From May 23rd to 24th, the 2024 Summit Forum on Building a Cultural Power was held in Shenzhen, Guangdong. This forum thoroughly studied and implemented the cultural thoughts of the supreme leader. At the main forum and eight sub-forums, participants conducted in-depth discussions on topics such as Chinese modernization and new cultural mission, prospering literary and artistic creation, strengthening the construction of all-media communication system, strengthening the overall protection of cultural heritage and live transmission, innovative development of cultural industries, development of publishing talents in the digital age, high-quality development of film industry, promotion of high-quality development of cultural trade, and Opportunity Bay Area in Humanities Bay Area, and achieved fruitful results, reaching broad consensus and rallying construction.
Take on the cultural mission of the new era
Cultural self-confidence is a more basic, broader and deeper self-confidence and a more basic, deeper and more lasting force. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that it is our new cultural mission in the new era to continue to promote cultural prosperity, build a cultural power and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new starting point.
Wang Bo, vice-president of Peking University, said that Chinese culture has a spirit of integrity and innovation and a pluralistic and integrated cultural pattern. Keeping integrity and innovation is the dialectical unity of continuity and innovation. Defending is about to consciously inherit the subjectivity of Chinese culture, and innovation should respond to the problems of the times on the premise of defending righteousness.
Wang Hui, a senior professor of liberal arts in Tsinghua University, said that the unity and cohesion of the Chinese nation has become an important demonstration of Chinese civilization to the world. This is what we emphasize today: our vast territory is jointly developed by all ethnic groups; Our long history is written by all ethnic groups; Our splendid culture is jointly created by all ethnic groups; Our great spirit is cultivated by all ethnic groups.
Yang Yi, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Communication University of China, said that the forum discussed and shared topics such as how to strengthen the construction of all-media communication system from the perspectives of media field, academic research in universities and artificial intelligence technology, and explored the more effective combination of new artificial intelligence technology and mainstream social cultural values, which provided effective communication methods and technical means for enhancing cultural self-confidence, building a cultural power and enhancing the sense of cultural mission.
"Cultural self-confidence has always been the basis for Hunan Radio and Television to carry out content innovation, and it is also the genetic code for innovative content to take root and grow up." Cai Huaijun, general manager of Hunan Radio, Film and Television Group, said, "We always adhere to the needs of the country and the expectations of the people when making programs, and the content forms are ever-changing, but the constant is value guidance."
Shen Chen, artistic director of China Oriental Performing Arts Group, said: "A prosperous culture leads to a prosperous country, and a strong culture leads to a strong nation. As literary and art workers in the new era, we must strengthen our cultural self-confidence, innovate in inheritance, develop in innovation, continue the essence of culture with our hearts and feelings, eulogize the times and create for the people, and write new chapters and cultivate cultural self-confidence on the new journey of building a cultural power. "
Promote the development of cultural innovation.
The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that it is incumbent on the vast number of literary and art workers to promote the prosperity and development of socialist literature and art and build a socialist cultural power.
Zuo Heng, director of the film culture research department of China Film Archive, said: "Creators should emancipate their minds, broaden their horizons, and make future creative themes and theme expressions more diverse."
"We must adhere to the people-centered creative orientation, embrace life and keep pace with the times." Dai Qing, a professor at the School of Drama, Film and Television, Communication University of China, believes that the vast number of literary and art workers should constantly improve their creative level, delicately write the fireworks and the brilliance of human nature, and actively explore diversified literary forms and styles to better meet the cultural needs of the people.
Zhang Jiuzhen, president of Peking University Publishing Research Institute, said that both mass publishing and academic publishing should stimulate innovation and encourage a hundred flowers to blossom. The convening of the 2024 Summit Forum on Building a Cultural Power has greatly boosted the confidence in the future development of China’s publishing industry and enhanced its cultural self-confidence, which will surely promote the high-quality development of the publishing industry.
Culture is accompanied by science and technology, and generative artificial intelligence is developing rapidly. Under the condition of informationization, how to embrace high-tech in the development of artistic creation culture has become a new topic. Nie Xiaolin, director and senior vice president of Iflytek Co., Ltd., said that in the new stage of social development and artificial intelligence technology development, digital publishing talents in the future should embrace the new trend of technology development in order to truly become compound and innovative talents and better contribute to the cultural prosperity and development in the new era.
"At present, digital technology constantly promotes new literary formats and broadens the literary space. We must forge new quality productivity of film and television literature and art that has our own genes and can participate in international competition." Zhang Lina, vice president and editor-in-chief of Youku, Alibaba Entertainment Group, said that the cross-border integration of Internet technology and film and television creation is embarking on a "film and television industrialization road" with China characteristics, which requires all parties in the industry to actively participate in technology research and development and smooth the development road of "technology+art".
Strengthen the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage
The Chinese nation has a long history, Chinese civilization has a long history and Chinese culture is profound. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that more cultural relics and cultural heritage should be brought alive to create a strong social atmosphere for inheriting Chinese civilization.
He Xiaojun, secretary of Chaozhou Municipal Party Committee, said that during his inspection tour in Chaozhou, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed that this precious historical and cultural heritage should be cherished and protected, and it should not be over-repaired or over-developed, and the original historical appearance should be preserved as much as possible. Chaozhou adheres to the principle of "not changing the original state" and focuses on the goal of "letting citizens and tourists feel the temperature of the city in subtle places", which preserves the traditional elements and historical features of the existing architectural remains to the greatest extent, and makes the old house show its "ancient" elegance and glow with "new" beauty.
"The construction of the Yangtze River National Cultural Park is the need to implement the strategy of strengthening the country by culture and protect and inherit the culture of the Yangtze River. It can achieve higher quality protection and higher level utilization of cultural relics and cultural resources, and promote the protection, inheritance and utilization of cultural relics and cultural resources in the new era." Fang Qin, president of Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, said that cultural parks and heritage parks should benefit urban and rural development and people’s lives better.
“‘ Overseas Chinese approval ’ It records the difficult entrepreneurial history and strong feelings of the older generation of overseas Chinese, and it is also an important embodiment of the Chinese nation’s credibility and commitment. " Lin Qingxi, honorary director of Shantou Archives Overseas Chinese Group Branch, believes that it is necessary to rescue and protect the cultural heritage of Overseas Chinese Group, promote the collation and activation of rare materials, and let the culture of Overseas Chinese Group go out, and tell the story of overseas Chinese and China well with Overseas Chinese Group.
"To realize the organic integration of traditional art and modern life, we need to be upright and innovative, be brave in breaking through, make the legacy fashionable, and make the classics popular." Chen Lijun, an actor of Zhejiang Xiaobaihuayue Opera Troupe, said that efforts to explore cross-border communication and attract more audiences with "out-of-the-box" works will help to further protect non-genetic inheritance and prosper the stage art of traditional Chinese opera.
Ji Deqiang, a professor at China Communication University and a researcher at the foreign cultural exchange (cultural trade) research base, said: "Cultural heritage is an important carrier for inheriting and carrying forward Chinese excellent traditional culture. We should make use of new information communication technology to break through the bottleneck of inheritance and obstacles of innovation, and generate more increments in digitalization, virtualization and intelligence. At the same time, make good use of new technologies represented by artificial intelligence to promote cultural inheritance and mutual learning of civilizations. "
Promote exchanges and mutual learning among human civilizations.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that civilizations exchange because of diversity, learn from each other through exchanges and develop through mutual learning.
Fan Jinshi, honorary president of Dunhuang Research Institute, said that Dunhuang cultural heritage not only preserves grotto art and literature covering China’s architecture, history, literature, painting, music, dance, medicine, etiquette, customs and regulations, but also integrates cultural and artistic elements of different countries and regions along the Silk Road. "Dunhuang cultural heritage presents the spirit of openness and tolerance of Chinese civilization."
Shen Chen said: "Human civilization is colorful. We must open our horizons, expand our thinking, embrace new technologies, build a new platform, absorb civilized nutrients and cultivate talents with a broad mind, create more explosive products and push them overseas, so as to better realize the beauty and beauty of beauty in mutual understanding and mutual learning. "
"At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation represented by artificial intelligence is profoundly reshaping the pattern of international public opinion." Zhou Qingan, Dean of Tsinghua University School of Journalism and Communication, suggested that we should fully tap the content with China value and world significance, create new concepts, new categories and new expressions that integrate China and foreign countries, and constantly innovate expression channels, make efforts to be precise, diversified and differentiated, and make different design arrangements for different audiences, so that the world can better understand China and win the initiative in the ever-changing international situation.
Wu Zhiliang, president of the Macau Federation of Cultural Circles, said that Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is not only an economic community, but also needs to find effective modes and paths to explore and construct the Humanities Bay Area, which is of great theoretical and practical significance for strengthening exchanges and mutual learning and promoting common development.
Huo Qigang, deputy to the National People’s Congress, member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council and chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, said that under the current background, Hong Kong has the ability, advantages and historical mission to develop a cultural and artistic exchange center between China and foreign countries. Hong Kong can give full play to the advantages of coordinated industrial development, jointly promote culture to the sea, and tell the story of China to the outside world.
(Reporter Liu Yang, Yang Xuemei, Liu Nian, Zhao Mengyang, Cheng Yuanzhou, Hong Qiuting, chenglong, Li Hongxing, Liu Ruoxuan)