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ON 2 JUNE 2023, THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF XI GAVE AN IMPORTANT SPEECH AT THE CULTURAL HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM, WHICH SHEDS LIGHT ON THE MAJOR THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF CHINA'S CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND CALLS FOR AN ERA OF “RENEWAL OF HISTORY, CONTEMPORARY WRITING”.

SINCE THE 18TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARTY, UNDER THE SCIENTIFIC GUIDANCE OF XI JINPING CULTURE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ERA OF CULTURE HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY POSITIVE INNOVATION, PACIFISM, A DYNAMIC CULTURE, AND AN ANCIENT AND MODERN CIVILIZATION.

PROTECT THE ROOTS.

CHINA'S CIVILIZATION IS MARKED BY CONTINUITY, INNOVATION, UNITY, INCLUSIVENESS AND PEACE. GENERAL SECRETARY XI GAVE AN ACCURATE OVERVIEW OF THE SALIENT FEATURES OF CHINESE CIVILIZATION, REVEALING THE “GENETIC CODE” IN WHICH THE CHINESE NATION WAS BORN.

MORE THAN A MONTH AGO, IN 2025, 10 MAJOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES WERE RELEASED, AND MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS SUCH AS HEBEI'S DECLARATION OF THE ZHENG JIAJIA SITE, THE SUNYANG VILLAGE SITE IN SHANXI, AND THE SHANDONG QINGDAI SITE IN SHANDONG, CONTINUE TO SOLVE HISTORICAL PUZZLES AND COMPLETE THE CIVILIZATIONAL LANDSCAPE, CONTINUING TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF CHINA'S 5,000-YEAR HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION, HISTORY OF ANTIQUITIES.

AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE COUNTRY'S CULTURAL RELICS HAVE BEEN LARGELY IDENTIFIED, AND THE FOURTH NATIONAL SURVEY OF CULTURAL OBJECTS HAS PRODUCED IMPORTANT MILESTONES, WITH A TOTAL OF 767,000 “THREE-PUBS” OF REGISTERED CULTURAL OBJECTS HAVING BEEN REVIEWED AND MORE THAN 130,000 NEWLY DISCOVERED. AT THE SAME TIME, A LEGAL SYSTEM FOR THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL OBJECTS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED, UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL OBJECTS ACT, WHICH GUARANTEES THE CONTINUITY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE.

IMPORTANT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN THE “ARCHAEOLOGICAL CHINA” MAJOR PROJECT, FROM THE STEADY PROGRESS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL CULTURAL PARKS SUCH AS THE YANGTZE AND YELLOW RIVER, FROM A TOTAL OF 60 ITEMS IN THE COUNTRY'S WORLD HERITAGE TO INCREASED ATTENTION TO THE RETURN TO THE COUNTRY OF LOST CULTURAL ARTEFACTS, AND A GROWING CONSENSUS ON THE PRESERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGHOUT SOCIETY.

ENTERING THE MUSEUM, THE FEELING OF “VIGORATING HERITAGE” IS EVEN MORE PROFOUND.

THIS YEAR, ON THE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY, THE SHANGHAI MUSEUM'S EAST MUSEUM WENT ON-LINE TO THE AI GLASS SMART STEERING SYSTEM, WHICH PROVIDES AN INSINUATION INTERACTIVE VIEWING DISPLAY BASED ON THE WEARING OF SMART HARDWARE AND A MONOLITHIC AI MODEL. THE MUSEUM OF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, WITH 3D PRINTING AND INTERACTIVE PROJECTION DEVICES, DISPLAYS THE RESTORATION OF ANCIENT CERAMICS AS A CULTURAL HOTSPOT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

TODAY, MORE THAN 1.5 BILLION PEOPLE TRAVEL TO MUSEUMS EVERY YEAR. HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE CHARISMA OF CIVILIZATION IN THEIR DIALOGUE WITH CULTURAL RELICS, HISTORY AND CULTURE.

THE PRESERVATION OF THE ROOTS OF CULTURE IS THE PRESERVATION OF THE SPIRIT OF THE NATION.

IN MARCH 2025, THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF XI JINPING, WHO WAS VISITING GUIZHOU, ARRIVED AT THE CHAO HEUNG VILLAGE AND WATCHED WITH GREAT INTEREST THE WAX DYE PROCESS AND HAD A FRIENDLY EXCHANGE WITH THE PERSON IN CHARGE. THE SECRETARY-GENERAL STATED THAT “IT IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT TANGIBLE VILLAGES, HOMES, FEATURES AND ARCHITECTURAL STYLES AND TO TRANSMIT INTANGIBLE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE WHILE PROMOTING ITS CREATIVE TRANSFORMATION AND INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT”.

TODAY, NON-GENETIC INNOVATION PRACTICES ARE FLOURISHING AND BRIGHTENING, AND ANCIENT LITERATURE IS INTEGRATED INTO MODERN LIFE. AT THE FIRST CHINA ' S NEW WENCHENG MARKET AND TWILIGHT GAMES, TRADITIONAL SKILLS SUCH AS KYOYO EMBROIDERY, BUTTONS AND HAWK WOOD SCULPTOR WERE INTEGRATED INTO THE PLAY AND DESIGN OF EVERYDAY GOODS, AND NON-REMOVABLE IDEAS CROSSED INTO CIRCLES AND ENTERED THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

PUBLICATION OF 942 SIXTH SERIES OF NATIONAL NON-REMOVABLE HEIRS; 45 PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE UNESCO LIST OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE, WITH THE WORLD ' S HIGHEST NUMBER; MORE THAN 149,000 NON-REMNANT WORKSHOPS WERE BUILT AND MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE WERE EMPLOYED BY THE END OF 2025. IN RECENT YEARS, CHINA ' S NON-REMOVABLE PROTECTION LEGACY HAS BEEN HANDED OVER THE LIGHT-EYED REPORT CARD.

THE FUTURE CAN BE OPENED WITHOUT FORGETTING, AND INNOVATION CAN BE MADE BETTER BY VIRTUE OF INHERITANCE. CHINA ' S EXCELLENT TRADITIONAL CULTURE IS SO IMMERSED IN THE SPIRIT AND CULTURE OF THE NATION THAT IT IS ABLE TO BUILD ON ITS STRENGTH.

♪ SING WITH OLD AND NEW FOR THE PEOPLE ♪

GENERAL SECRETARY XI STRESSED THAT IT WAS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THAT CULTURAL CONSTRUCTION WAS PEOPLE-ORIENTED AND PEOPLE-ORIENTED. THIS REQUIRES THAT WE MAINTAIN A PEOPLE-CENTRED CREATIVE ORIENTATION, ENHANCE THE SUPPLY OF CULTURAL SERVICES AND PRODUCTS AND MEET THE DIVERSE AND HIGH-QUALITY SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL NEEDS OF THE POPULATION.

"YOU ARE NOT FAR AWAY WHEN YOU ARE IN MY HEART." THE FILM " LOVE TO GRANDMA " WAS INSPIRED BY A LETTER OF APPROVAL, WHICH, WITH A SIMPLE SHOT AND A WARM NARRATIVE, HAS TOUCHED THOUSANDS OF VIEWERS SINCE IT WAS RELEASED.

AT THIS TIME, A WIDE RANGE OF LITERARY AND ARTISTIC WORKERS, BASED ON THE AGE AND THE ROOTS OF THEIR PEOPLE, HAVE PRODUCED A SERIES OF WELL-THOUGHT-OUT, ARTISTIC AND EXCELLENT WORKS.

IN THE MEMORY OF THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHINESE PEOPLE ' S ANTI-JAPANESE WAR AND THE VICTORY OF THE WORLD ' S ANTI-FASCIST WAR, JUSTICE WINNING, ECHOES THE EPIC PATTERN OF THE YEARS, THE COUNTRY AND BEYOND ARE THE MOST POPULAR WORKS, SUCH AS " WHAT'S THE DEVIL? " , THE " GLORY OF SILENCE " , AND SO ON, THE "ONLY THIS GREEN" "RED HOUSE DREAM" TOUR CONTINUES TO BE THE HOTTEST. THE TRADITIONAL ROOTS ARE INTERWOVEN WITH THE AURA OF THE TIMES, AND THE GREAT WORKS OF THE ARTS AND THE GARDENS ARE REPLETE.

“A HUNDRED AND A THOUSAND WAYS OF CREATING LITERATURE AND CULTURE, BUT THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL, CRITICAL AND FIRMEST WAY OF DOING SO IS TO TAKE ROOT IN PEOPLE AND IN LIFE.” THIS IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF XI JINPING PROVIDES AN INSIGHT INTO THE FUNDAMENTAL PATTERNS OF ARTISTIC CREATION.

THE INCLUSION OF THE NEW POPULAR ARTS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE “FIFTY-FIVE” PROGRAMME, “IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PROSPERITY OF THE INTERNET”, HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE THAT THE STATE ATTACHES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE. FROM TOSHIO, “BACK-TO-WORKERS”, NINGXIA SEA, “THE FARMER WRITERS”, TO CHENGZHOU, “THE CITY OF MICRO SHORTS”, CROSS-BORDER “STANDING SHOPS”, MORE ORDINARY PEOPLE BECAME THE PROTAGONISTS OF LITERARY CREATION.

IN THE PREFECTURES, MORE THAN 40,000 NEW PUBLIC CULTURAL SPACES IN BOTH RURAL AND URBAN AREAS HAVE BECOME THE “CULTURAL LIVING ROOM” NEXT TO THE PEOPLE, AND THE “VILLAGE CHARACTER” ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS THE “VILLAGE SONG” “VILLAGE EVENING”, HAVE CONTINUED TO FLOURISH AND HAVE BEEN WIDELY CARRIED OUT, INCLUDING IN RURAL AREAS, IN READING FOR ALL AND IN THE ARTS. THE CULTURAL “STAND” HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A “STAGE” FOR ALL, WITH PARTICIPATION BY ALL, AND A NEW AND EXCITING PATTERN IS ACCELERATING.

THE RECENT CLOSING OF THE TWENTY-SECOND CHINA (SHENZHEN) INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL INDUSTRY FAIR WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THE DYNAMISM OF CHINA'S CULTURAL INDUSTRY. TWENTY-TWO YEARS OF DEEP TILLAGE, THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF CHINA'S CULTURAL INDUSTRIES WAS CREATED AND PASSED ON IN ORDER TO OPEN UP AND BROADEN THE LANDSCAPE AND TO CONTINUE TO WRITE PRACTICAL RESPONSES TO THE HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT OF THE CULTURAL INDUSTRIES OF THE NEW ERA.

THE CULTURAL INDUSTRY IS THE SUN-YANG INDUSTRY. THE INTEGRATION OF CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY HAS LED TO THE CREATION OF NEW CULTURAL PRACTICES, THE EXTENSION OF THE CULTURAL INDUSTRIAL CHAIN AND THE GATHERING OF INNOVATIVE TALENT.

IN THIS AGE, NEW FORMS OF BUSINESS, SUCH AS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, FULL INTEGRATION INTO CULTURAL CREATION, DISSEMINATION OF THE WHOLE CHAIN, INSINUATION, ONLINE BROADCASTING, DIGITAL CREATION, AND SO ON, HAVE EMERGED RAPIDLY, THE INTEGRATION OF THE CULTURAL BRIGADES HAS ADVANCED, AND THE SOFT POWER OF CULTURE CONTINUES TO BE TRANSLATED INTO HARD SUPPORT FOR QUALITY DEVELOPMENT.

THE WORLD IS FULL OF BEAUTY.

BEIJING HEAVENLY FORUM, THE YEAR OF PRAYER IS A GREAT PLACE TO SHINE.

IN MAY THIS YEAR, THE PRIME MINISTER OF CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GATHERED HERE TO RECOGNIZE THE VISION OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE PHILOSOPHIES OF THE WORLD IN THIS ANCIENT BUILDING OF A THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD HERITAGE, WITH CULTURE AS ITS BOND. THE LONG-STANDING CIVILIZATIONAL WISDOM HAS INJECTED A WARM AND DEEP CULTURAL CONNOTATION INTO THE WAY THE GREAT POWERS LIVE TOGETHER.

IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ACCELERATED EVOLUTION OF THE MAJOR CHANGES THAT HAVE NOT OCCURRED IN A CENTURY OF THE WORLD, ADDRESSING COMMON CHALLENGES AND MOVING TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE REQUIRES BOTH ECONOMIC, TECHNOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL CIVILIZATIONAL POWER.

FROM THE SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ON “READING AND UNDERSTANDING CHINA”, THE “LIANXI FORUM” AND THE WORLD CLASSICAL CONGRESS, TO THE OPENING OF THE CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND COOPERATION ON THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE EXCHANGE OF CIVILIZATIONS IN CHINA AND THE CHINESE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION IN ATHENS, TO THE HOLDING OF A PLETHORA OF YEARS OF STUDY, CULTURAL FESTIVALS, YOUTH ART FESTIVALS... CHINA HAS BUILT BRIDGES FOR DIALOGUE AMONG MULTILATERAL CIVILIZATIONS TO HELP THEM TO EXCHANGE AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER ON AN EQUAL FOOTING, SO THAT GLOBAL CIVILIZATION INITIATIVES CAN TAKE ROOT AND BUILD INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS.

CIVILISATION IS RICH IN EXCHANGE AND RICH IN MUTUAL KNOWLEDGE.

THE 160-DAY EXHIBITION “LITH MOUNTAIN SEA — FROM CHINA TO BRAZIL” AT THE MIGRATION MUSEUM IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL, ENDED IN MARCH THIS YEAR AND ATTRACTED OVER 110,000 VIEWERS TO THE PROGRESS ROOM. AT THE BEIJING CAPITAL MUSEUM, THE EXHIBITION “TACO GOLD PANTHERS - MAYA AND ANDEAN CIVILIZATION” WAS QUEUED AT THE BEGINNING OF MAY. THE EXCHANGE OF CIVILIZATIONS ACROSS THE HEMISPHERE RELEASES THE POWERFUL CHARISMA OF TIME AND SPACE.

GENERAL SECRETARY XI HAS POINTED OUT IN DEPTH: “WHETHER IT IS A SENSE OF COHESION IN THE INTERNAL PROMOTION OF ADVANCED CULTURES, OR THE EXTERNAL ENHANCEMENT OF THE OUTREACH OF CHINESE CIVILIZATION, IT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, BOTH IN CHINA AND IN HISTORY.”

TODAY, THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS PAYING INCREASING ATTENTION TO CHINA AND IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT CHINESE CULTURE. WITH THE FACILITATION OF ENTRY AND THE CONTINUED OPTIMIZATION OF THE VISA-FREE POLICY, MORE AND MORE FOREIGN FRIENDS ARE ENTERING CHINA, UNDERSTANDING IT, AND LEARNING ABOUT THE REAL, SWEET AND RESPECTABLE CHINA THROUGH THE CITY'S FIREWORKS AND MOUNTAIN WINDS.

AT THE SAME TIME, CULTURAL “NEW THREES” REPRESENTED BY ONLINE LITERATURE, ONLINE GAMES, WEB-BASED VIDEO AND TELEVISION DRAMAS HAVE ACCELERATED THEIR JOURNEY TO THE SEA, WITH THE TIDE OF “LABUBS” GOING TO THE RED-EUROPEAN-AMERICAN MARKET, AND CHINESE CULTURAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS SPRING FESTIVALS, CHINESE MEDICINE AND SO FORTH ATTRACTING THE WORLD'S ATTENTION, AND A VIBRANT AND RICH IMAGE OF CHINA HAS BECOME MORE WIDELY KNOWN.

LOOKING BACK AT THE PAST, THE CHINESE CULTURE IS NEW AND VIBRANT; LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, WE HAVE A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY AND A GREAT MISSION.

“THE BEST INHERITANCE TO HISTORY IS THE CREATION OF A NEW HISTORY, AND THE GREATEST RESPECT FOR HUMAN CIVILIZATION IS THE CREATION OF A NEW FORM OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION.”

FOLLOWING THE DIRECTION OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF XI, THE CHINESE CULTURE, WHICH IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN HISTORY AND IN THE SPIRIT OF THE DISTINCT TIMES, WILL REKINDLE THE NEW WEATHER, MAKE NEW GLORY, AND BUILD A FIRM FOUNDATION FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PROMOTION OF THE NATION-BUILDING AND NATIONAL RENEWAL IN CHINA. THE ROOTS OF CULTURE CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION AND TO THE FORMATION OF A COMMUNITY OF HUMAN DESTINY。