On the occasion of the third anniversary of the successful application of Liangzhu Ancient City Site for World Heritage, Liu Jie, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, presided over a symposium on the protection, inheritance and utilization of world cultural heritage this morning.
Huang Haifeng, Zhu Hua, Luo Weihong, Ding Digang and Chen Xinhua attended. The responsible persons of the Municipal Bureau of Gardens and Cultural Heritage, the West Lake Scenic Area Management Committee and the Liangzhu Relics Management Committee respectively reported the protection and utilization of the world cultural heritage. Chen Tongbin, Chief Planner of China Academy of Architectural Design and Research, Du Xiaofan, Director of the Land and Cultural Resources Research Center of Fudan University, and Zhang Shuheng, a member of the National Grand Canal Protection and World Heritage Application Expert Group, put forward suggestions on deepening the interpretation system, publicizing heritage values, strengthening professional strength, and enhancing the city’s international influence in combination with their respective research fields.
Liu Jie, on behalf of the municipal party committee and the municipal government, thanked the heritage experts for their concern and support for the development of Hangzhou, especially for the protection of cultural heritage and the application for World Heritage. Deeply grasp the valuable value of the world cultural heritage with a high degree of spiritual wealth to promote common prosperity, and earnestly enhance the sense of responsibility and mission to do a good job in the protection, inheritance and utilization of the world cultural heritage.
Liu Jie stressed that it is necessary to be a good inheritor and strive to form more landmark achievements with Hangzhou characteristics in the protection, inheritance and utilization of world cultural heritage. Actively participate in promoting the project of exploring the origin of Chinese civilization, increase archaeological excavation efforts, strengthen the research and interpretation of archaeological work results, and form a batch of research results with Hangzhou recognition. Give full play to the comprehensive effect of the world heritage, continue to promote the revision of the General Plan for the Protection of Liangzhu Relics, tap the cultural spirit of the Grand Canal and the value of the times, promote the integration of the protection of West Lake and West Stream at a high level, make overall plans to promote the reserve and declaration of cultural heritage such as the Qiantang River ancient seawall, the new ancient city wall, and the Tianmu Kiln site group, and further implement the “Song Yun Culture Inheritance Project”. Further promote the activation and utilization of cultural heritage, accelerate the construction of museum communities, deepen the “urban memory” project, strengthen digital empowerment, and let more people love and enjoy cultural heritage. Efforts should be made to sort out the files of applying for the World Heritage of the sites of the West Lake, the Grand Canal and Liangzhu Ancient City, and tell the Hangzhou story of the three major world heritage sites.
Liu Jie stressed that it is necessary to effectively strengthen the organization and leadership, improve the efficient and cooperative working mechanism, deepen the research and exchange of world cultural heritage, increase the training of professional talents, give full play to the positive role of the people, and pool a strong joint force to promote the protection, inheritance and utilization of world cultural heritage.
Text/Zhao Fangzhou
Photographer/Fa Xin