"Museums are very important. I have loved going to museums since I was a child. I have seen almost all the museums in Beijing when I was a child." On the afternoon of March 5, General Secretary Xi Jinping participated in the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation at the second session of the 14th National People's Congress. When discussing the topic of "strengthening the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage" with representative Song Yan from Nanjing, the "ancient capital of six dynasties", he shared his childhood memories like this.

　　Representative Song Yan told the General Secretary the story of the construction of the Six Dynasties Museum, the story of the most beautiful floor-to-ceiling windows becoming popular, and the story of the volunteer docents, and reported on the gratifying achievements of Nanjing's cultural and museum work in 2023 - more than 200 million people received in Nanjing Among the total number of visitors, the city’s museums received 34.48 million visitors.

　　The general secretary listened very attentively and felt very pleased.

He also recalled the scene when he was riding a bicycle to school as a child, and lamented that the ancient city wall of Beijing is still fresh in his memory.

　　The General Secretary urged Representative Song Yan and the majority of cultural relics workers to do a good job in the museum business. He hoped that the general public, especially young people, would have more in-depth contact with museums and further enhance their sense of history.

　　Following the General Secretary's narration, "AI Current Affairs Illustrated" uses technology to depict this "different kind of romance" that uniquely belongs to the country with a five-thousand-year-old civilization.

　　Cultural heritage is a dialogue between civilizations that spans time and space. Museums carry historical memories and inherit long-lasting cultural heritage.

　　As early as February 15, 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "a museum is a university" when he inspected the Xi'an Museum.

Let museums and museums become the “second classroom” of social education, which is a consistent requirement of the General Secretary.

　　Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has personally served as the "national treasure recommender" and has visited unique museums such as the National Museum of China, the Capital Museum, and the Jinzhai County Revolution Museum, and has also responded to veteran experts from the National Museum of China.

The general secretary’s instructions are profound: “Let the cultural relics collected in museums, the heritage displayed on the vast land, and the words written in ancient books come alive.” “Let the cultural relics speak for themselves, tell people the wisdom of history, and inspire our national pride. sense and confidence.”

　　Culture is the precursor of human beings moving towards modernization.

On June 2, 2023, at the symposium on cultural inheritance and development, General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly clarified the logical relationship that Chinese civilization and Chinese-style modernization are closely related and mutually reinforcing: “Chinese-style modernization gives Chinese civilization modern power, and Chinese civilization gives Chinese-style modernization Modernization is based on profound heritage." "Chinese-style modernization is the new destiny of the Chinese nation and will surely promote the restoration of Chinese civilization's glory."

　　As the only great civilization in the world that has lasted continuously and developed in the form of a country to this day, Chinese civilization has demonstrated great cohesion and centripetal force, and is a strong spiritual support for Chinese-style modernization.

　　In recent years, the attraction of museums across our country has been eye-catching: it is hard to get a ticket to the Palace Museum, there are queues in the early morning at the Shanghai Museum, cultural and museum programs such as "National Treasures" and "If National Treasures Could Talk" have been widely praised, and museums have become "check-in places for Internet celebrities" ”, visiting museums has become a new social trend.

　　During the Spring Festival holiday of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon that just passed, museums across the country received a total of 73.5801 million visitors, a year-on-year increase of 98.6%.

Experience the Cultural Year in the museum, have "close contact" with cultural relics through immersive viewing, appreciate creative cultural and creative products, and have a closer connection with historical cultural relics... With the museum as a link, the public and traditional culture have achieved a "two-way connection" Run to”.

　　At present, the number of museums in our country is increasing year by year, and the total number ranks among the top in the world. The free admission rate exceeds 90%, and the number of museums in many places continues to hit record highs.

Groups of data vividly demonstrate that in-depth contact with museums has become an important part of people’s better lives.

　　Civilization establishes the world and culture prospers the country.

The museum not only displays the past and inspires the future, but also allows more people to strengthen their cultural confidence while looking back at history and experiencing the splendid civilization, and effectively safeguard the origin, root and soul of Chinese-style modernization.

　　Director System丨Luo Hongbing Wei Quhu

　　Producer丨Wang Jingdong

　　Editor-in-Chief丨Li Xuan

　　Planning丨Liu Zhen

　　Editor丨Lu Yang

　　Vision丨Hao Fenglin

　　Technology丨Mao Yongfeng

　　Proofreading丨Cai Chunlin, Sun Xiaoyuan, Mao Changzhi, Yan Tiantian

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