China News Service, Fuzhou, February 18th (Ye Qiuyun) On February 18th, the "Watching the Roots·Zhuangzhai Cultural Inheritance and Development" forum was held at the Zhang Ancestral Hall in Xiufeng Village, Yongtai County, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. Zhang family members at home and abroad Discuss the inheritance and development of Zhuangzhai culture with experts and scholars.

On February 18, the "Watching Roots·Zhuangzhai Cultural Inheritance and Development" forum was held in Yongtai County, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. Photo by China News Network reporter Ye Qiuyun

　　"Yongtai Zhuangzhai carries the scenes of production and life of different families, and contains the attachment and collective memory of generations of family residents to their hometown." Du Xiaofan, director of the Land and Cultural Resources Research Center of Fudan University and professor of the Department of Cultural Relics and Museum Studies, believes that Zhuangzhai is A spiritual bridge that connects the common nostalgia, memory and emotional identity of relatives all over the world.

The picture shows Du Xiaofan, director of the Land and Cultural Resources Research Center of Fudan University and professor of the Department of Cultural Relics and Museum Studies, speaking at the event. Photo by China News Network reporter Ye Qiuyun

　　As Du Xiaofan said, Zhuangzhai is a nostalgic memory. It was the ninth day of the first lunar month, and the Zhang family members who had moved away from Xiufeng Village in Yongtai, Fujian Province for more than 200 years and lived in the United States returned collectively to their hometown and held an ancestor worship ceremony.

　　Zhang Wenxing, representative of the Zhang family in the United States, said that this is his first time back to Xiufeng Village. In the past, he learned about Yongtai from his parents. This time he returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors, hoping to personally experience Yongtai’s historical and cultural heritage and the beauty of humanity. .

　　In the past, Yongtai Village was hidden in the mountains and no one knew about it; now, Yongtai Village’s reputation is well-known at home and abroad. Observe inscriptions, read contracts, search for family trees, explore village villages... Michael Szonyi, professor of Chinese history in the Department of East Asia at Harvard University and former director of the Fairbank Research Center, once conducted field research in the vast countryside of Yongtai.

The picture shows Song Yiming, professor of Chinese history in the Department of East Asia at Harvard University and former director of the Fairbank Research Center, speaking at the event. Photo by China News Network reporter Ye Qiuyun

　　"The historical materials here are so rich! It is of high academic value for understanding China's social and economic history." Song Yiming couldn't hide his excitement when talking about the tens of thousands of contract documents unearthed during the survey.

　　Song Yiming said that in the future, new generation information technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data can be used to analyze and organize historical documents such as contract documents. These documents are very helpful for exploring new historical topics.

The picture shows Aijing Village located in Yangwei Village, Tong'an Town, Yongtai County, Fuzhou City. Photo by Chen Chengcai

　　How to watch the root veins has become one of the hotly discussed topics among experts and scholars. Xie Bizhen, a professor at Fujian Normal University, believes that rural culture is the foundation and core of rural revitalization. The rural culture of Fujian and Taiwan should be integrated and developed, and learning from the experience of rural cultural construction in Taiwan will effectively promote the construction of rural culture in Fujian. It will also create conditions for Taiwanese youth to come to the motherland to pursue, build and realize their dreams.

　　In Xie Bizhen's view, integrating Taiwanese design teams into Fujian's rural cultural construction not only reflects the significance of cross-strait integrated development, but also allows Taiwanese compatriots to absorb the nutrients of Fujian's rural culture and fully realize that many aspects of Taiwan's rural culture are influenced by the culture of their origin. Deep impression. (over)