On the 28th, the theme side event of the 44th World Heritage Congress “Echo of the Leading Role of World Heritage-From Fuzhou to Kazan” was held in Fuzhou in the form of online and offline. Participants responded to the spread of world heritage ideas, methods and experiences and achieved positive results by exchanging the protection and management practices of world heritage projects in Fuzhou, Fujian, China and Kazan, Russia, where the 45th World Heritage Congress was held, and explored how to give full play to the leading role of world heritage projects.
“Those who are willing to work together are not far from mountains and seas.” Tian Xuejun, vice minister of education, director of the National Committee for UNESCO in China and chairman of the 44th World Heritage Conference, said that although Fuzhou and Kazan are far apart, as the host places of the World Heritage Conference, their common responsibility closely links the two cities.
At the meeting, Fu Qisheng, director of Fujian Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, introduced five world heritage conservation experiences, including Quanzhou-China World Ocean Trade Center in Song and Yuan Dynasties, Fujian Tulou and Wuyishan, and shared the beneficial exploration made by Fujian in recent years in the aspects of heritage cognition, basic concept of protection, management system construction and promotion of local management.
Ruslan Galiahmetov, Director of the International Relations Department of Kazan City Council, said that he has learned a unique China experience from the heritage protection work in Fujian and Fuzhou. The next World Heritage Congress will bring a good opportunity for Kazan to improve its ability and hope to cooperate with more China cities in heritage protection.
In an interview with the media, Xia Zehan, director of the Beijing Office of UNESCO, affirmed China’s contribution as the host country of this conference, and believed that China’s orderly organization and the application of digital technology provided a sample for holding the conference in the future.
The 44th World Heritage Conference kicked off in Fuzhou, Fujian on 16th, and the conference is scheduled to close on 31st. It is reported that the 45th World Heritage Conference will be held in Kazan, Russia. Reporter Zhao Xueyu