On January 1, 2000, Xi Jinping, then acting governor of Fujian Province, made important instructions on the protection of the Wanshouyan site in Sanming, Fujian Province, emphasizing that the protection of historical relics is the responsibility entrusted to everyone by national laws and is also an important part of the implementation of sustainable development strategies. As a non-renewable precious cultural relic resource, Wanshouyan Paleolithic Cave Ruins belong not only to us, but also to future generations. No individual or unit can destroy the interests of the whole society and future generations in order to seek immediate or local interests.

　　In the past two decades, General Secretary Xi Jinping has attached great importance and cordial care, making the Wanshouyan site not only free from the fate of being destroyed by mining, but also ushering in a new era of accelerated development. The State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the local party committee and government in Fujian adhere to the scientific concept of "protecting cultural relics is also achievements", actively implement the main responsibility, and properly coordinate economic development and cultural relics protection. Wanshouyan ruins were rated as the top ten national archaeological new discoveries in 2000 and submitted to the State Council for approval Announced as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units, built a national archaeological site park and opened to the public. Today, the Wanshouyan site has become an important cultural place integrating archaeological excavation and research, cultural relics protection and display, patriotism education, and the spread of scientific and cultural knowledge. It has become a typical example of strengthening cultural relics protection and continuing historical context in China.

　　The development of cultural relics represented by the protection of Wanshouyan ruins fully demonstrates the strategic vision and deep feelings of General Secretary Xi Jinping's foresight, unity of knowledge and action, cherishing history and cherishing culture. From the physical protection of Zhengding Ancient City to the love and protection of the ancient Fuzhou, from Yin Yin's entrustment to the protection of Liangzhu Ancient City to the guidance during the discussion at the Dunhuang Academy, General Secretary Xi Jinping has always stood for socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. Building a strategic height that provides strong spiritual support, with unprecedented cultural consciousness and cultural self-confidence, draws a blueprint for the development of cultural relics, and provides a powerful ideological weapon and surging kinetic energy for comprehensively strengthening the protection and utilization of cultural relics and the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage.

Strengthen the "four consciousnesses" and implement protection responsibilities. General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on the protection of Wanshouyan site profoundly reveal the dialectical relationship between the protection of cultural relics and economic development, cultural heritage and real life, the mission of the times and the responsibility of protection. The national cultural relics system should regard studying and implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping ’s important instructions on cultural relics as the primary political task, insisting on protection first, first rescue, reasonable use, and strengthening management, and protecting cultural heritage as well as cherishing his own life. Adhere to the correct protection concept, scientifically grasp the protection laws, effectively strengthen the construction of the cultural relics protection work system, prevent constructive destruction, strengthen the research of ancient ruins protection, continue to deepen the understanding and exploration of the long history and valuable value of Chinese civilization, and effectively leave the ancestors to Our cultural heritage is well protected and inherited.

Strengthen protection measures to ensure the safety of cultural relics. Cultural relics safety is the lifeline and bottom line of cultural relics work. We must always put cultural relics safety at the forefront of cultural relics work, improve the national inter-ministerial joint meeting system for cultural relics safety, actively coordinate the role of 16 ministerial-level member units, and explore the establishment of a national cultural relics inspection system System, strengthen the investigation and rectification of hidden fire hazards of cultural relics, jointly combat cultural relics crimes, implement cultural relic safety projects, and win the battle of cultural relics security prevention. In the process of advancing the construction of new urbanization, there is sometimes a contradiction between cultural relics protection and urban construction that is difficult to coordinate development. It is necessary to further coordinate the consensus of relevant departments and relevant parties, comprehensively integrate the protection of cultural relics into the land and space planning system, and implement the protection scope of cultural relics protection units Restrictions for the construction of prohibited construction areas, cultural relics protection units, construction of control zones and cultural relics underground burial areas, delineation of urban purple lines and other relevant requirements, effectively shoulder the glorious mission of continuing the urban context.

Highlight reform and innovation, and pay close attention to the implementation of policies. 2020 is to implement the "Some Opinions on Strengthening the Reform of the Protection and Utilization of Cultural Relics" and "Opinions on the Implementation of the Revolutionary Cultural Relics Protection and Utilization Project (2018-2022)" and the "Great Wall, Grand Canal, Long March National Cultural Park Construction Plan" In the crucial year, we must focus on the breakthrough of the reform of the cultural relics cause, focus on breakthroughs, and promote the overall promotion of the "Relics Protection Law" revision, scientifically formulate the "14th Five-Year" cultural relics development plan, and accelerate the Great Wall, the Grand Canal, and the Long March National Cultural Park Construction, implementation of the Yellow River Cultural Heritage System Protection Project, the introduction of policy documents to promote the reform and development of museums, the creation of a national cultural relics protection and utilization demonstration zone, and the establishment of a registration and trading system in the area of ​​cultural logistics. With the approval of the Central Committee, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage established the Department of Revolutionary Cultural Relics to effectively promote the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics with a high sense of political mission and sense of responsibility. , Produce videos related to revolutionary cultural relics, promote the revolutionary spirit, and inherit the revolutionary culture.

Integrate technological innovation to meet the needs of the times. With the rapid development of science and technology, the development of cultural relics also faces new opportunities and challenges. To strengthen technological innovation, use digitalization, networking, animation games, VR, AR and other technologies to provide holographic image appreciation, virtual touch, and immersive experience services, continue to update online cultural relic resources, accelerate the construction of smart museums, and launch more digital online exhibitions , Effectively expand Wenbo public services, and provide people with safer, more convenient, richer and richer Wenbo products. We must persist in creative transformation and innovative development, continue to promote the high-quality development of cultural and cultural institutions, standardize the open use of cultural relics, create high-level national archaeological site parks, and use lively exhibitions and open and inclusive social participation to fully stimulate the era of cultural relics. Value, and effectively meet the spiritual and cultural life needs of the masses.

　　Last month, the General Secretary emphasized in a survey in Shaanxi, "We must increase the protection of cultural relics, promote China's excellent traditional culture, revolutionary culture, advanced socialist culture, cultivate socialist core values, and strengthen the supply of public cultural products and services. Meet the spiritual and cultural life needs of the people. "

　　A few days ago, the General Secretary once again pointed out in his investigation in Shanxi, "Historical and cultural heritage is a precious resource that is irrenewable and irreplaceable, and protection must always be given top priority." The general secretary emphasized that "the development of tourism must be premised on protection and must not be over-commercialized, so that tourism becomes a process in which people perceive Chinese culture and enhance cultural confidence."

　　We must earnestly study and understand these important instructions of the General Secretary and implement them in depth. Local cultural relics departments should take the initiative to plan and actively promote, under the leadership of the local party committee and government, in combination with the reform of public institutions, study and formulate effective measures to strengthen the construction of cultural relics institutions, effectively strengthen the protection of grassroots cultural relics and research teams, and never disappoint General Secretary Xi Jinping. Have deep hopes. The national cultural relics system should actively implement the "Mogao spirit" of "holding on the desert, willing to dedicate, bravely bear the responsibility, and pioneering and enterprising", and work hard for a long time to build a high-quality professional cultural relics protection and management team to make it more similar to Wanshouyan ruins and Dunhuang. The historical relics of Mogao Grottoes have been effectively protected and inherited, the material foundations of Chinese civilization have been well protected and utilized, and the new weather and new tasks have been taken as a new chapter in the development of cultural relics in the new era.

(Author: Liu Yuzhu, the Department of State Cultural Relics Bureau Party Secretary)