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Xinhua Commentary | Protecting the roots of civilization and inspiring new rhythms of the times

2024-08-09

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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 8th, Title: Protecting the roots of civilization and inspiring new rhythms of the times

Xinhua News Agency reporter Luo Xin

Recently, General Secretary Xi Jinping issued important instructions on strengthening the protection, inheritance and utilization of cultural and natural heritage. He profoundly explained the significance and contemporary connotation of the successful inclusion of "Beijing Central Axis - a Masterpiece of China's Ideal Capital Order" and other sites in the World Heritage List, and pointed out the direction and provided guidance for strengthening the protection, inheritance and utilization of cultural and natural heritage.

Today, my country is one of the countries with the most complete categories of world heritage, with a total of 59 world heritage items. The successful application of cultural and natural heritage is a manifestation of the unremitting efforts to protect and inherit cultural heritage, build a cultural power, protect the ecological environment, and build a beautiful China. It has positive significance for building a Chinese-style modernization with coordinated material and spiritual civilizations and harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

The successful application for World Heritage status is not the end, but a new starting point.

To protect the cultural and natural treasures of the Chinese nation, the word "protection" should be the top priority. We need to establish the concept of protection first and inheritance first, and truly achieve development in protection and protection in development. Properly handle the relationship between urban transformation and development and the protection, inheritance and utilization of cultural and natural heritage, coordinate rescue protection and preventive protection, main body protection and surrounding protection, single point protection and cluster protection, strengthen world heritage protection management and monitoring, maintain the authenticity, integrity and continuity of cultural and natural heritage, and build a large protection pattern.

We must continue to strengthen the protection, inheritance and utilization of cultural and natural heritage, and inherit them in a "live" manner. To strengthen the protection of cultural and natural heritage, we must pass it on from generation to generation and protect it from generation to generation, but we must also keep pace with the times and be innovative. Cultural and natural heritage is an important carrier of human civilization and natural evolution. We must tap into the multiple values ​​of cultural relics and cultural heritage, and while strengthening protection and inheritance, we must also make them glow with new vitality and shine with new brilliance in the new era. Let these important heritages "come alive", provide contemporary and diverse cultural content, and further enrich the spiritual world of the people.

We should strengthen international exchanges and cooperation in the field of cultural and natural heritage, and add a brilliant Chinese color to world civilization. Chinese civilization has been famous for its openness and tolerance since ancient times. On the one hand, we should strengthen international exchanges and cooperation in the field of cultural and natural heritage, actively share and exchange experiences and practices in heritage protection with other countries, and contribute Chinese wisdom to the world. On the other hand, we should give full play to the unique charm of these world heritages, create a golden business card for Chinese civilization and a reception room for international cultural exchanges, comprehensively and vividly display the brilliant achievements of Chinese civilization and its great contributions to human civilization, and move towards a new future with a more high-spirited and confident spirit.