Cultural heritage shared by the people

Author: Liu Qi, Associate Professor, Nanjing Normal University

Today (June 12) is the annual Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, and it also coincides with the Dragon Boat Festival, and many places have carried out a variety of publicity and display activities to let people experience the charm of cultural heritage in traditional folk festivals.

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Cultural and Natural Heritage Day and the 10th anniversary of the promulgation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Intangible Cultural Heritage. For more than ten years, with the active participation of the whole society, the protection and inheritance of China's cultural and natural heritage has been deepened, the system of laws and regulations has been gradually improved, the protection and inheritance mechanism has been effectively operated, the activation practice has become increasingly rich, and more and more historical sites and natural landscapes have entered the world cultural and natural heritage list. China has not only become one of the countries with the largest number of world heritage sites, but also on the basis of the two principles of "preservation and protection", it has promoted the establishment of a Chinese plan for cultural heritage governance with the basic system of "investigation system, representative project list system, inheritance and dissemination system", explored and created Chinese models for the construction of national cultural parks such as the "Great Wall" and "Millennium Canal", and provided Chinese wisdom for the innovative development of the concept of international cultural heritage governance.

The protection of cultural and natural heritage is inseparable from the support of science and technology. In today's rapidly changing technology, this is especially important. Nowadays, guided by the major needs of cultural heritage protection, with the strengthening of technological innovation capacity building for cultural heritage protection as the main line, the construction of a platform for technology research and development, resource sharing, achievement transformation, talent incubation and emerging industry cultivation with great influence in the field of cultural heritage protection, as well as related technological innovation strategic cooperation, is being accelerated in many places. Molecular structure analysis equipment, three-dimensional printing equipment, thermoelectric energy processing equipment, papermaking textile fiber analyzers, backlight scanning systems and other instruments and equipment that seem to have nothing to do with cultural heritage are being widely used in cultural relics restoration, prevention and protection, so that cultural heritage has gone through thousands of years and "lived" again. People don't need to "travel" through the past to perceive history; they don't need to visit the pavilion in person, they can "e" see more than e. The use of science and technology has transformed cultural heritage into a cultural resource full of infinite possibilities.

Whether it is the establishment of cultural heritage days, or the legislation of cultural heritage, or even the use of equipment to give cultural heritage pulse consultation, in the final analysis, it is to better explore the source of Chinese civilization, show the pulse of Chinese civilization, and condense the soul of Chinese civilization.

Cultural heritage carries the cultural genes of a nation and reflects the spiritual characteristics of a nation. The protection of historical and cultural heritage is conducive to enhancing cultural identity and enhancing cultural self-confidence. General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed at the 23rd collective study of the Politburo of the Central Committee: "Historical and cultural heritage not only vividly tells the past, but also profoundly affects the present and the future; not only belongs to us, but also belongs to future generations." To protect and inherit historical and cultural heritage well is to be responsible for history and the people. We must strengthen archaeological work and historical research, so that the cultural relics collected in museums, the heritage displayed on the vast land, and the words written in ancient books can all be brought to life, so as to enrich the historical and cultural nourishment of the whole society. ”

"Responsible for history and the people" is an important mission of the Communist Party of China to protect and inherit historical and cultural heritage, and it is also a solemn commitment to adhere to the people-centered development concept. The "Proposal of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Formulating the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-term Goals for the Year 2035" clearly states that the inheritance and promotion of China's excellent traditional culture, the strengthening of the protection, research and utilization of cultural relics and ancient books, the strengthening of the systematic protection of important cultural and natural heritage and intangible cultural heritage, and the strengthening of the protection and inheritance of excellent traditional handicrafts of various ethnic groups.

Recently, the State Council announced the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects list. Among them, including the Tatar, Hezhe, Dulong, Monba and other less populous ethnic groups projects, 14 projects recommended by prefecture-level cities that have not previously had national intangible cultural heritage representative projects, 96 projects declared by former state-level poverty-stricken counties, a number of projects that serve the people's livelihood and benefit the people, such as Shaxian snacks and Liuzhou snail powder, and projects with important value and urgent protection in Hong Kong and Macao have been included in the list. These new projects not only pay attention to the intangible cultural heritage projects of ethnic minorities with small populations, but also attach importance to the protection of endangered projects, and actively serve the national strategy and people's lives, reflecting the important concept of cultural heritage, participation for all and sharing by all people.

2021 is the opening year of the "14th Five-Year Plan", on the one hand, the high-quality development of social economy provides a good basic condition for the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, but at the same time, the people's yearning for a better life also puts forward higher requirements for cultural heritage protection. On the other hand, with the rapid development of society, the environment for the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage is also changing, and some projects are facing the practical problem of inheritance difficulties, which need to further improve the level of protection and inheritance and promote greater progress in the cause of cultural heritage protection. Only by adhering to the people-centered approach, respecting national traditions and customs, respecting the people's subject status and right to creative expression, promoting the integration of cultural heritage into the people's production and life, allowing everyone to participate in the protection and inheritance, and sharing the fruits of protection can we continuously enhance people's sense of identity, participation, and acquisition of cultural heritage, and forge a solid sense of the Chinese national community. (Liu Qi)

Source: Guangming Network - Commentary Channel