[Explanation] "Wanli Tea Ceremony" is an international trade route that started in the seventeenth century with tea as bulk goods. From Wuyi Mountain in China to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia to St. Petersburg, Russia, it is 14,000 kilometers in length and is a world-renowned cultural route. , There are rich cultural relics along the route, which is an important material evidence for the exchange and mutual learning of civilizations between Asia and Europe.
[Explanation] On December 11, at the joint meeting of Wanli Tea Ceremony Joint Application Cities, the mayors (governors, leaders) or representatives of 29 "Wanli Tea Ceremony" node cities signed the "Wanli Tea Ceremony Protection and Joint Application for World Cultural Heritage Cities Alliance "Articles of Association", the "Wanli Tea Ceremony Protection and Joint Application for World Cultural Heritage Cities Alliance" was formally established, and the "Three-year Action Plan for Wanli Tea Ceremony Joint Application for World Cultural Heritage (2021-2023)" was issued.
[Concurrent] Hu Bing, Deputy Director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage
Today, the establishment of the Wanli Tea Ceremony Protection and Joint Application for World Cultural Heritage Cities Alliance is a new progress, new measure and new starting point for the Wanli Tea Ceremony protection and heritage application.
The establishment of the alliance is conducive to strengthening the cooperation and exchanges between heritage cities and management agencies, and is conducive to the overall improvement of heritage protection and management.
[Explanation] Hubei is an important tea source area for the "Wanli Tea Ceremony", and Wuhan enjoys the reputation of "Oriental Tea Port".
[Explanation] Since the Hubei Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics and the relevant seven provinces (regions) cultural relics departments issued the "Chibi Declaration" in 2012, the eight provinces (regions) cultural relics departments have worked together to jointly determine the heritage protection and application of the "Ten Thousand Miles Tea Ceremony" The work objective was to clarify that Hubei Province is the lead province of the joint heritage application and Wuhan City is the lead city of the joint heritage application. A joint application office was established.
[Concurrent] Hu Bing, Deputy Director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage
I hope that the "Wanli Tea Ceremony Protection and Joint Application for World Cultural Heritage Cities Alliance" can give full play to its advantages, expand its influence, cooperate and win-win, abide by the alliance charter and cultural relics protection laws and regulations, follow the heritage protection management plan, and actively carry out cultural heritage protection and academic research , International exchanges, information consultation and business training, and continuously improve the level of protection management, to promote the orderly advancement of the protection and application of Wanli tea ceremony, and make positive contributions to the sustainable development of Wanli tea ceremony protection.
[Explanation] At the meeting, the Institute of Architecture History of China Architectural Design and Research Institute, the preparation unit of the Wanli Tea Ceremony joint application text, gave a comprehensive introduction to the "Wanli Tea Ceremony" heritage profile, outstanding universal value, and technical route for the application, and emphasized the key to the next step of business work. Link.
Reporter Zou Hao reports from Wuhan, Hubei
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]