The April 16 issue of the 8th issue of the magazine Qiushi will publish an important article by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State Council, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, entitled Strengthening the Protection and Inheritance of Cultural Heritage and Promoting Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture. This is an excerpt from the important discussions on the subject published by General Secretary Xi Jinping from August 2013 to September 2023.

The article stresses that Chinese civilization has a long and uninterrupted history, which has shaped our great nation. Cultural relics and cultural heritage carry the genes and bloodline of the Chinese nation and are non-renewable and irreplaceable resources of the outstanding Chinese civilization. It belongs not only to our generation, but also to future generations. We should conscientiously implement the work requirements of the Party Central Committee on adhering to the principle of protecting first, strengthening management, excavating value, effectively utilizing, and letting cultural relics come to life, so as to comprehensively improve the level of protection and utilization of cultural relics and cultural heritage protection and inheritance.

The article points out that it is necessary to let cultural relics, history and culture speak for themselves. Systematically sort out traditional cultural resources, so that the cultural relics collected in the Forbidden City, the heritage displayed on the vast land, and the words written in ancient books all come alive. Strengthen the conservation and utilization of cultural relics and the protection and transmission of cultural heritage, and improve the level of research and interpretation of cultural relics as well as their display and dissemination. Deepen the excavation, inheritance and innovation of outstanding traditional vernacular culture, so that China's time-honored agricultural civilization can show its charm and elegance in the new era. Strengthen support and backing for the inheritance of national essence and the protection of intangible cultural heritage, enhance research on the history and culture of ethnic minorities, and forge a strong sense of Chinese national community. Promote revolutionary culture, pass on the red gene, and effectively protect, manage and utilize revolutionary cultural relics. It will also create a strong social atmosphere for the inheritance of Chinese civilization, educate and guide the public, especially young people, to better understand and identify with Chinese civilization, and strengthen the will, confidence and spirit of being Chinese.

The article stresses that the world is made up of rich and diverse civilizations, and China is one of the countries with the world's oldest history and culture. Chinese civilization has always supported mutual understanding and respect among civilizations. It is necessary to strengthen cultural exchanges with all parts of the globe, jointly promote the prosperity and development of culture, the protection of cultural heritage, civilization exchanges and mutual understanding, and practice global civilization initiatives, so as to inject deep and lasting cultural power into the promotion of the building of a community of shared destiny for humankind.