Digging the Time Value of Ancient Books (New Words)
Ancient books are non renewable precious documents and the great crystallization of Chinese civilization. The more the times develop, the more we need to find treasure in ancient books to enrich the history and culture of the whole society
The paper is light and thin, but it can bear the weight of culture; The book slips are fragile and have experienced many vicissitudes of life.
Recently, the Office of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued the Opinions on Promoting the Work of Ancient Books in the New Era, with the main goal of “prosperity and development of the cause of ancient books”, which greatly encouraged the enthusiasm of ancient book workers.
Like the “time box” of civilization, ancient books and records are a living witness to the inheritance of Chinese culture for thousands of years, and also deeply nourish cultural self-confidence. Ancient books are non renewable precious documents and the great crystallization of Chinese civilization. The more the times develop, the more we need to find treasure in ancient books to enrich the history and culture of the whole society.
It is important to strengthen the protection and utilization of cultural relics and ancient books and take a “new digital step”. On the one hand, digital technology allows fragile non renewable cultural relics to stay in the “cloud” forever; On the other hand, technology empowerment will provide long-term assistance for subsequent research and practice. From text and image databases to visual “atlases”, “one click” can complete the extraction and integration of massive ancient books, and researchers can devote more energy to subsequent data analysis. With the help of digital means, the “rescue protection” of ancient books is more efficient.
Let the characters written in ancient books come alive, and also mobilize the “imagination of the times”. After 1995, the photographer vividly reproduced the sacred animals in the Book of Mountains and Seas through design and creation, which attracted netizens’ attention; The cultural program “China in Ancient Books” makes ancient books and stories more vital and appealing through drama, film, television and other forms… Ancient books are endowed with new meaning of the times through words, pictures, videos and other forms, which is just a kind of creative protection.
To tap the era value of ancient books also requires us to constantly deepen our understanding of the cause of ancient books. In recent years, the public’s concern and enthusiasm for the protection of ancient books have continued to rise, and the demand for understanding the excellent traditional Chinese culture has also been growing. For example, the Western Sichuan Literature Restoration Center has opened a training course on ancient book restoration, attracting students from all walks of life for training, and now has a professional team of nearly 50 people.
To make ancient books “live” is not only a trace to the root of civilization, but also a reflection on the development of the times. To do a good job in the work of ancient books in the new era and take root for a long time, we will be able to better understand the ancient Chinese civilization, which has a long history and is broad and profound. We will be firm in our broader and deeper cultural confidence and gain deeper and more lasting strength from it.
Chen Zhiqi