China Net, October 28 (Reporter Ge Lei)On October 27, the Asian Cultural Heritage Protection Dialogue opened in Beijing. The purpose of the dialogue meeting is to implement the important proposition of “China is willing to carry out Asian cultural heritage protection activities with other countries to provide necessary support for the better inheritance of civilization” proposed by President Jinping at the Asian Civilization Dialogue Conference in 2019, so as to “enhance the dialogue of civilizations and shape Asia together. With the theme of “Future”, we will continue to promote the protection of Asian cultural heritage and write a new chapter in Asia for the promotion of exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations.
The dialogue meeting is co-sponsored by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Beijing Municipal People’s Government, Held online. Minister of Culture and Tourism Hu Heping delivered a speech, Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism and Director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage Li Qun delivered a keynote speech, and Beijing Deputy Mayor Yang Bin delivered a speech.
Hu Heping pointed out that the holding of the Asian Cultural Heritage Protection Dialogue is a pragmatic move to implement Chairman Jinping’s initiative to promote the protection of cultural heritage in Asian countries and promote the splendid Asian civilization. Asian countries are connected by mountains and rivers, humanities are close to each other, and their destinies are dependent on each other. It is the common responsibility of Asian countries to protect, inherit and make good use of Asian cultural heritage. In recent years, Asian countries have attached great importance to the protection of cultural heritage and have carried out a series of fruitful exchanges and cooperation. It is hoped that Asian countries will take this dialogue as an opportunity to practice the purpose of promoting dialogue among civilizations and shaping the future of Asia, and actively participate in the protection of Asian cultural heritage. Hu Heping proposes to insist on protection first, to coordinate the relationship between cultural heritage protection and urban construction, ecological improvement, and tourism development, to develop in protection, and to protect in development, so that the light of Asian civilization can illuminate the path of development and progress of human civilization; Insist on rational use, promote cultural heritage research and interpretation, exhibitions, and cultural and creative product development, realize creative transformation and innovative development, and let the people share the achievements of cultural heritage protection; adhere to exchanges and mutual learning, in joint archaeology, cultural relics restoration, exhibitions, and talent training , Cooperative research, joint “Willing for Heritage” and other fields to carry out all-round exchanges and cooperation.
Li Qun said that Asia is an important birthplace of human civilization. Close cooperation, exchanges and mutual learning among Asian countries are vital to protecting Asian cultural heritage and shaping the common future of Asian civilizations. The State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China attaches great importance to the important role of cultural heritage in the exchange and mutual learning of civilizations, and actively participates in the exploration of Asian civilizations, the protection of Asian civilizations, the interpretation of Asian civilization values, and the mutual learning of Asian civilizations. Extensive and fruitful cooperation has been carried out with Asian countries in areas such as heritage declaration and management, museum exhibition exchanges and so on. Li Qun proposed that China is willing to take this dialogue as an opportunity to work with Asian countries and relevant international organizations to carry out Asian cultural heritage protection actions, jointly build a cooperation platform, safeguard the achievements of civilization, improve the level of protection, promote sustainable development, and unite youth Strength, promote the protection of Asian cultural heritage into the “fast lane”, and inject new and stronger cultural power into the co-building of an Asian community with a shared future.
Yang Bin said that the capital Beijing is a famous historical and cultural city well-known both at home and abroad. For a long time, Beijing has been based on sustainable development, scientifically formulated relevant plans, promoted the overall protection and rejuvenation of the old city guided by the protection of the central axis, strengthened the protection and utilization of the three mountains and five parks and the “three cultural belts”, and strived to build and promote China. A model city of excellent traditional culture. Based on systematic protection, we are committed to building a cultural relics protection system with the characteristics of the capital, safeguarding the safety of cultural relics in the capital, and actively building a “museum city”. Make people the center, commit to the convenience and livability of citizens’ lives, and improve people’s livelihood and well-being. Yang Bin said that, as the landing city of the first Asian Cultural Heritage Conservation Dialogue, Beijing will take the lead in implementing the 2019 Beijing Consensus issued at the Asian Civilization Dialogue Conference, earnestly implement the Asian cultural heritage protection action, actively participate in exchange activities and cooperative research, and strive to promote Dialogue among civilizations and make new contributions to shaping the future of Asia. Yang Bin welcomes guests to experience the charm of Beijing’s central axis.
Liu Yuzhu, former director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, Hu Bing, deputy director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, and Wang Xudong, president of the Palace Museum, attended the opening ceremony. High-level representatives from 5 international organizations including the Deputy Director-General of UNESCO, 20 ministers of culture from 36 countries in Asia, 19 high-level officials such as diplomatic envoys to China, as well as the Director of Civil Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Social Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government The Director of the Department of Culture and others participated in the opening ceremony online.
At the opening ceremony, 10 Asian countries including China, Armenia, Cambodia, North Korea, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Syria, the UAE, and Yemen jointly initiated the establishment of the “Asian Cultural Heritage Protection Alliance”. China established the Asian Cultural Heritage Protection Fund and launched the “Asian Cultural Heritage Protection Youth Ambassador” program.
The dialogue will last until the 28th. Experts and scholars from 18 Asian countries will conduct 26 sessions on topics such as “Cultural heritage promotes sustainable development in Asia”, “Cultural heritage facilitates exchanges and mutual learning among Asian civilizations”, and “Cultural heritage responds to future challenges in Asia”. speech. At the closing ceremony, the “Initiation on Jointly Carrying Out Actions for the Conservation of Asian Cultural Heritage” will also be released.
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