Shaoxing, January 29 (Reporter Xiang Jing) "The biggest feature of the ancient city of Shaoxing is that the site of the city has not changed for more than 2,500 years, and after thousands of years, there are still so many people living in the ancient city, and people and the ancient city grow together." This is a 'living' ancient city, an ancient city with vitality. Chen Yang, deputy to the Shaoxing Municipal People's Congress of Zhejiang Province and president of the Huahui Group Planning and Consulting Research Institute, said in an interview on the 29th.
The two sessions of Shaoxing City opened on the same day, and Shi Huifang, mayor of Shaoxing City, mentioned in his work report that in 2023, Shaoxing will start the work of applying for the ancient city as a World Heritage Site (referring to the declaration of world cultural heritage), and in 2024, the pace of the ancient city's application for the World Heritage will be accelerated.
The opening of the two sessions in Shaoxing City. Photo by Xiang Jing.
Seeing this information, Chen Yang, who has been focusing on the protection of ancient cities for a long time, felt very gratified, "Every step taken by the World Heritage application is the best testimony of the improvement of people's awareness of protection and inheritance. ”
Shaoxing is one of the first historical and cultural cities in China and has been rated as the cultural capital of East Asia. How to continue to inherit and develop the profound and splendid cultural heritage has attracted attention from all walks of life.
In the past year, Shaoxing has strengthened protection and inheritance, and the charm of cultural tourism has continued to bloom. For example, the local government launched the application of the ancient city for World Heritage Status, deployed and promoted the high-quality development of the in-depth integration of culture, business and tourism in the ancient city, released the "three streets" plan of the ancient city and the "awakening plan" of Jiefang Road, and at the same time, cultural landmarks such as the East Zhejiang Canal Museum, the 30° north latitude exhibition hall, and the north entrance of the ancient city were completed and put into use.
It is worth noting that in 2023, the "Southern Song Dynasty Shaoxing Mansion City Map" will be released to the world. The reporter learned from previous interviews that this cultural map restores the layout of the landscape and neighborhood of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, fills the gap in relevant academic research, and to a certain extent, the ancient city of Shaoxing can be called the site of the "ancient city of the Southern Song Dynasty", which provides the most primitive and closest basis for the ancient city to apply for the World Heritage Site.
Shi Huifang said that in 2024, Shaoxing will speed up the pace of the ancient city's application for World Heritage status, promote the comprehensive protection of Lu Xun's hometown, Wang Xizhi Memorial Hall and other projects, and promote Cangqiao Straight Street to strive for a national historical and cultural district.
The process of inscription is a manifestation of the continuous protection and inheritance of the ancient city. However, it is important to realize that the inscription is a long process and is not achieved overnight. Chen Yang said that at present, the Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government have conducted a preliminary study on the resources and paths of the ancient city of Shaoxing, and look forward to further progress in the future.
Shaoxing Bazi Bridge is an integral part of the Grand Canal, a world cultural heritage. Photo by Xiang Jing.
The inscription is for better protection. Nowadays, promoting the high-quality development of the thousand-year-old city is also inseparable from the in-depth integration of culture, business and tourism.
In terms of cultural heritage, in 2023, Shaoxing will strictly implement the heritage protection and management plan of the Grand Canal (Shaoxing Section), and coordinate the promotion of heritage protection, gene decoding, literary and artistic creation, and cultural tourism development; Promote the archaeological excavation of Song Liuling, Xiaohuangshan and other sites, and repair 29 immovable cultural relics; Accelerate the construction of the "City of Museums", add more than 3 museums and more than 20 provincial rural museums in Zhejiang.
Shaoxing has always been praised as a "museum without walls". Not long ago, the city issued the "Implementation Opinions on Promoting the Construction of the "City of Museums", marking that the construction of the "City of Museums" has entered the specific implementation stage.
It is recommended to compile a 'Shaoxing treasure map' to promote the 'city of museums' out of the circle. Jin Weiguo, a member of the Shaoxing CPPCC and president of the Shaoxing Internet Association, said in an interview that tourists come to Shaoxing with a "treasure map" to "hunt for treasure", "traffic" has, and "treasure hunting" can enable Shaoxing to convert "traffic" into "retention".
In the summer of 2023, tourists wait to enter the Lu Xun Memorial Hall. Photo by Xiang Jing.
Jin Weiguo specifically said that from the preparation level, we should first consider which "treasures" can be selected into the "Shaoxing treasure map", such as the "first banquet of the founding of the country" in 1949 rice wine can become a "baby", which can deepen tourists' understanding of Shaoxing rice wine "state banquet wine"; Mr. Lu Xun's "morning" desk can also become a "baby", please "Mr. Big" take Shaoxing out of the circle.
In order to continue to promote the cultural "beads into a chain", this year Shaoxing will take the thousand-year-old city as the "main battlefield" for the deep integration of culture, business and tourism, and plans to build and operate three characteristic blocks of snacks, tea and bars, fully launch the "awakening plan" of Jiefang Road, and actively build a "1+3+x" water tour line system, and at the same time implement the new three-year action plan of the cultural and creative corridor to create a "cross-strait cultural and creative park". (ENDS).
*: China News Network.