Open the column: The dragon stretches and protects Shenzhou. The Great Wall is the crystallization of the industrious wisdom of the Chinese nation, and is the largest linear cultural heritage in the world. After more than 2,000 years of vicissitudes, the Great Wall embodies the spirit of the Chinese nation of unity and self-improvement, and has become an important symbol of Chinese civilization.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Comrade Xi has attached great importance to the excavation of the cultural value of the Great Wall and the inheritance and protection of cultural relics. **The general secretary emphasized: "In today's world, when people mention China, they will think of the Great Wall;When it comes to Chinese civilization, the Great Wall of China will also come to mind. The Great Wall, the Yangtze River, and the Yellow River are all important symbols of the Chinese nation and important symbols of the spirit of the Chinese nation. We must attach importance to the protection and inheritance of history and culture, and protect the endless roots of the Chinese nation's spirit. ”
The 14th Five-Year Plan outlines the construction of national cultural parks such as the Great Wall, the Grand Canal, the Long March, and the Yellow River. Under the guidance of the top-level design, the 15 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities along the Great Wall have made efforts to break the situation of "fighting for their own battles", jointly promote the high-quality construction of the Great Wall National Cultural Park, and do a good job in the "Great Wall+" campaign, so as to vigorously promote the overall economic, social, cultural and ecological development along the Great Wall.
From now on, Xinhua News Agency will launch a marching report on the "China Research Tour in the New Era: The Great Wall", which will show the new development and changes of the Chinese land inside and outside the Great Wall.
The morning sun is slightly dewed, and the red glow is sprinkled on the wall of the Hushan Great Wall on the Yalu River, the easternmost point of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, "awakening" the winding dragon that lies across the land of northern China. The Red Sun lights up the Great Wall all the way to the west, arrives at the coast of the sea, climbs over the lofty mountains, skims over the plateau and the Yellow River, and advances into the desert Gobi ......
The dragon dances, and the mountains and rivers are delicate. Spanning 2,000 years and 40,000 miles, the Great Wall has witnessed the vicissitudes of history and the great changes of the times, guarding the survival and reproduction and peaceful development of the Chinese nation, and protecting the continuous inheritance and continuity of Chinese civilization from generation to generation.
Tourists visit the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing (photo taken on January 1, 2023). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Huanzong.
**The general secretary emphasized: "It is necessary to do a good job in the excavation of the cultural value of the Great Wall and the inheritance and protection of cultural relics, carry forward the national spirit, and gather majestic strength for the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." ”
In the new era, the protection of the Great Wall has been given a new connotation. The sons and daughters of China have worked together to protect the Great Wall, an important symbol of the Chinese nation and an important symbol of the spirit of the Chinese nation, and to open up a new pattern of protection for the Great Wall.
The majestic dragon stands tall and radiates new vitality and charm.
The Great Wall has become "longer" - new progress has been made in ontology protection.
The chill in Beijing in early winter is getting stronger. In the section of the Great Wall in Dazhuang, Yanqing, Beijing, Wang Dongwang, the protector of the Great Wall, walked slowly on the city wall against the cold north wind, took out a sickle to clean up the weeds, and took out his mobile phone to shoot and upload when he encountered a crack.
No matter how cold the weather is, every wall must be carefully examined, so that the Great Wall can be 'cured' in time. Wang Dongwang said. In the past five years, he has been patrolling the Great Wall almost every working day.
Affected by multiple factors such as natural erosion and weathering, human production and life, and changes in the historical environment, the Great Wall that has been preserved to this day is mostly damaged or partially collapsed. In 2006, the Great Wall Protector system was proposed. Over the past ten years, this team has grown day by day, with more than 6,000 protectors, becoming the main force at the forefront of the protection of the Great Wall.
This is the Gubeikou Great Wall photographed in Miyun, Beijing, on November 14, 2023. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Bin.
From the perspective of the national situation, with the improvement of the public's awareness of cultural relics protection, the damage of human factors has been decreasing year by year, and how to delay the natural damage of the Great Wall is the current focus. Pei Qiangqiang, deputy director of the Conservation Research Institute of the Dunhuang Academy, said that the current protection of the Great Wall has expanded from manpower to scientific and technological research and protection.
This is the hanging wall of the Great Wall (drone**) photographed in Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province on July 15, 2023, Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Jinhai.
In the multi-field coupling laboratory for the protection of ancient murals and earthen sites deep in the desert, the rammed earth wall based on the 1:1 replication of traditional technology is undergoing the "accelerated aging" test. By manually adjusting the simulation of various climatic conditions such as wind, rain, snow, and solar irradiation according to the temporal characteristics of different regional environments, the long-term development of diseases affected by the natural environment can be realized in a short time.
The changes in the field environment are long and subtle, and through the 'acceleration' of the environmental simulation laboratory, we can quickly understand the response mechanism of the Great Wall to different environments and the weather resistance of different protection measures, so as to formulate a more scientific protection plan." Pei Qiangqiang said.
Tourists visit Jiayuguan City in Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province, August 7, 2023. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Ning.
From the "primitive" manual guarding and protection of the Great Wall, handwritten Great Wall logs, to the collection of information, the establishment of digital archives, and the monitoring and research system with the help of scientific and technological forces, the "physical examination" of the Great Wall has developed in the direction of visualization and intelligence, laying a better foundation for its ontology to continuously strengthen its muscles and bones.
In the east building of the town of "the first pass in the world" in Hebei, the optical fiber for real-time monitoring is being prepared for paving. "After the optical fiber is put into use, it will be connected to the smart tourism platform port to cooperate with the daily maintenance work of the Great Wall. Guo Ying, president of the Great Wall Society of Shanhaiguan District, Qinhuangdao City, said that through optical fiber sensing technology, continuous and uninterrupted cloud monitoring can be implemented on the east building of the town, and timely feedback of data such as the stability and water content of the city platform and the city tower.
Tourists visit the first pass scenic spot in the world in Shanhaiguan District, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province (photo taken on November 29, 2023). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Shiyao.
The Great Wall presented to the world is becoming "longer". Taking Beijing as an example, as of September this year, the early special survey of Great Wall resources was based on the resource data of the Great Wall of Beijing released by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in 2012, and 193 resource points were added, including 9 walls89 km, 120 other resource points. By 2035, the length of the Great Wall in Beijing is expected to reach about 10% of the total length of the Great Wall in the region.
This is the Gubeikou Great Wall photographed in Miyun, Beijing, on November 14, 2023. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Jing.
The Great Wall has become "wider" - the concept has been upgraded and given new connotations.
Unexpectedly, the 'small house' next to the enemy platform of the Great Wall turned out to be a '** library'. "In the western section of the Badaling Great Wall, Shang Heng, deputy research librarian of the Beijing Institute of Archaeology, has made a new discovery. Dozens of stone mines have been unearthed at the site of a building, which is the first time in the archaeology of the Great Wall of Beijing.
Since 2020, the focus of protection of the Great Wall of Beijing has shifted from general rescue and reinforcement to research repair. "Strengthen the joint research of archaeology and history, humanities and natural sciences, provide scientific support for the all-round historical and cultural value of the Great Wall, and form an innovative practice of the concept of cultural heritage protection. Bi Jianyu, director of the Heritage Management Division of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics, said.
In the new era, under the clarion call of building a cultural power and the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, the protection of cultural relics and cultural inheritance of the Great Wall have been endowed with new missions and connotations.
The Great Wall, the Grand Canal, and the Long March National Cultural Park Construction Plan requires that according to the overall layout of cultural relics and cultural resources, the differences in endowments, and the surrounding living environment, natural conditions, supporting facilities, etc., focus on the construction of four main functional areas: control and protection, theme display, cultural and tourism integration, and traditional utilization. The protection of the Great Wall is no longer just about length, but also about space.
Tourists visit the Mutianyu Great Wall in Beijing on October 21, 2023. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Yehua.
Kipkou Village, in the hinterland of the Hexi Corridor, is located on the banks of the Great Wall of the Han Ming Dynasty, and according to legend, the ancestors of the villagers here were the earliest guardians of the Great Wall. Although the Great Wall has a rich history, it is located on the Gobi Desert with an arid climate. The harsh natural environment has caused many villagers to leave the Great Wall and go out to work for many years.
The Great Wall and the villages must not be allowed to die in silence. Fang Wei, a 37-year-old protector of the Great Wall, grew up by the Great Wall since he was a child, determined to become a "city defender" in the new era.
With the implementation of the "Great Wall National Cultural Park (Gansu Section) Construction and Protection Plan", the Kipkou section of the Great Wall has been included in the "Sweet Throat" Scenic Road Demonstration Section due to its unique historical and cultural scenery. The Great Wall, which is about 20 kilometers from Kipkou Ancient City to Xinheyi, has been turned into a centralized exhibition area, and after the completion of the renovation and operation of the Hanming Great Wall Museum, the number of tourists has increased year by year.
More and more people came to the village for research and tourism, and Fang Wei's heart blossomed. "In the Hexi Corridor, the Great Wall culture is inseparable from the nomadic culture and the Silk Road culture. Fang Wei said that he wants tourists to "dream back" to the historical scene of endless business travel, agriculture and animal husbandry at the foot of the Great Wall, and appreciate the quaint charm of the Great Wall.
Buckwheat flowers bloom at the foot of the Great Wall in Yanchi County, Wuzhong City, Ningxia Province (photo taken on August 18, 2023). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Feng Kaihua.
In Shanxi, the main line of the Great Wall No. 1 tourist highway runs through, connecting the thick vicissitudes of the Great WallIn Xinjiang, the Fengsui Great Wall National Cultural Park project in Wushibedili, Aksu Prefecture has been put into useIn Beijing, the total area of the Great Wall Cultural Belt reached 4,92929 square kilometers, accounting for about 30% of the city's area ......The provinces along the Great Wall have scientific layout, precise implementation, exchanges and cooperation, and unity, making the Great Wall more magnificent in the new era.
The Great Wall has become "beautiful" - the blend of ancient and modern adds new colors.
It's so cool to climb the Great Wall today, this ancient ruin amazes me!Jane Channell, a skeleton athlete from Canada, said excitedly.
Recently, foreign athletes participating in the International Bobsleigh Federation and skeleton World Cup Yanqing Station climbed the Badaling Great Wall. The winter wind is howling, and the enthusiasm of the athletes is undiminished. They walked along the winding city walls, crossed the beacon tower, overlooked the scenery on the ridge, and felt the majestic momentum of the Great Wall.
As one of the most popular sections of the Great Wall in Beijing and even in China, the Badaling Great Wall has long become an important window for the world to perceive Chinese civilization. Badaling Cultural Tourism Group continues to promote the activation and utilization of the cultural resources of the Great Wall, and cooperates with Beijing Performing Arts Group to jointly create special performance projects such as the ancient flash mob "Dazzling Colors Reflecting the National Tide" and the close-up magic "Dream Space" to add bright colors to the Great Wall at night.
We are committed to interpreting the cultural connotation of the Great Wall from multiple perspectives, presenting a unique and wonderful audio-visual feast for Chinese and foreign tourists, and better showing the style of the Great Wall and telling the story of China. Rong Xinfeng, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Badaling Cultural Tourism Group, said.
On the premise of strengthening the protection and control of the cultural relics of the Great Wall, all localities should do a good job in "Great Wall + Tourism and Leisure", "Great Wall + Green Mountains and Green Waters" and "Great Wall + Rural Revitalization", so that the construction of the Great Wall National Cultural Park can truly benefit the general public and add new colors to the ancient Great Wall.
On a winter afternoon, in Baiyangyu Village, Qian'an City, Hebei Province, the rice in the courtyards of every farmhouse is fragrant. "With the help of the Great Wall tourism, the farmhouses in the village are on fire. Villager Yu Haiwen said while serving the food.
Yu Haiwen, a farmer in Baiyangyu Village, Qian'an City, Hebei Province, inspects the Great Wall (photo taken on August 29, 2023, drone**) He has been following his father to guard the Great Wall of Baiyangyu near his village for more than 30 years since he was a teenager. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Mu Yu.
In recent years, Qian'an City has focused on building a cultural brand with Baiyangyu as the core. "We hold large-scale events and characteristic folk cultural activities such as the International 10,000-person Hiking Conference and the International Mountain Cross-Country Marathon, attracting more than 500,000 tourists from Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning and other places every year, which not only promotes the development of the leisure tourism industry, but also drives farmers' employment and entrepreneurship. Zhang Xiaoli, director of the Qian'an Changcheng National Cultural Park Management Center, said.
Look at the Winter Olympics at the foot of the Great Wall, and see the Great Wall at the Winter Olympics venue. "At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the slopestyle venue in Zhangjiakou competition area was modeled after the Great Wall, and athletes leaped from the "Great Wall of Snow", and ice and snow sports and the ancient Great Wall enthusiastically embraced. Hebei has accelerated the Chongli section of the Great Wall and the Dajingmen section as important points, and condensed the image positioning of "self-confidence and self-improvement, Winter Olympics scenery" and "peace and openness, great rivers and mountains", and organically integrated the Great Wall culture with the Winter Olympics culture.
In 2021, at the 44th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Conference, the Great Wall was recognized by the World Heritage Committee as a model case of World Heritage conservation and management.
This is the scenery of the Great Wall at Xifengkou, Qianxi County, Tangshan, Hebei Province (taken on August 30, 2023, drone**) Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Mu Yu.
It is not easy to achieve results, but there is still a long way to go to protect the Great Wall. According to the Master Plan for the Protection of the Great Wall released in 2019, about 12 of the total number of sections of the Great Wall are in a better state of preservation3%。
With the advancement of the construction of the Great Wall National Cultural Park, the protection of cultural relics, spiritual inheritance, and value utilization of the Great Wall have entered a new stage. Han Ziyong, the general coordinator of the National Cultural Park Expert Advisory Committee and the coordinator of the Great Wall Group, said, "In the future, under the top-level design of the world, all localities along the route should further strengthen linkage, learn from each other, form a joint force, and jointly create a lasting and vigorous vitality of the Great Wall." ”
This is a view of the Chengziyu Great Wall taken in the Haigang District of Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province on October 26, 2023 (drone**) Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Shiyao.
Every day at sunset, Fang Wei would ride a horse and walk through the sections of the Great Wall that he was patrolling. With each walk, the Great Wall inspires him with new inspirations. "Protecting the Great Wall is both my mission and my career. I hope that through hard work, the Great Wall and I will have a bright future. ”
This is not only Fang Wei's wish, but also the common wish of more than 1.4 billion Chinese people.
Text reporters: Wang Minghao, Tu Ming, Li Dexin, Luo Xin, Guo Yaru, He Wen, Li Chunyu.
*Reporters: Cai Zhijian, Qu Lanjuan, Xu Jian, Yuan Xun, Lang Bingbing, Zhong Sirui, Lu Ying.
Poster design: Sun Yao.
Editors: Hao Jing, Jiang Xiao, Ma Ning, Cheng Hao, Hu Bixia.
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