In 1982, Hangzhou became one of the first 24 national historical and cultural cities. For the past 40 years, Hangzhou has been focusing on the urban soul of a historic and cultural city, promoting the continuous prosperity and development of cultural construction. How to do cultural construction in Hangzhou in the face of a new era and a new journey? On August 18th, the Hangzhou Municipal Party Committee held a cultural work conference, proposing a new goal – to build a first-class historical and cultural city with a prosperous culture throughout the region and a rich national spirit. We will coordinate the five major tasks of cultural soul casting, cultural shaping, cultural empowerment, cultural benefits to the people, and cultural development, and achieve spiritual enrichment in common prosperity and cultural advancement in modernization.
The reporter learned from the meeting that by 2027, Hangzhou will promote cultural soul building, taking the lead in inheriting the red gene and continuing the historical context; Promote cultural shaping, taking the lead in telling Chinese stories and showcasing window images; Promote cultural empowerment and take the lead in innovating urban governance and cultivating urban temperament; Promoting cultural benefits for the people, taking the lead in enriching high-quality supply and building a benchmark for happiness; Promoting cultural development, taking the lead in iterating industrial systems and enhancing development levels.
By 2035, Hangzhou will reach a new height of cultural prosperity and national spirit, and the unique charm and unique brilliance of a historic and cultural city will be fully demonstrated, becoming a leading highland for the construction of cultural Zhejiang in the new era and a model city for a socialist cultural power.
To achieve the above goals, Hangzhou will implement the “Eight Actions” – Innovation Theory Leading Action, Historical Context Continuation Action, Mainstream Public Opinion Cohesion Action, Civilization Model Creation Action, Cultural Creation Climbing Peak Action, Cultural Service Enjoyment Action, Cultural Industry Quality Improvement Action, and Cultural Tourism Integration Deepening Action.
At the meeting, representatives from the Propaganda Department of the Hangzhou Municipal Party Committee, the Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, Daicun Town in Shangcheng District and Xiaoshan District, and Huace Film and Television gave exchange speeches. “We will continue to promote the ‘Three Major Projects’ of tracing the origin and soul of theory, arm our minds with the Party’s innovative theory to guide practice, and achieve results in the research and interpretation of the Party’s innovative theory, so that the Party’s innovative theory can’ fly into the homes of ordinary people ‘. The relevant person in charge of the Propaganda Department of the Hangzhou Municipal Party Committee stated that we will hold high the ideological banner, deepen the’ Three Major Projects’, and lead and demonstrate in building a highland of ideological and theoretical spiritual power.”.
Culture is the root and soul of a city. In promoting the deep integration of culture and tourism, the person in charge of the Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism stated that Hangzhou has a rich cultural heritage and is building a highly recognizable cultural and tourism integration activity brand; Focusing on the positioning of “an internationally important tourism and leisure center”, creating a new landmark and route for cultural and tourism integration; Highlight the advantages of digital cultural and tourism, and create a more technological, experiential, and fun cultural and tourism integration scene. Next, we will promote high-quality urban development through the integration of culture and tourism, and continuously meet the new needs of the people for a better spiritual life.
In the overall plan to build a “Song rhyme cultural highland” at the provincial and municipal levels, Shangcheng District of Hangzhou is the birthplace of Southern Song culture and a gathering place for Song rhyme resources. The district is currently building.A cultural highland of the Song Dynasty where beads form chains and ancient and modern times intersect. The person in charge of the Shangcheng District Committee stated that they will effectively enhance their historical awareness, carefully layout development plans, accurately study core connotations, finely carve cultural landmarks, present the Song Dynasty’s charm industry, lead elegant life with exquisite craftsmanship, and strive to let the world experience the millennium old foundation and new charm of the “Hangzhou New Paradise” through the “window of Shangcheng”.
Cultural construction promotes common prosperity. Daicun Town in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou City actively introduces social forces, participates in public cultural services from multiple dimensions, continuously builds and improves service networks, and connects the “last mile” of public cultural services. The person in charge of the Party Committee of Daicun Town introduced that by building a “one-stop” cultural and sports center, creating a “one website” cultural auditorium, and “integrating” to strengthen cultural strength, Daicun Town has built a cultural service network and integrated resources to establish a red research circle, a quality life circle, and a cultural service circle, laying a solid foundation for building modern communities and achieving common prosperity.
“Building a first-class historical and cultural city is a political responsibility to keep in mind the instructions and faithfully implement the ’88 Strategy’, an urgent need to promote high-quality development and build a world-class socialist modern international metropolis, and an inherent requirement to adhere to the people-centered and high-level promotion of the construction of Hangzhou for common prosperity and happiness.” Liu Jie, a member of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Hangzhou Municipal Party Committee, stated at the meeting that it is necessary to effectively enhance the sense of mission and responsibility to build a first-class historical and cultural city, adhere to the principle of cultivating the soul and raising the banner of thought, adhere to the integration of ancient and modern times, highlight the beauty of history, adhere to joint construction and sharing, and enhance the benefits of culture, adhere to the empowerment of culture and the development of industries, tell good stories, and enhance international reputation. Strive to be the leader of cultural Zhejiang construction in the new era and the model of building a socialist cultural power.
In the next five years, Hangzhou will strive to create more iconic cultural achievements with Hangzhou’s recognition, focusing on creating a highland of ideology and theory, creating a national model city of civilization, creating a world heritage community, promoting the transmission of Song Dynasty culture, advancing the peak of literary and artistic creation, creating an international cultural and creative center, building a leading area for high-quality development of public cultural services, enhancing global narrative ability, showcasing a unique and exciting cultural Asian Games, and effectively strengthening the Party’s comprehensive leadership over cultural work.