China News Service, Chenzhou, March 19 (Xiao Huifang) Chenzhou, Hunan Province's "Sikuquanshu" and "Chenzhou Tongdian" were published and distributed in Chenzhou City on the 18th. The book is divided into four parts: classics, history, zi, and collection, and compiles the extant works from the Tang Dynasty. Various documents and classics in Chenzhou from the dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty.
On March 18, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province held a press conference for the publication and distribution of "Chenzhou Tongdian".
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Chenzhou has a long history and a rich collection of humanities. Hunan, Central Plains, and Lingnan cultures meet here, and Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist cultures are spread here.
The profound cultural accumulation has nurtured brilliant philosophers and sages and left behind numerous literature and classics.
However, due to historical changes and the passage of time, many Chenzhou classics have been lost long ago. Those that still exist are scattered in various collections or private hands, making it inconvenient to consult and study.
In order to inherit excellent traditional culture, continue the millennium-old Chenzhou cultural heritage, strengthen cultural confidence, and promote cultural prosperity, the Chenzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have listed strengthening the compilation and publication of historical and cultural classics as an important task.
After careful investigation and repeated demonstrations, the compilation and publication of "Chenzhou Tongdian" was launched in 2020. It was organized and implemented by the Chenzhou City Literature and History Research Association, and the editorial department of "Chenzhou Tongdian" was established.
Part of the classics "Chenzhou Tongdian".
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"Chenzhou Tongdian" systematically collects and organizes Chenzhou literature and classics. The editing team works closely with the editors of the publishing house. Up to now, it has published "Chenzhou Tongdian·General Catalog of Literature" (1 volume), "Chenzhou Tongdian·Literature Essence" "Selected Books" (1 volume in total), "Chenzhou Tongdian Classics and Documents" (186 volumes in total), "Collection of Chenzhou Local Chronicles in the Past Dynasties" (62 volumes in total).
In order to facilitate readers' reading and use, "Chenzhou Tongdian·Summary and Illustration" (full 1 volume) has been compiled and published.
Wei Chong, deputy director of the National Library and president of the National Library Press, who attended the publishing conference that day, said that "Chenzhou Tongdian" is a large-scale, systematic and comprehensive cultural project for document compilation and publishing in the history of Chenzhou, and it has important historical significance. Cultural value, academic value, ideological value, and social value are not only important local cultural wealth in Chenzhou, but also an important part of the Chinese cultural treasure house.
The compilation and publication of "Chenzhou Tongdian" is a useful exploration and practice to strengthen the inheritance of local cultural heritage and the inheritance and development of excellent Chinese traditional culture. It has made a contribution to the "protection and utilization, protection and development, protection and development" of cultural heritage. model.
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