(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Under the epidemic, is the Quanzhou World Heritage Site okay?
China News Service, Quanzhou, March 24 (Wu Guanbiao and Sun Hong) Since the local epidemic occurred in Quanzhou, Fujian on March 13, Chen Deshan, an old man who has been an instructor of Luoyang Bridge for 30 years, had to "work at home".
But even if the old man "stays" at home, he still spends his time sorting out the historical materials and anecdotes of Luoyang Bridge these days.
In July 2021, "Quanzhou: The World Marine Commerce and Trade Center of Song and Yuan China" was included in the "World Heritage List".
As China's famous cross-sea beam-style Dashi Bridge and one of the "Four Famous Bridges" in ancient times, Luoyang Bridge, an ancient bridge in Song Dynasty, is one of the 22 World Heritage Sites in Quanzhou, the "World Heritage City".
Outside the Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou, the bustling West Street became deserted.
Photo by Koning
Under the epidemic, all 22 world heritage sites and their exhibition halls in Quanzhou were closed, and the bustling tourists were no longer seen.
Many guardians like Chen Deshan did not stop, and still used their own methods to guard the world heritage sites that pressed the "pause button".
"The epidemic stopped my feet, but it couldn't stop my eyes and my pen." In Chen Deshan's eyes, every stone, one wood, one monument, one pagoda, one pavilion and one temple on Luoyang Bridge have stories to tell, and his responsibility is to Dig up and keep these stories and pass them on to future generations.
Due to the needs of epidemic prevention and control, Kaiyuan Temple, one of the World Heritage Sites in Quanzhou, has been closed to the public since March 13, and collective activities have been suspended.
After multiple rounds of nucleic acid tests, the nine masters of Kaiyuan Temple, who were negative and in good health, took off their monk clothes and put on protective clothing to join the front line of anti-epidemic and guard the ancient temple for thousands of years.
One of the World Heritage Sites in Quanzhou, Shishi Shihu Pier, only staff member Guo Zengpei was inspecting.
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
Today, the "Measures for the Protection of World Cultural Heritage of "Quanzhou: The World Marine Commerce and Trade Center of China in Song and Yuan Dynasties" has been implemented. Quanzhou is improving the management system of world heritage protection and making every effort to create a model city for the protection and utilization of world heritage.
This "world heritage city" has purchased insurance for three world heritage sites including the Caoan Maniguang Buddha statue, the Cizao kiln site, and Anping Bridge, carried out digital protection, and carried out archaeological investigation and research.
On the Shishi Liusheng Pagoda and Shihu Wharf with a thousand-year history, the sight is deserted and deserted. The young Guo Zengpei and his colleagues shuttled between them, making regular inspections, "sticking to the bottom line of cultural relic safety to ensure the health of personnel and the safety of cultural relics."
As a staff member of Liusheng Tashihu Wharf Management Station, Guo Zengpei's daily work has not been disrupted by the epidemic.
The task of him and his colleagues is to conduct regular inspections and inspections of the world heritage sites while doing a good job in epidemic prevention, and report the inclination or settlement status of the Liusheng Tower every day, so as to ensure that the measures for air defense, physical defense and technical defense are in place in a timely manner.
Staff Guo Zengpei (left) and colleagues inspect and inspect the Liusheng Tower every day and report the situation.
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
"There are no tourists, and the interpretation work has been suspended. Everyone should take this opportunity to study and read more to improve their knowledge reserves." Guo Zengpei told reporters that since Quanzhou's successful application to the World Heritage List, there have been more and more tourists at Liusheng Tower and Shihu Wharf. "While we maintain the safety of cultural relics, we also shoulder the responsibility of commentary. Only when we have information in our stomachs can we tell the story of the world heritage."
"As long as I can talk, walk, and write, I will continue to tell the story of Luoyang Bridge." Chen Deshan is looking forward to the day when the epidemic is over and Luoyang Bridge is reopened, and he will walk on the bridge again. Tell the story of Luoyang Bridge for future generations, "I believe that day will come soon, let's see you on Luoyang Bridge." (End)