China News Service, Quanzhou, July 25 (Wu Guanbiao) To commemorate the first anniversary of the successful application of "Quanzhou: The World Marine Commerce and Trade Center of Song and Yuan China", "Quanzhou and World Marine Civilization" was held on the 24th at the Quanzhou Overseas Transportation History Museum. Mode.
The book examines and discusses marine civilization from the three dimensions of the world, China, and Quanzhou and their interrelationships.
"Articles are written together at times." Chen Huizong, member of the Standing Committee of the Quanzhou Municipal Party Committee, Minister of the Propaganda Department and Minister of the United Front Work Department, said that Quanzhou and the World's Marine Civilization was published on the first anniversary of Quanzhou's successful application to the World Heritage List, hoping to promote Quanzhou through in-depth discussions and exchanges. The publicity and promotion of the World Heritage will help Quanzhou create a model city of World Heritage and build a "Famous Maritime Silk City" in the 21st century.
It is reported that "Quanzhou and the World Ocean Civilization" was compiled by the Propaganda Department of the Quanzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Quanzhou Federation of Social Sciences, and published by the Ocean Press.
The book has invited many experts and scholars who have attained in the research of marine civilization to participate in the compilation. The 20 articles in the book are selected, some of which discuss the relationship between China's marine civilization and the world's marine civilization from a macro perspective, and discuss the relationship between Quanzhou's overseas transportation and China and the world's oceans. The historical overview of civilization; some discuss the contribution of the world heritage "Quanzhou: The World Maritime Commerce and Trade Center of Song and Yuan China" to the theme of the value of world maritime civilization; Commodity trade, population migration and other aspects are discussed in detail, and Quanzhou's exchanges and exchanges with countries around the world in various important fields are shown through special research.
As a newly promoted World Heritage Site, Quanzhou has been actively looking for an organic combination of heritage protection and urban development over the past year, insisting on protection first, rational development, and aiming at creating a model city for world heritage protection and utilization, and has introduced relevant policies and measures to ensure institutional guarantees. , archaeological and historical research, ancient city protection and promotion, heritage display and promotion, etc. have done a lot of effective work, bringing high-quality cultural formats to the "doorsteps" of the masses, and making silent heritage "live".
"We hope that the publication of this book will help people to further understand and study Quanzhou, and thereby enhance the understanding and study of China's foreign exchanges in history, as well as its important position, role, influence and contribution in the world's marine civilization." Chen Huizong said.
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