Trends: Caring for national historical relics an awareness every Chinese should have

A woman and her grandson at the ruins in Yuanmingyuan Partk. Photo: Li Hao/GT

Caring for national historical and cultural relics is an awareness that every Chinese should have. On Saturday, two persons were detained after staff warned them not to climb on cultural relics in Yuanmingyuan, or Old Summer Palace, in Beijing. After the incident, the park's management office carried out an inspection of the site and found that the relics had not been damaged. But still, this uncivilized behavior deserved punishment. Tourists need to bear a sense of discipline when visiting centuries-old scenic spots.

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Chinese skater Ren Ziwei competes at the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on February 7, 2022. Photo: VCG

In my life dictionary, there are no words like "lying flat." If one is eager to achieve something, it is not enough to merely treat it as an interest or a passion, one needs to invest time and effort in it. You need to fight for what you want by investing constant effort in it. For young people, it is necessary to have a goal in life, insist on that goal and making breakthroughs to achieve it.

Ren Ziwei, short-track speed  skating champion

Aerial photo taken on March 25, 2022 shows the snow view of the Mogao Grottoes, a world cultural heritage site, in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province.Photo:Xinhua

As a country with a history that dates back thousands of years, archaeological cultural heritage can act as a business card to the world. To achieve that, China should participate more in international-level cultural heritage movements and events, in order to have more of a say globally. For example, it is important to deepen cooperation with global organizations and participate in transnational programs to learn from the world while sharing Chinese experience in historical relics restoration and protection. In addition, it will also help conduct joint archaeological and transnational applications for world heritage status, such as recognition of the Wangchuan Ceremony by UNESCO, a joint application by Malaysia and China in 2020.

Li Qun, head of National Cultural Heritage Administration