Recently, the reporter visited the participants of the above-mentioned documents, learned about the preliminary plan of "1234", learned about the specially established cultural relics bureau, and felt the grand blueprint for the cultural development of "one circle, three belts and three districts" that will be laid on the land of Wuxi. ...
Protection of Material Cultural Heritage: Taking "1234 Project" as a New Breakthrough
During the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, the national key cultural protection units in Wuxi increased from 1 to 15, the provincial cultural protection units increased from 2 1 to 58, and the municipal cultural protection units increased from 176 to 285 ... The "speed" of Wuxi's material and cultural heritage protection is amazing.
"By 20 10, there will be 18 state-level cultural protection units, 70 provincial-level cultural protection units, and the integrity rate of cultural protection units at all levels in cities and districts will reach over 98%, with emphasis on the implementation of the 1234 project." This is the "hard index" of cultural protection determined by the municipal party committee and municipal government. "1" is to protect the traditional houses and industrial heritage along an ancient canal; "2" refers to the construction of Hongshan site and Helongcheng site; "3" is to build three historical and cultural landscapes: Taibedu, Taibo Tomb and Taibo Temple; "4" is the restoration of Qingshui Lane, Huishan Ancient Street, Rongxiang Lane and Qingming Bridge Xiao Lou Lane.
Relevant people commented that "1234" is not only the initial project of Wuxi towards a new goal, but also the comprehensive protection and utilization project of Wuxi's traditional cultural heritage. The four historical blocks can be said to be the symbols of Wuxi's historical and cultural city. When this project was conceived, it focused on the protection of historical relics in the main city, and promoted the protection and utilization of Wuxi's material and cultural heritage in a more comprehensive and in-depth direction through a regional "demonstration".
Protection of intangible cultural heritage: the responsibility of combining point with surface is in place
"Protection first, rescue first, rational utilization, inheritance and development" is the policy that Wuxi has always adhered to in the protection of intangible cultural heritage. National intangible cultural heritages such as Huishan clay figurine, Yixing Zisha, Legend of Butterfly Lovers and Wu Ge, and provincial intangible cultural heritages such as tin opera, Taoist music, tin embroidery, bamboo carving and paper horse are understandable and will be taken as the protection focus. Wuxi will actively promote the Wuxi section of the ancient canal to declare the world cultural heritage.
Is it just these "particularly precious" cultural heritages that we need to protect? Of course not! In the "Responsibility Letter of Civilized Wuxi Building a Cultural City Project", we can see that almost all the names of Wuxi intangible cultural heritage that are "equally precious" in folk customs and folkways have been included in the practical "protection plan"-
Jiangyin City is responsible for projects such as Jiushi Dance, Jiangnan Sizhu, Lianxiang, Duanlong Dance and yellow wine brewing technology; Yixing City is responsible for male huan female drama, Yixing hand-carved paper, triple jump and other projects. Luoshe Fengyulong production technology and Yuqi double wine brewing technology are the responsibility projects of Huishan District. There are also Jiangnan blue calico, Taihu dragon boat dance, lantern dance and Taihu fishing customs in Binhu District, Wuxi sauce ribs and king snacks in Chong 'an District, Taihu boat spots and Wuxi silk in nanchang district, tin and iron fittings in Beitang District and lake boat lights in the new district ... "All in one" is not enough, but it is a "practical measure" to implement it. Therefore, in the "Responsibility Letter", such a way of blossoming everywhere and decomposing the responsibility for protection to the most basic level will inevitably form a thriving situation of intangible cultural heritage protection in the city.
Wuxi Cultural Relics Bureau: Pursuing more than the first.
"Material culture and intangible culture are originally a pair of brothers who depend on each other. We will not ignore intangible cultural heritage when protecting historical and cultural heritage, just as we can't leave Huishan clay figurines behind when protecting Huishan ancient street. While protecting the ancient canal culture, we will definitely pay attention to the former residences of celebrities and industrial and commercial relics along the river. " The person in charge of the Municipal Cultural Bureau said.
Wuxi Cultural Relics Bureau was officially put into operation in the first year of the 11th Five-Year Plan. Its significance lies not only in "the first cultural relics bureau in China", but also in the deeper significance that it is a "pioneering work" to protect Wuxi's historical and cultural heritage.
While strengthening the protection of material cultural heritage, it is of great significance to take more practical and effective measures for those intangible cultural heritage that are on the verge of extinction. From a scientific point of view, the country has already begun to use the concept of "cultural heritage", which is comprehensive and complete, including both material and intangible, so as to avoid unnecessary repetition and prevarication when deploying and carrying out practical work, which is conducive to unified understanding, understanding and integration, thus achieving twice the result with half the effort. The essence of Wuxi Cultural Relics Bureau is not only a "first" brand.
"One Circle, Three Zones and Three Districts": Ancient and modern cultures complement each other.
It combines modern civilization with historical and cultural relics. It creatively combines cultural resources with natural transportation, waterways and environment-"one circle, three belts and three districts", which is a spatial layout that runs through cultural development in urban construction planning and an important measure to build a public cultural service system in Wuxi during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period.
The cultural spatial layout of "one circle, three belts and three districts" has both realistic foundation and broad development space and prospects. "One Circle" is centered on Taihu Square, relying on the Great Hall of the People, library, new museum, art museum, science and technology museum (archives), Wuxi Revolution Exhibition Hall and other landmark facilities to form a powerful and radiating urban cultural center circle. The "three belts" are the cultural landscape belt of Dahu Lake, the coastline around Taihu Lake and the ancient canal. Xi Hui Cultural Tourism Zone, Lingshan Cultural Tourism Zone and Wuyue Cultural Tourism Zone constitute the "three zones" in this plan. "One circle" and "three belts" are block protection, and "three belts" are worthy of the name.
According to relevant analysis, the first two of the "three belts" are mainly natural environment, tourism resources and newly-built cultural facilities. For example, the cultural landscape belt around Lihu Lake includes the newly-built or planned Taihu Art Center, Chenghe Art Museum, Lihu Planning Exhibition Hall, and natural landscapes such as Yuantouzhu Park, Liyuan and Bogong Island. Similarly, the cultural landscape belt around Taihu Lake starts from Shuofang in the east and ends at Mashan in the west, passing through Xuelang Ecological Landscape Park, Si Long Ecological Park, Wuxi Film and Television Base, Hellvcheng and Shibawan Binhu Park. Of course, when planning, they also bear the responsibility of exploring local and historical and cultural resources along the route, which has become the "main function" of the ancient canal cultural landscape belt with particularly rich cultural heritage. There are a large number of celebrities' former residences and industrial remains around the ancient canal, which is the most precious historical and cultural resource in Wuxi and the proud "capital" of Wuxi people. "One Circle, Three Zones and Three Districts" is a grand blueprint for cultural development to be spread on the land of Wuxi.