The symposium on the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage was held in Beijing on the 19th. Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Secretary of the Central Secretariat, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. We need to deepen our understanding and consciously implement it in all aspects and throughout the process of cultural heritage protection and inheritance. Cai Qi emphasized that we should adhere to the concept of protection first and inheritance priority, strengthen cultural confidence, uphold openness and inclusiveness, adhere to integrity and innovation, correctly handle the major relationships in the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, such as protection and utilization, protection and development, and protection and development, always putting protection first, developing in protection, and protecting in development. We should focus on building a protection system, promote systematic protection of cultural heritage, and build a large-scale protection pattern. Efforts will be made to improve the protection institutions, promote the reform of the cultural heritage protection system, and form a working force. Efforts will be made to improve the protection mechanism, preserve the original historical appearance, and strengthen the overall protection and active inheritance of historical and cultural cities, blocks, villages, and towns. Efforts will be made to strengthen the guarantee of the rule of law, increase supervision efforts, and protect cultural heritage with the strictest system and strictest rule of law. Efforts will be made to promote mutual learning among civilizations, implement global civilization initiatives, and strengthen international exchanges and cooperation in the field of cultural heritage. We need to strengthen the leadership of the Party in the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage. Party committees and governments at all levels must firmly shoulder the political responsibility of cultural heritage protection and inheritance. Propaganda departments at all levels should fulfill the important responsibility of coordinating and coordinating cultural heritage work. Cultural heritage supervisory departments at all levels should play a functional role to ensure the implementation of plans, policy implementation, and effective work. Li Shulei, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, presided over the meeting. Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Tie Ning, and State Councilor Chen Yiqin attended the meeting. Major leaders of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the National Cutural Heritage Administration, relevant leaders of Beijing and four experts and scholars made exchange speeches. The propaganda departments of the Party committees of various provinces, autonomous regions, cities and sub provincial cities, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, relevant departments of central and state organs, relevant people's organizations, relevant units of the central propaganda and cultural system, relevant departments of the Central Military Commission, leaders of some financial institutions under central management, relevant experts, scholars, volunteers, representatives of intangible cultural heritage inheritors, etc. attended the meeting. (Lai Xin She)