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"beijing's central axis across time and space" held its world premiere in beijing

2024-09-29

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on september 27, the sino-foreign co-produced documentary "beijing's central axis across time and space" held its world premiere in beijing. nearly 200 people attended the event, including leaders from the central propaganda department, state administration of cultural heritage, china international publishing group, beijing municipal party committee propaganda department, beijing municipal administration of cultural heritage and other relevant departments, experts and scholars, industry organizations and media representatives.
poster for the documentary "beijing's central axis across time and space"
the documentary, co-directed by british director dominic young and chinese director wu qi, explains the inheritance and evolution of beijing's central axis over more than 750 years, demonstrates the role of the central axis in beijing's urban planning and layout and citizens' lives, and highlights beijing's central axis as a living culture. heritage is everlasting and timeless.
zhou shuchun, member of the standing committee of the 13th national committee of the chinese people's political consultative conference and executive vice chairman of the china foundation for human rights development, delivered a keynote speechzhou shuchun, member of the standing committee of the 13th national committee of the chinese people's political consultative conference and executive vice chairman of the china human rights development foundation, pointed out in his keynote speech that the word "中" on the central axis of beijing reflects our ancestors' understanding of space and also expresses their desire for a harmonious social order in the world. the pursuit has rich cultural connotation and contemporary significance. the global release of the documentary "beijing's central axis across time and space" will help spread the modern image of chinese civilization in multiple dimensions, layers, and features, reveal the world value of chinese civilization, and convey the core concepts of chinese civilization.
chen shi, deputy editor-in-chief of china international publishing group and director of the international communication development center, delivered a speechchen shi, deputy editor-in-chief of china international publishing group and director of the international communication development center, pointed out in his speech that the documentary "beijing's central axis across time and space" is committed to in-depth excavation and interpretation of the historical and cultural value of beijing's central axis, and to three-dimensionally display the beauty of order and philosophy contained in beijing's central axis thoughts and changes in ancient and modern times have brought new enlightenment to the international dissemination of cultural heritage. to do a good job in the international dissemination of cultural heritage, efforts should be made from multiple angles such as strengthening digital empowerment, deepening dialogue among civilizations, and promoting polyphonic dissemination, so that cultural heritage can truly "come out" and "live" from museums, archives, and historical relics. stand up".
deng chao, director of the department of cultural relics and monuments (world cultural heritage department) of the state administration of cultural heritage, delivered a speechdeng chao, director of the department of cultural relics and monuments (world cultural heritage department) of the state administration of cultural heritage, pointed out in his speech that beijing’s central axis has outstanding historical and cultural value, highlights the concept of traditional chinese capital planning, and embodies the outstanding characteristics of chinese civilization. the documentary "beijing's central axis across time and space" uses an international perspective and small-scale stories to vividly explain the outstanding value and profound historical and cultural connotation of "beijing's central axis" on a global scale, which is conducive to letting the world hear and see a newer and more beautiful chinese civilization and excellent chinese traditional culture are conducive to promoting exchanges and mutual learning between chinese and foreign civilizations.
he ping, deputy director of the propaganda department of the beijing municipal party committee, delivered a speechhe ping, deputy director of the propaganda department of the beijing municipal party committee, pointed out in his speech that the "beijing central axis" demonstrates the wisdom of chinese culture, the new look of the capital of a great country, and the great achievements of chinese modernization. the successful application of the "beijing central axis" as a world heritage site provides the world with beijing's experience, and also provides new opportunities, new materials, and a new platform for telling china's story to the world. it is hoped that the documentary "beijing's central axis across time and space" will become a bridge connecting overseas audiences with "beijing's central axis".
chu jianhao, deputy director of the beijing municipal cultural relics bureau and full-time deputy director of the beijing central axis application and protection office, delivered a speechchu jianhao, deputy director of the beijing municipal cultural relics bureau and full-time deputy director of the beijing central axis application and protection office, pointed out in his speech that the beijing central axis was successfully included in the world heritage list and contributed to the protection and sustainability of the ancient capital for the world heritage hundred gardens. development practices and cases in china. during the three-year filming and production process, the documentary "beijing's central axis across time and space" also recorded the "beijing experience" of the successful application of the central axis as a world heritage from one aspect, such as public participation, digital empowerment and international exchanges. telling the central axis stories in international languages ​​will help more audiences at home and abroad understand china's historical and cultural connotations and contemporary development.
wang yan, director of brand content and channel of national geographic channel, delivered a speechwang yan, director of brand content and channels of the national geographic channel, pointed out in his speech that the application of beijing’s central axis as a world heritage site provides an excellent opportunity to display and spread chinese cultural heritage. the documentary "beijing's central axis across time and space" adopts the spatial logic of "point-line-plane" and revolves around the three core concepts of "center, axis and city". through the stories of representative characters, it explores the confucian etiquette and etiquette behind beijing's central axis, urban planning and architectural art concepts, an in-depth interpretation of its historical and cultural value, and a demonstration of the uniqueness and vitality of chinese cultural heritage to an international audience.
the documentary "beijing's central axis across time and space" is directed by the state administration of cultural heritage, china international publishing group, and the propaganda department of the beijing municipal committee of the communist party of china. co-produced by the studio and tencent's sustainable social value division. starting from september 27, the documentary has been broadcast on the chinese international channel of china central radio and television, the "study to power" learning platform, cctv, tencent video, tencent news, the national geographic channel and other domestic and foreign mainstream media and new media platforms.
source: governor of chang’an street
reporter: liu xiaoyan
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