In spring, go to Tongli Ancient Town, Suzhou, Jiangsu, cross the small bridge and flowing water, pass through the deep alleys of ancient houses, feel the simple beauty of Jiangnan garden architecture, and go to the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Information of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences to read ancient Chinese medicine books and see how the damaged ancient Chinese medicine books are repaired. This spring, the Beijing Film Festival, the University Student Film Festival and other activities have made people see the vitality of the Chinese cultural market; in the United Nations Headquarters, UNESCO Headquarters and other places, a series of United Nations Chinese Day activities have been held, allowing Chinese culture to enter the hearts of people of different nationalities.
Jiangnan Water Town, a vibrant ancient town
The "Cultural China Tour" theme publicity activity was launched in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, focusing on the inheritance and development of excellent traditional Chinese culture. Tongli Ancient Town in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province has a history of more than 1,000 years and is one of the "Six Ancient Towns in the South of the Yangtze River". This ancient town, located on the shore of Taihu Lake and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, is a living sample of the thousand-year-old inheritance of the cultural landscape of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River.
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In spring, the ancient town of Tongli is crowded. Crossing the small bridge and flowing water, passing through the deep alleys of the ancient house, you will come to the Retreat Garden, one of the world cultural heritage. The beautiful scenery of the cold house, the water champs, and the sleeping cloud pavilion are the true portrayal of "Modao Garden is small, and how much do you know about the good scenery".
According to the literature, all the windows here are made of Ming tiles, which is one of the very distinctive window styles in the Jiangnan region during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Nowadays, the local area has studied the raw materials of Ming tile through the cross-forensics of existing objects and documents, and cooperated with craftsmen to reproduce the simple beauty of Jiangnan garden architecture. The pieces of bright tiles can not only reflect the sun, but also not easy to accumulate dust, but also shelter from the wind and rain, but also maintain privacy, is the historical and cultural connotation and artistic value of the intuitive display.
In the ancient town of Tongli, every house is near the water, every household is connected to the boat, and the underground is relatively humid, when the ancients built the house, they fully considered how to use the things around them to block the moisture emanating from the bottom up. Through these layers of mussel shells, moisture can be collected and will not continue upwards into the planks or rooms. This design concept of adapting measures to local conditions and applying art according to aptitude fully reflects the awe and respect of the ancients for nature.
In addition to retaining the original restoration components and processes, the protection of the ancient town is also indispensable for new technologies and new ideas.
Zhou Chunhua, Director of the Cultural Relics Protection Management Institute of Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province: In the past two years, digital scanning has been carried out on key cultural relics protection units across the country and some seriously damaged cultural preservation units, that is, three-dimensional scanning and digital archiving, which provides strong digital support for subsequent protection and inheritance.
Ancient books of Chinese medicine are renewed
Ancient books record the history of China, and one of them is more special, which is the ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine. The ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine contain rich academic data value and have important clinical value. The Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Information of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences is the institution with the largest collection of ancient Chinese medicine books in the world. At present, the library has a collection of more than 100,000 ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine, which not only records the development of Chinese medicine, but also contributes to a healthy China.
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Among the collections, the most precious is the 1593 Jinling edition of the Compendium of Materia Medica, which is known as the "Masterpiece of Materia Medica, the Great Dictionary of Materia Medica". It is the earliest engraved book, at present there are only 3 complete copies in China, it is the ancestor of all Chinese and foreign "Compendium of Materia Medica", the publication and circulation of "Compendium of Materia Medica" are from this version of the origin.
Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty wrote "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription", which described the rescue and treatment methods of stroke, fainting, abdominal pain, chest tightness, cold and heat, cough and other emergencies, which is known as the first clinical emergency manual in ancient China. In order to learn from the ancient experience of antimalarial practice, Tu Youyou researcher has consulted several editions of "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription", and from the book record "Artemisia annua is a hand, soaked in two liters of water, wrenched juice, and served as much as possible", and successfully extracted a highly effective antimalarial drug "artemisinin" from Artemisia annua.
Li Hongtao, Director and Researcher of the Ancient Books Resources Research Office of the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Information, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences: Whether it is the "Compendium of Materia Medica" or the "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription", the knowledge, technology and methods it carries can be used as the most favorable physical evidence for the origin and development of our traditional Chinese medicine.
In recent years, the state has invested funds to support the national traditional Chinese medicine industry to carry out the construction of collection conditions and the improvement of restoration capabilities, and has restored a large number of precious ancient books in accordance with the principles of "repairing the old as the old" and "minimal intervention".
With the development of technology, the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Information of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences has completed the restoration of 750 precious and damaged ancient Chinese medicine books, and the digital scanning of 500 precious ancient books.
Inheritance and innovation are vibrant
To tell Chinese stories well, film and drama are important carriers. This spring, the Beijing Film Festival, the University Student Film Festival and other activities have made people see the vitality of the Chinese cultural market.
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Recently, the 31st Beijing International Film Festival and the 31st College Student Film Festival were officially launched at the Time Museum in Dongcheng District, Beijing. At the launching ceremony, the theme promotional film of the 31st College Student Film Festival, the collection of works of the Youth Video Creation Project, and 34 outstanding domestic films such as "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an" were also announced. This year's film festival will screen and post-screening exchange activities for the outstanding domestic films of "Light and Shadow Youth" in China Film Archive and other places, and will also link up with more than 50 colleges and universities across the country to screen outstanding domestic films and original films of college students.
Huang Huilin, Dean of the China Institute of International Communication, Beijing Normal University: Chinese college students have also absorbed a lot of power from Chinese films, and can nourish their aesthetics, their own spirit, and their own culture.
In addition to the Marché du Film, the current show market is also very popular. According to the data revealed by the 2024 China (Tianjin) Performance Fair held this week, the overall economic scale of the national performance market in 2023 will be 73.994 billion yuan, a record high.
Pan Yan, Vice President and Secretary-General of China Performance Industry Association: Like the traditional dance drama "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Only This Green", this series of excellent repertoire with the theme of traditional culture has been widely recognized by the market.
At present, a variety of new scenes, new consumption and new models of cross-border cooperation have emerged in the national performance industry, and the creation of young theater people in line with the taste of the market has become a cutting-edge force in the performance market.
In Chinese civilization, the culture of ethnic minorities is also an indispensable part, and various localities try to integrate ethnic culture into sports events to attract more people to participate. From the 19th to the 21st, the 2024 Guangxi "Tide March 3, National Sports Dazzle" series of activities will be staged in Lingui, Guilin. Teams from all over the country and Malaysia, Vietnam and other ASEAN countries competed in 15 ethnic sports such as firecrackers, pearl ball, squatting, shuttlecock and bamboo drifting, demonstrating the ethnicity, diversity, participation and integration of traditional cultural and sports activities of ethnic minorities.
Go abroad and learn from each other
Disseminating Chinese culture, strengthening mutual learning among civilizations, and promoting Chinese can play a role as a bridge. April 19 is the 15th United Nations Chinese Day, and a wealth of Chinese promotion activities have been held at the United Nations Headquarters and UNESCO Headquarters.
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On the 19th local time, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the exhibition "Encountering Chinese Characters, Harmony and Symbiosis" opened. Fu Cong, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, Francis, President of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly, and other guests attended the event.
President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly Francis: China has a deep commitment to multilateralism and has been seeking harmony and coexistence since ancient times, and China has been leading global cooperation to provide new insights for multilateralism while addressing current global challenges.
About 180 guests also experienced printing, tea art, calligraphy and other activities, and watched traditional Chinese folk music performances. On the 18th local time, the United Nations China Book Club also held a seminar on "Carrying Words and Music, Living in Harmony" to discuss Chinese music and language translation, and invited Chinese musician Zhou Shen to conduct on-site exchanges and sing the song "Ode to Peace" specially composed for Chinese Day, promoting Chinese and promoting cultural exchanges through the power of music.
At the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, an event with the theme of "Chinese: Building Bridges of Mutual Learning among Civilizations" showcased a large number of Chinese and French picture books, reflecting distinctive Chinese elements such as calligraphy, paper-cutting, and ink painting, including Chinese mythology, folklore, and folk tales.
Qu Xing, Deputy Director-General of UNESCO: This year, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to make the Chinese New Year an official holiday of the United Nations, which also reflects the importance that the international community attaches to Chinese, Chinese traditions and Chinese culture.
In South Africa, Poland, Venezuela and other countries, a series of United Nations Chinese Day activities have also brought Chinese culture into the hearts of people of different nationalities.
Polish student Lannia: I like Chinese culture and history very much, I read the story of Mulan when I was a child, and I thought Chinese was very interesting.
Editor in charge: Jia Hongwei