Zhejiang Cultural Tourism Observation: What should I do after the Jin Yong Library is saved?

China News Network Jiaxing, April 4 Question: Zhejiang Cultural Tourism Observation: What should I do after the Jin Yong Library is saved?

Reporter Tong Xiaoyu

The issue of the retention of the Jin Yong Library, which has recently aroused social attention, has been concluded.

Wang Chunyan, deputy director of the Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism of Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, said a few days ago that the Jinyong Library will never be simply dismantled, the protection and utilization plan is being demonstrated, and the valuable opinions of all sectors of society will continue to be widely consulted and listened to during the formulation of the plan.

Jin Yong Library is located in the north campus of Yuexiu Campus of Jiaxing University, built by Jiaxing cultural celebrity Jin Yong with a donation of 300 million Hong Kong dollars, and was inaugurated on April 1994, 4, benefiting students for nearly 3 years.

The exterior of Yunsong Bookhouse Photo by Zhang Yuhuan

The retention of Jin Yong Library is the local government's awe for Jin Yong's donation, humanistic care, urban temperature, and respect for people's feelings.

Everything seems to be settled, but in the reporter's view, the Jin Yong Library that "turned the crisis into safety" must not only be satisfied with "continuing its life", nor simply "guaranteeing it", but to revitalize resources and make Jin Yong's cultural feelings become the city's shining IP.

Chen Zishan, a professor at East China Normal University, called for the retention of the Jin Yong Library in his WeChat circle on March 3. He believes that we must not only preserve the building, but also retain Jin Yong's original wishes. It is reported that after the completion of the library, Jin Yong donated another 16,20 Hong Kong dollars for the purchase of books, and personally wrote the inscription: "Thank me Sang Zi, tin in the name of Jia, willing to do my best to help Sven." ”

He said that in the process of protection and utilization, the local government still wants to continue the mission of the library, not to be used for other purposes, even if it is a community library, it can become a cultural gas station for surrounding residents and expand the local public cultural service space. "It's not a bad thing to be an influencer."

But this degree, you must grasp it well. Jin Yong Hangzhou Yunsong Library, there was also a storm many years ago. In 2012, the "Jin Yong donated Hangzhou West Lake Yunsong Bookhouse to be complained about making profits by the club" exposed by Chinanews.com caused heated discussions.

Yunsong Bookhouse was built by Jin Yong at a cost of tens of millions of yuan and based on the "plum garden" in his novel "Smiling Rivers and Lakes". After the completion of Yunsong Bookhouse in 1996, Jin Yong felt that the bookhouse was built too beautifully, and on the bank of Xizi Lake, it should not be enjoyed by him alone, but should be made public, so that ordinary people can share the beautiful scenery, so he decided to donate Yunsong Bookhouse to Hangzhou City free of charge.

But over the years, a luxurious club has opened in the library to provide catering services. The aroma of books has become alcoholic, and Jin Yong's high wind and bright festival has become a place for a few people to make profits, which has aroused social attention. After the news was exposed, the catering service industry of Yunsong Bookhouse was stopped, and the management issued a 16-point rectification opinion to the bookhouse.

On November 1996, 11, Jin Yong cut the ribbon for the donation ceremony of Yunsong Library

Today's Yunsong Bookhouse is a free attraction, a pilgrimage place for many Jin Yong fans, and a platform for the exchange and display of Jin Yong culture. After the rectification, there were many details about Jin Yong here, such as murals of Jin Yong's novels on the walls of the cloister, from Guo Jing and Huang Rong to Ling Huchong and Wei Xiaobao.

It is also a place where everyone seeks elegance, and all kinds of elegant activities are carried out from time to time, such as flower arrangement exchange meetings, tea ordering performances in the Song Dynasty, etc., without changing the original intention of the book house at the beginning of its construction "for book collection writing and literati collection".

The attitude towards culture determines the style of a city. Jin Yong's free donation to build the library is inseparable from these two original intentions: to maximize cultural value and benefit the people. This is inseparable from the proper management, correct guidance and rational development of relevant departments.

Tang Zhesheng, vice president of the Chinese Wuxia Literature Society and distinguished professor of Soochow University, believes that the protection and utilization of the Jin Yong Library should not be "fighting alone", but should integrate the Jin Yong relics in Zhejiang for systematic construction.

In fact, as the hometown of Jin Yong, Zhejiang has too much Jin Yong culture to discover.

In Jin Yong's novels, traces of his hometown Jiaxing often appear, such as the Mid-Autumn Festival Battle in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which mentions the smoke and rain tower on the South Lake; The mystery of Qianlong's life mentioned in "Book of Swords and Revenge" is in Haining.

In addition, Jiaxing also has Jin Yong's former residence, Jin Yong Academy, etc., and Zhoushan also has Jin Yong's Peach Blossom Island.

Tang Zhesheng said that Zhejiang should do a good job in Jin Yong's article, connect all kinds of relics, carry out secondary development, create an experiential cultural tourism brand project, and launch a "Follow Jin Yong to Zhejiang" tourism route, while improving their popularity, injecting new vitality into them.

Jin Yong is a master of martial arts novels, and in the promotion of martial arts culture, Tang Zhesheng believes that Jin Yong's library should also occupy a place.

He said that the preserved library is not only a place for reading, but also a "utopia" of the martial arts world, where lectures by martial arts novelists and various cultural exchanges can be carried out. Even, Jin Yong Library can cooperate with the local government to jointly set up the "Jin Yong Wuxia Novel Award" to launch the two golden business cards of local Jin Yong and martial arts culture.

Zhejiang is a "golden yong culture" bonanza, but at present, its development does not seem to be on the agenda. In the reporter's opinion, you may wish to take advantage of the opportunity of the Jin Yong Library to sort out the Jin Yong cultural resources in Zhejiang.

2024 is the 100th anniversary of Jin Yong's birth, and the cultural treasures left by a generation of masters need our innovative development, and their potential value should be better utilized. (End)