The Yangtze River rolls eastward, and the canal runs through the north and south, giving birth to the Yangtze River Delta formed by Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui.
The origin of the world's rice culture "10,000 years on the mountain", the holy land of Liangzhu ruins that prove the history of 5,000 years of civilization, "heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below" has been famous for thousands of years, and the small red boat on the South Lake carries a thousand jun......
Throughout the ages, it has been an important birthplace of human civilization, nurturing and preserving an extremely rich cultural heritage, and writing a rich chapter in the history of the development of Chinese civilization.
"Actively explore in the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation" - keep in mind the entrustment of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, today's Yangtze River Delta, decode the mystery of "why China", explore the answer of "where is the future", let the cultural relics speak, let history speak, let culture speak, and help and add glory to the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.
Exploring the "roots" of Chinese civilization
Looking down from a satellite perspective, the Yangtze River Delta has a dense transportation network and thousands of lights are shining. Half an hour commuting circle, 1 hour living circle, 3 hours high-speed rail circle......
What is less known is that as early as thousands of years ago, the "Yangtze River Delta people" were also closely connected.
In the just-announced "Top Ten New Archaeological Discoveries in the Country in 2023", the Mopanshan site in Langxi County, Anhui Province is on the list. Archaeologists have found continuous cultural accumulations from the Majiabang culture, Songze culture, Liangzhu culture, Qianshanyang culture to the Xia, Shang, Western Zhou-Spring and Autumn periods.
Archaeologists excavate the site of Mopan Mountain in Langxi County, Anhui Province (taken on September 23, 2023, drone photo). Xinhua News Agency
Zhao Dongsheng, an associate professor at the School of History at Nanjing University, said that this site is of great value for exploring the complexity and civilization of prehistoric society in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the process of Central Plains in the Bronze Age, and the evolution of Chinese civilization.
Rice cultivation, canoe making, ploughing techniques, jade ritual and porcelain making...... The early civilization in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River made many contributions to Chinese civilization.
This June will mark the 10th anniversary of the Grand Canal's successful inscription on the World Heritage List.
Tourists visit the China Grand Canal Museum in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, April 23, 2024. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Lei
In Yangzhou, the Grand Canal Museum of China is preparing for a large exhibition of cultural relics from the whole basin; In Hangzhou, a "Yunhe Canal" calligraphy and painting exhibition is also being held, and nearly 100 poets, calligraphers and painters have successfully created nearly 100 works around the inscription......
The Grand Canal Museum of China and the ancient canal in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province contrast with each other (drone photo taken on June 14, 2023). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ji Chunpeng
Through in-depth and systematic combing, the cultural relics collected in museums, the heritage displayed on the vast land, and the words written in ancient books are all brought to life.
On January 14, 2024, the audience visited the Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Feng Yuan
North of Hangzhou, Liangzhu Port. Walking into the "Wenrun Pavilion" of the Hangzhou National Version Pavilion is like being in a classical Chinese landscape painting, with the integration of the museum and the garden, and the integration of the garden and landscape, presenting the beauty of Song Yun. The library has collected 3.3 million copies of various editions. This national cultural palace in the new era protects the flame of civilization and spreads the context of sustainability.
On April 20, 2024, the audience took a photo in the National Version Pavilion in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Feng Yuan
The prosperous era repairs, and the Danqing is handed down. In recent years, the exhibition of the achievements of "The Great Series of Chinese Paintings of the Past Dynasties" has started from the sample book warehouse of Zhejiang University Press, and has gone to all parts of the country and opened the mode of traveling around the world. A large number of rare images and documents have restored the glorious course of Chinese civilization and "come out" from history.
From ancient times to the present, the Yangtze River Delta region has rich people and prosperous culture. Forging ahead on a new journey, the rich cultural heritage on this hot land will surely inject abundant vitality into the construction of modern civilization of the Chinese nation.
The cultural highland blooms with the flowers of the times
Technology empowers the stage, and tradition and modernity echo.
The director of Nanjing Library introduced the cultural relics in the collection with an AI image; Ancient operas such as Huangmei Opera are popular among young people on social media; The revitalization and utilization project of "100 houses and 100 courtyards" in Wuxi has turned the former residences of celebrities with closed doors into new spaces for exhibitions, research, and performing arts......
The Yangtze River Delta, a land of less than 360,000 square kilometers, not only creates an economic miracle, but also writes a cultural brilliance.
"The Awakening Age", "The World" and other works containing Chinese cultural temperament and style stir people's hearts; Kunqu opera "Qu Qiubai", Huai opera "Town", Suzhou opera "The Soul of the National Ding", tin opera "Candlelight in Front" and so on have successively won the national "Five One Project" award and Wenhua Award; Kunqu opera and other intangible cultural heritage traditional culture have broken the circle in an endless stream......
Empower high-quality economic development with high-quality culture. The Yangtze River Delta has created nearly a quarter of the country's GDP, and the added value of the cultural industry accounts for about one-third of the country.
Humanity is prosperous, economic prosperity and economic development and cultural prosperity are integrated and mutually reinforcing, creating the unique temperament of the Yangtze River Delta.
Nanjing Qinhuai River, named because of "Wen", because of "literati" and prosperous. Today, more than 1,300 technology-based enterprises have settled in the "Qinhuai Silicon Alley", involving industries such as the Internet of Things, general aviation, intelligent manufacturing, and electronic information. Among the "antique shops" written by Zhu Ziqing, the most active ideas are collected, and the most cutting-edge innovations are also gathered.
Economy is the physique of a city, and humanity is the soul of a city.
Standing on the 45th floor of the Zhi Tower on the west bank of the Xuhui Riverside in Shanghai, you can see the Huangpu River at a glance. Looking ahead, the historic Longhua Tower is tall and beautiful, and the West Bank Financial City, with a total investment of more than 60 billion yuan, is being built one after another. Tradition and modernity, culture and economy, on the banks of the Huangpu River, have achieved a blend of water and milk.
Inject spiritual power into "walking in the forefront".
Every day at 8:53 from Shanghai West Railway Station, 18:10 from Jiaxing Station, about one and a half hours each way, this is the "Nanhu 1921" train timetable. This red tourist train, which debuted in June 2021, restores the route of the first congress of the Communist Party of China.
On August 30, 2022, passengers taking the Y701 Shanghai-Jiaxing "Nanhu 1921" red tourist train prepared to depart at Shanghai West Railway Station. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Xiang
From the site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai, the red boat on Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing, to the memorial hall of the battle of crossing the river in Yuhuatai in Nanjing and Hefei...... A few days ago, the TOP20 of the "Yangtze River Delta Revolutionary Cultural Relics Theme Trail" was released, and a piece of revolutionary cultural relics and old revolutionary sites were strung together into a chain.
"To be at the forefront of Chinese-style modernization, and to better play the role of pioneering exploration, leading demonstration, and radiating and driving" is the mission of the times given to the Yangtze River Delta region by the Party Central Committee.
The cause of strengthening the country is inseparable from spiritual guidance; The journey of rejuvenation requires faith to cast the soul.
The excellent traditional Chinese culture nurtured in the development of civilization for more than 5,000 years, the revolutionary culture and the advanced socialist culture nurtured in the great struggle of the party and the people, have accumulated the deepest spiritual pursuit of the Chinese nation and represent the unique spiritual identity of the Chinese nation.
"I am the first swallow in the south of the Yangtze River, and I am on the clouds for the spring. "Every weekend, the Qu Qiubai Memorial Hall in Changzhou always welcomes many teenagers. The memorial hall was originally the ancestral hall of the Qu family, and there was a river and a bridge in front of the door.
On January 3, 2024, citizens visited the former residence of Comrade Qu Qiubai in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Lei
In the revolutionary era, our ancestors "searched" for a way to save the country and the people, and "crossed" a revolutionary road to get out of the darkness and move towards the light. Today, the twists and turns of the Midu River are hard to find, and subways, high-speed railways, highways, and flights extend in all directions......
At the end of last year, Changzhou became the latest city with a GDP of one trillion yuan. So far, the Yangtze River Delta has a total of 9 cities with a GDP of one trillion yuan.
This is the production area of Jiangsu Times New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. in Liyang, Changzhou, taken on January 5, 2024 (drone photo). In 2023, Changzhou's GDP will reach 1,011.64 billion yuan, adding a new member to China's GDP "trillion city". Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Bo
Once, there was Fan Zhongyan's "the worries of the world first, and the joy of the world after the world", and Gu Yanwu's "The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband".
In the past, Anhui Fengyang rural reform, southern Jiangsu model, Wenzhou model, Pudong development and opening up emerged here.
Today, from the Yangtze River economic belt to the Yangtze River Delta integration, from the "Belt and Road" intersection to the ecological civilization pilot demonstration ...... The Yangtze River Delta still has the world in mind and dares to be the first.
Those who have a deep source will be glorious. Shouldering the new cultural mission of the new era, the Yangtze River Delta will surely create new cultural brilliance in accelerating the process of Chinese-style modernization.
Text reporters: Liu Kang, Chen Fang, Jiang Fang, Feng Yuan, Xu Xiaoqing, Sun Liping, Liu Meizi
Video reporters: Chen Yang, Li Yuze, Xia Peng, Pan Xu, Chen Jie
Poster design: Zhang Duo
Editors: Du Yu, Chu Xinghua, Sun Pengcheng, Qi Wenjuan, Cheng Hao, Hu Bixia
Co-ordinator: Li Yunan, Fang Sixian
Source: Xinhua News Agency
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