Great Wall, explain the value of the Great Wall, carry forward the spirit of the Great Wall, and promote the construction of the Great Wall National Cultural Park. The construction of the Great Wall National Cultural Park involves 15 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, of which the hebei section of the Great Wall, as a key construction area, undertakes the heavy responsibility of being the first to try and lead by demonstration. Highlight the national position, highlight the national spirit, and create an important symbol of Chinese culture. Hebei revolves around the cultural resources of the Great Wall, and connects the spatial layout and display system of "two belts, four sections and multiple points" along the Yanshan and Taihang Mountains. Highlighting the key sections of "Unity of Purpose, Xiongguan Tianxia" Shanhaiguan, "Tenacity and Self-Improvement, Jinshan Unique Show", "Peaceful and Open, Great River and Mountain" Dajing Gate, "Self-Confidence and Self-Improvement, Winter Olympic Scenic Scenery" Chongli and other key sections as the guide, carefully build a national and world-compatible Great Wall cultural landmark, and carry forward the spirit of the Great Wall.
At present, 10 projects in Hebei Province are listed in the national "Great Wall National Cultural Park Construction and Protection Plan". "Before the end of this year, the Chongli Great Wall body protection and landscape display and lighting project, the second phase of the readable Great Wall Digital Cloud Platform, Shanhaiguan, Jinshanling and Chicheng and a number of scenic road demonstration sections will be completed, the Dajingmen Great Wall Museum, the Wanquan Great Wall Health Museum and other venues will be opened for operation, and key projects such as the Shanhaiguan China Great Wall Culture Museum and the Xifengkou Great Wall Protection and Utilization will make significant progress, and strive to form a benchmark and model for high-quality construction." Zhai Yuhu said.
It is connected to Jingjin on the upper side and Lu Yu on the lower side. The northern section of the Grand Canal, with a total length of 530 kilometers, flows through 21 counties (cities, districts) in Langfang, Cangzhou, Hengshui, Xingtai, Handan and Xiong'an New Area, and is a cultural treasure with northern characteristics in China's Grand Canal. At present, there are 30 relics of the canal body with important value along the Hebei section, and the Cangzhou-Hengshui-Dezhou section of the South Canal, the Xiejiaba and Huajiakou rammed earth hazards "two points and one section" have been included in the World Cultural Heritage List.
"The river is the line, the city is the bead, the bead string line, the line with the surface" - the "Grand Canal National Cultural Park Construction and Protection Plan", which requires the integration of resources along the line, in-depth interpretation of cultural values, and the promotion of high-quality development. After synchronous governance with Beijing and Tianjin, not long ago, the Langfang section of the North Canal was fully navigable, and it is expected that Beijing and Hebei will be interconnected next year. In order to protect, inherit and make good use of various types of cultural heritage, Hebei Province has also formulated the "Implementation Plan for the Cultural Protection, Inheritance and Utilization of the Grand Canal in Hebei Province", and prepared supporting implementation plans to build a "1+6+1" provincial-level planning system. Led by culture, the cultural heritage scattered on both sides of the canal is being regained, polished and connected, which will create a new highland of Yanzhao culture.
"Cultural self-confidence is first and foremost cultural identity. The General Secretary's important speech was inspiring and filled everyone with enthusiasm. Han Lisen, deputy director of the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, said that the construction of the national cultural park is an innovative move to protect and carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture. As the unique symbol of the Chinese nation and carrying the deepest cultural memory, the Great Wall and the Grand Canal have a strong cultural appeal and inclusiveness, contain the cultural genes and spiritual code of the Chinese nation, and will surely become a cultural rich mine that condenses the national spirit. (Hebei Daily reporter Gong Zhenglong Cao Zheng)