On October 20, at a small group interview event held by the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China News Center, Wang Xudong, a representative of the 20th National Congress and the president of the Palace Museum, accepted interviews from Chinese and foreign media reporters through video. In an interview with the reporter from Beijing News , Wang Xudong said that cultural heritage carries the common values of all mankind and should enhance mutual understanding in dialogue. "What is inevitable about carrying out international cooperation is cultural differences, but cooperation is a process of seeking common ground while reserving differences."
Wang Xudong said that he has been working at the Palace Museum for 3 and a half years. The Forbidden City has also carried out many international cooperation projects, including cultural relics exchange exhibitions, joint protection projects, joint archaeology, etc. "In these cooperations, everyone respects and understands each other and truly makes their own contributions to the cause of human cultural heritage protection."
On October 16, at the first " Party Representative Channel " held at the 20th National Congress, Wang Xudong, a representative of the 20th National Congress and the President of the Palace Museum, was interviewed by reporters. Photo by Tao Ran, reporter of Beijing News
■ Talking about cultural exchanges and cooperation
Cooperation is a process of seeking common ground while reserving differences
Wang Xudong has worked in Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang for 28 years, during which he participated or presided over multiple international cooperation projects. "My 28 years in Dunhuang are actually 28 years of international cooperation, and I have also grown up in domestic and international cooperation." Wang Xudong said that in exchanges with colleagues from different countries, he found that cultural heritage carries the common values of all mankind and should enhance mutual understanding in dialogue. "What is inevitable about such international cooperation is cultural differences, but cooperation is a process of seeking common ground while reserving differences." He said that he has been working at the Palace Museum for 3 and a half years, and the Palace Museum also has many international cooperation projects, including cultural relics exchange exhibitions, joint protection projects, joint archaeology, etc. "In these cooperations, everyone respects and understands each other and truly makes their own contributions to the cause of human cultural heritage protection."
talks about cultural exchanges and cooperation, Wang Xudong said: "On the one hand, we must plan cultural relics exhibitions, go to the world, our cultural relics go out, and cultural relics from other countries come in. On the other hand, we must also have personnel exchanges." He said that there are many elements from other countries and nations in the cultural relics in the Forbidden City, which are derived from cultural exchanges. We hope that scholars from other countries, especially young scholars, can enter the Forbidden City to find cultural elements of their own country and nation, and we also hope that Chinese scholars can go out with the excellent traditional Chinese culture and learn and exchange.
"We hope that international peers can stay in the Palace Museum for a longer time, not just a few days or weeks of exchange, but hope it can be extended to 3 months to 1 year. We really live in Beijing as a researcher, go to the Palace Museum to work every day, and communicate with our scholars on certain topics of common interest." Wang Xudong said.
Beijing News reporter asked Wang Xudong, director of the Palace Museum. Beijing News reporter Jiang Pengfeng photographed
■ Talking about Hong Kong Forbidden City
will work together to plan more theme exhibitions that reflect diverse cultures
Hong Kong Forbidden City Cultural Museum has set off a wave of exhibitions since it was officially opened to the public on July 3. "As of the end of September, nearly 400,000 visitors to the Forbidden City Cultural Museum in Hong Kong, many of which were taken by parents to visit. This number reflects the love of Hong Kong people for the traditional Chinese art culture carried by these cultural relics, and also shows that they hope to have such an opportunity to understand Chinese traditional culture through cultural relics."
Wang Xudong said that he also recommended an exhibit to the children who visited. It was a lacquerware from the Qianlong period. The " Hundred Sons Picture " on the lacquerware depicts the images of many cute babies and young children, "it was used by children to catch weekly when they were one year old." In his opinion, this work reflects not only the exquisite craftsmanship, but also the excellent traditional Chinese culture.
"To this day, catching Zhou is still a ceremony that many families have. The past and present are closely connected. Parents take their children to the exhibition, and they can also tell their children about their experiences in catching Zhou when they were young."Wang Xudong said, and at the same time, he also hopes that the audience can find the cultural relics that touch the hearts most in the Palace Museum in Hong Kong, and then share them with more people to understand and understand.
Wang Xudong pointed out that the Palace Museum in Hong Kong is a very important platform and window, and plays an irreplaceable role in the construction of the China-foreign cultural exchange center. He revealed that the Palace Museum will also plan more theme exhibitions that reflect multiculturalism with colleagues in Hong Kong, and communicate and dialogue with cultural relics from other countries through an international metropolis like Hong Kong, and increase civilized exchanges in the "collision" of the theme, and enhance mutual understanding and mutual respect.
August 5, in Hong Kong, China, many citizens visited the special exhibition in the exhibition hall of the Palace Museum in Hong Kong - The National Treasure: The Palace Museum's calligraphy and painting collection of the Jin, Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties. Photo by Li Zhihua/IC photo
■ Talking about cultural relics "live"
Cultural creativity is not a copy and copy
In recent years, the cultural and creative products of the Forbidden City have been deeply loved by young people. Regarding how to tell a good traditional cultural story in modern language, Wang Xudong said, "Cultural creativity must be combined with life." In his opinion, cultural creativity is not a copy of cultural relics, and many cultural relics in the Forbidden City, especially royal daily necessities, cannot be copied directly to today. He believes that the cultural and creative palace should adhere to the principle of "adhering to the truth and innovation", On the basis of upholding the truth, we must have innovative creations related to this era. We must explore the creativity, aesthetics and craftsman spirit of the ancients reflected by cultural relics, and then combine them with our era to create products. Wang Xudong also called for designers and artists to enter the Forbidden City to find creative inspiration.
"Cultural and creative products are only one aspect of cultural creativity. To 'make cultural relics alive', the forms should be more diverse. The Forbidden City can be presented through opera, dance drama , musicals, children's dramas and other forms. "Wang Xudong gave an example, for example, by excavating " Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains ", the Forbidden City and China Oriental Performing Arts Group jointly created the dance poetry drama " This Green HTML ", showing the ancient people's understanding of beauty and attracting the attention of many young people. Recently, the Forbidden City also created the children's musical "号本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本本� ”
On the evening of September 2, Beijing, the first children's musical "Lu Duan" of the Palace Museum was successfully premiered in Central Opera House . Photo by Jiang Qiming/IC photo
■ Talking about "visiting exhibitions on the cloud"
promotes the digitalization of cultural relics at a rate of 75,000 pieces every year
Due to the new crown epidemic, many visits have been restricted. Some European museums have even been closed, and the number of visitors to Chinese museums has also been greatly reduced. Wang Xudong said that the application of digital technology can allow everyone to realize "visit exhibitions on the cloud" through computers, mobile phones and other terminals.
According to reports, the Forbidden City has completed the collection of more than 600,000 cultural relics, and more than 1 million have not been collected yet. "Now we must promote the digitalization of cultural relics at a rate of 75,000 every year."
On the basis of digitalization, the Forbidden City has also tried to turn scholars' research results into digital images, and through creative transformation, it will become a communication method and content that the public can understand and love. "We also hope to have multilingual content to let more people in countries understand the Chinese culture carried by the Forbidden City and the Forbidden City's collection of cultural relics. "
Wang Xudong said that the task of the "Digital Forbidden City" in the future is very arduous, but everyone is very confident. On the one hand, in addition to the Palace Museum itself, there are also social forces that have extensive participation, including universities and digital enterprise , etc., all participated in the construction of the "Digital Forbidden City". On the other hand, the country attaches great importance to it, and the Ministry of Science and Technology also has key support projects in the "14th Five-Year Plan". Through the research and development of these technologies, coupled with the research results of scholars, "the very colorful "Digital Forbidden City" will definitely be presented to the public."
On the evening of August 15, in Beijing, the sunset sets the Forbidden City more magnificent and magnificent. Photo/IC photo
■ Talk about the application of the Central Axis World Heritage
The construction achievements of the "Four Forbidden City" have created favorable conditions for the application of the Central Axis World Heritage
In the process of applying for the Central Axis World Heritage, the Forbidden City, which is located at the core of the central axis, has an important and special status. Wang Xudong introduced that in 2019, the Palace Museum officially proposed the construction system of the "Four Forbidden City", including "Safe Forbidden City", "Academic Forbidden City", "Digital Forbidden City", and made a clear positioning on the mission and vision of the Palace Museum. In recent years, the construction achievements of the "Four Forbidden City" have been obvious to all, creating favorable conditions for applying for the central axis of Heritage. In his "Four Visions" for the Forbidden City, Wang Xudong proposed that the Forbidden City should be built into a model for the protection of world cultural heritage. When answering reporters' questions, he also said that the Forbidden City has an important role in applying for the Central Axis and after applying for the World Heritage.
He said that on the basis of the existing basis, the protection of the central axis must be true and complete. "On this line, what disappeared in the past cannot be restored, but the existing ones cannot be lost. In addition to technical protection and restoration, it is also crucial to cultivate the awareness of cultural relics protection in the whole society. Only when the whole people care, can real and complete protection become possible."
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