Xi Jinping's Cultural Footprint|Fujian Zhu Xiyuan: Zhuzi culture is "living"

Fuzhou, 7 Jul (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xiyuan, Fujian: Zhuzi culture is "living."

Xinhua News Agency reporters Jiang Shiqiang and Xu Xueyi

"If there is no Chinese civilization of 5,000 years, where are there any Chinese characteristics? If it were not for Chinese characteristics, how could we have such a successful path of socialism with Chinese characteristics today? ”

On March 2021, 3, General Secretary Xi Jinping, who was on an inspection tour in Wuyishan City, Fujian Province, came to Zhu Xiyuan to learn about Zhu Xi's life and scientific research.

Zhu Xi was a thinker, philosopher and educator during the Southern Song Dynasty, and was honored as "Zhuzi" by later generations.

Nanping City, where Wuyi Mountain is located, is the place where Zhu Zili sprouted, developed and came together. Today, bearing in mind the instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, Nanping strives to activate the vitality of Zhuzi culture with the spirit of the times, making it not only "hot", but also "alive", and achieving creative transformation and innovative development.

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In midsummer, under the hidden peak of Wuyi Mountain and the bank of Jiuqu Stream, the simple and elegant Zhuxi Garden welcomes many tourists.

Zhu Xi Garden, also known as Wuyi Jingshe, was built in the tenth year of the Chunxi Dynasty of the Southern Song Dynasty (1183) and was an important place for the Zhu Xi school to carry out academic research and educational activities.

In March 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping walked into Zhu Xi Garden. From Zhu Zi's self-portrait to the inheritance and development of scientific thought, Zhang Jianguang, librarian of the Fujian Provincial Research Museum of Culture and History, explained to the general secretary one by one. General Secretary Xi Jinping listened attentively.

"When I went to Shandong for inspection, I specifically went to see the Confucius Temple of Confucius, and I also came to Wuyi Mountain to see Zhu Xi." Based on the past, General Secretary Xi Jinping sighed: "We must pay special attention to excavating the essence of China's 5,000-year-old civilization, combine the promotion of excellent traditional culture with Marxist positions and views, and unswervingly follow the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics." ”

More than three months later, at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly proposed to "persist in integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific realities and with China's excellent traditional culture."

On June 6 this year, at the symposium on cultural inheritance and development, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "It is the only way to open up and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics on the profound foundation of more than 2,<> years of Chinese civilization, and to integrate the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific conditions and with China's excellent traditional culture." ”

"The general secretary's important exposition shows that he attaches great importance to and full confidence in the excellent traditional Chinese culture." Zhang Jianguang said: Historically, Zhuzi culture was the official philosophy of governing the country, the life creed of readers to cultivate oneself and help the world, and the treasure book for ordinary people to settle down and live their lives. As cadres and masses in Zhuzi's hometown, we are taking the "two combinations" as our guide, combining the essence of Zhuzi's culture with the spirit of the times, and changing the phenomena of "using it without realizing it, realizing it without being right, and doing it without doing it."

"Q: Is that as clear as promised? For the source of living water comes. This is the verse from Zhu Xi's "Reading Books with Feeling". The long river of civilization flows endlessly, and the source of China's excellent traditional culture has injected abundant vitality into socialism with Chinese characteristics, and constantly enhanced the ambition, backbone and confidence of the Chinese people.

"Following in the footsteps of General Secretary Xi Jinping, many people came to visit Zhu Xiyuan." Wu Jimin, director of the Wuyishan Zhuxi Research Center and director of the Zhuxi Memorial Hall, said that Wuyishan is a "double heritage" of culture and nature, and the core of cultural heritage is the Zhuzi culture. But in the past, many tourists came to Wuyi Mountain and climbed the peak directly, but they didn't know that on the way to follow the path to turn up is Zhu Xi Garden, there is no cave in the sky. "Now that more and more people are coming, we are further improving the Zhuxi Garden exhibition hall, which is expected to be completely new in October this year."

Tongwen Lou, Tianxin Lake, Zhuzi Academy... Walking into Wuyi College, you can see the efforts made by the college to uphold the school-running philosophy of "passing on Zhuzi science and doing Wuyi articles". Zhang Pinduan, chief expert of the Zhuzixue Research Center of Wuyi College, said that Zhu Xi has been in Wuyishan for "50 years of piano books." Over the years, the college has continued to sort out and excavate Zhuzi literature, promote cross-strait Zhuzixue cultural research, and explore the spread and influence of Zhuzixue overseas, and has achieved a series of results. Now they are further using the Marxist materialist view of history to promote the modern transformation of Zhuzi culture.

In March this year, the Wuyishan Research Base of the China Zhuzi Society was inaugurated in Wufu Town. Chen Zhiping, executive vice president of the China Zhuzi Society and dean of the Institute of Chinese Studies of Xiamen University, said that the establishment of the research base is an important measure in response to General Secretary Xi Jinping's proposal to inherit and promote the excellent traditional Chinese culture. "The 'combination of the two' points out the direction for us to carry out Zhuzi cultural research and academic exchanges in the future."

Gain new knowledge through thousands of years

"The general secretary walked all the way in, went to the innermost house, and saw Zhu Zi's famous saying printed on the wall, 'The country is based on the people, and the society is also for the people', and stopped and stared for a long time." Zhang Jianguang was deeply impressed by this scene when the general secretary inspected Zhu Xiyuan.

Zhang Jianguang said that in theory, Zhu Xi explained the people-oriented ideas such as "taking the people as the foundation", "loving the people as a son", and "winning the trust of the people"; In practice, Zhu Xi took "treating the people as a wound" as his motto, worked diligently for the people, and made outstanding achievements in fighting disasters and running education.

Under the personal promotion of General Secretary Xi Jinping and the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Chinese culture has increasingly demonstrated its profound wisdom and eternal value through time and space.

Not long ago, the Nanping City Zhuzi Cultural Speech and Recitation Contest with the theme of "The Thousand-Year Cultural Context, Living Source Yu Show" held its final session. Ding Wenxin, member of the Nanping City Zhuzi Cultural Office and vice chairman of the Municipal Women's Federation, said that this activity lasted for nearly two months, and the whole city was widely launched and selected at various levels, "in order to further popularize Zhuzi culture and form a good atmosphere for everyone to understand and talk about Zhuzi."

Xu Li from the Nanping CPPCC gave a speech entitled "People First, Walking with the People." She started with General Secretary Xi Jinping's quotation of Zhu Zi's exposition on people-oriented thinking, traced Zhu Xi's persuasion to raise grain, impeached corrupt officials and other measures for the people, and told the story of benefiting the people such as the Nanping CPPCC's proposal to build a Zhuzi cultural brand and solve the problem of shantytowns.

Walking into Mafu Village, Jukou Town, Jianyang District, Nanping City, the tomb of Zhu Xi's mother, Mrs. Zhu, is hidden in a green landscape, next to the Hanquan Essence House that is under reconstruction. Zheng Shunlian, member of the Standing Committee of the Jianyang District Party Committee and director of the Propaganda Department, told reporters that the Hanquan Essence House was the first academy founded by Zhu Xi, where Zhu Xi kept filial piety for his mother and concentrated on studying. "In a few months, the Cold Spring Essence House will be restored, and then everyone can come here to deeply experience Zhu Xi's filial piety culture and academic spirit."

Liu Xiaoyan, a Nanping girl born in 1998, was very moved by the story of Zhu Xi and Cai Yuanding "hanging a lamp and looking at each other". Zhu Xi and Cai Yuanding built lampstands in Yungu Mountain and Xishan respectively, hanging lamps at night to look at each other, the lights were bright to indicate that learning was normal, and the lights were dark to indicate that they encountered difficulties, and they met the next day to discuss each other. "This spirit of perseverance and teaching is worth learning from our young people." Liu Xiaoyan said.

Revitalize the inheritance and show a new attitude

Approaching the Jianyang District Digital Culture IP Comprehensive Hall, the reporter saw "Cartoon Zhuzi" at a glance. Chen Xiaoyang, born in 1999, said he was proud to see the "cartoon zhuzi" he helped design appear in many places in Nanping City. "Using the creativity of young people to let everyone know Zhu Xi better and like Zhu Xi more, this is the work we want to do, which is very meaningful."

During the inspection of Zhu Xiyuan, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture, and activate the vitality of China's excellent traditional culture with the spirit of the times.

At the symposium on cultural inheritance and development, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that we must strengthen cultural self-confidence, undertake missions, work hard, and work together to create a new culture belonging to our era and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

Wufu Town in Wuyi Mountain is where Zhu Xi has studied under his teacher for more than 40 years. Visit Xingxian Ancient Street in Wufu Town, and you can "meet Zhu Xi" everywhere. Walking into the "Taiwan Shaved Ice" store, the reporter saw at a glance that on both sides of the decorative wooden door in the store hung a couplet of Zhu Xi: "Loyal filial piety keeps the family far away, and the poetry book is the master." The owner is Lin Xiaorong, a "post-85" Taiwanese girl. She said: "Before participating in the Zhuzi Cultural Camp, I liked the ancient street feeling of being both old and modern. ”

Going inside, in the private Wufu Folk Culture Museum, Jiang Shengming, the representative inheritor of Wuyishan municipal intangible cultural heritage of the dragon fish opera, treasured the collection of Zhuzi calligraphy rubbings, ancient books of Zhuzi's writings, and Zhuzi's wedding items. He said that Zhuzi's family rites (coming-of-age ceremony, worship ceremony, wedding) are provincial intangible cultural heritage, and a while ago, the museum's palanquin was exhibited in Fuzhou's Sanfang and Seven Alleys, "hoping that more people will understand Zhuzi culture."

"Ten thousand acres of lotus ponds, statues of Zhuzi, family banquets of Zhuzi... More and more people come to Wufu Town to 'seek Fang Wufu and pilgrimage to Zhuzi' and work hard to learn Zhuzi culture, and Wufu Town has enjoyed more dividends from the integration of culture and tourism. Liu Feng, secretary of the party committee of Wufu Town, said.

Zhu Xi, vice president of the Nanping Zhuzi Culture Research Association, told reporters that he is often invited to schools, institutions and communities to publicize Zhuzi culture, "I feel that everyone's interest in Zhuzi is getting stronger and stronger."

At present, Nanping has prepared plans for the protection and inheritance of excellent traditional culture, Zhuzi Cultural Ecological Reserve and Zhuzi Cultural Tourism in Wuyishan National Park, built and built a number of important relics and public places of Zhuzi culture, such as Ziyang Tower, Kaoting Academy and Zhuzi Cultural Square, and continued to build key cultural brands such as "Kaoting Forum", "Zhuzi Road" Study Camp and "Da Ru Zhu Xi - Into Zhuzi Large-scale Symphony Chanting".

"Nanping should strive to create a benchmark for the inheritance and development of excellent traditional culture." Yuan Chaohong, secretary of the Nanping Municipal CPC Committee, said: We should use the five outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization to observe the excellent traditional culture of northern Fujian, strengthen the research and interpretation of Zhuzi culture, tea culture, Fujian and Vietnamese culture, Jianzhan Jianben culture, and Song Ci legal culture, and do a good job in revitalizing, materializing, and educating articles, so as to inject strong cultural impetus into promoting high-quality development.

On July 7, the "9 Sinology Young Scholars Study Camp" with the theme of "Harmonious Coexistence between Man and Nature - South Parallel" opened at Zhuwen Gong Temple in Wufu Town, attracting more than 2023 foreign students from 16 countries including the United States, Italy, France, Japan, and South Korea.

"Zhuzi culture has a wide influence at home and abroad." Chen Wenping, full-time vice chairman of the Nanping City Federation of Literature and Literature, said, "The flower of human civilization is thousands of purples and thousands of reds. It is hoped that young scholars from all over the world will deepen their understanding of contemporary China and promote exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations through this workshop. ”