Protecting national memory and inheriting national context -- the opening of China's first historical archives
2022-07-08
On the west side of Qinian street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, the new Chinese first historical archives stands majestically. Recently, the central level national archives opened its doors to the public for the first time, welcoming visitors from all over the world. On the second floor of the exhibition hall, many visitors gathered at the entrance of the "century is just in its prime - large theme archives and documents Exhibition" to watch the color version of the founding ceremony image edited and produced by the central archives. "Looking back now, it's still exciting." The first time I asked my son to help me make an online appointment, Ms. Zhao, a citizen who came to visit early in the morning, said. Fang zhiting, a student who just finished the college entrance examination, came with her classmates. In the exhibition hall, she was impressed by the transcript of Mao Zedong's speech when he met Chinese students studying in the Soviet Union at Moscow University in 1957: "Chairman Mao said that the world is ours in the final analysis, so we young people should be responsible for it and strive to build a better world for future generations." "Many files and documents here are closely related to the life experience of our generation." "After 60", Mr. Wang saw the document approved and transmitted by the State Council to the Ministry of education on resuming the enrollment work of colleges and universities in October 1977, and he was very moved. "I saw the paragraph approved by Comrade Xiaoping on the document, and the first four words were 'this matter is urgent'. I was very moved, because I was the beneficiary of resuming the college entrance examination that year. Today I can say that I saw the document that changed my destiny." Here, visitors intuitively feel the power of archives. From the original copy of the first party constitution of the Communist Party of China preserved by Zhang Renya with his life, to the letter of proof from Chen Duxiu to 15 Chinese students of Dongfang University; From the roster of the Chinese people's Volunteer Army's special merit and hero models to the relevant files of the medal winners of the Republic; "When the mysterious archives were unveiled, I saw the Yellow Pages recording the progress of the party and the country, and felt the unchanging original intention of our party." On the message book, a visitor wrote. Up the stairs, on the third floor of the museum, the Ming and Qing Archives exhibition hall attracted visitors to the deeper space-time tunnel, where many lovers of literature and history lingered. Passing through the prologue Hall of "Lan Tai Han Mo Jia Guo Chun Qiu Ming Qing historical archives Exhibition", a huge map impressively came into view. This painting, painted in the Hongwu year of the Ming Dynasty, starts from Japan in the East, reaches Western Europe in the west, South Africa in the south, and Mongolia in the north. It is the oldest and largest colored map of the world drawn by the Chinese people in China. In 2003, the map was included in the "Chinese Archives Heritage List". "Standing in front of this map, I feel that I have switched to the perspective of the ancients to see the world." Mr. Li, who graduated from Renmin University majoring in file management, said, "The archives and documents displayed in this new museum are rich in content and extremely valuable. For example, the imperial edict of Emperor Yongle, which records the history of the Ming government's management of Tibetan areas, which provides convenience for lamas to lose their homes and take photos of Nie's practice, and the coastal defense map of the Ming Dynasty, including Taiwan and Diaoyu Island, which plays an important role in the correct understanding of history." In the exhibition hall, there are many amazing historical "firsts": there is the "equator north and south star map", which integrates the astronomical observation results of the East and the west at that time, there is the "Shengjing City Tower map", which is the earliest depiction of Shengjing city tower and palace, and there is the only official chronological history book "Manchu old archives" written in old Manchu books before the entry of the Qing Dynasty "During the visit, I learned a lot of historical details I didn't know, and I also found objects that have been talked about by future generations, such as the secret storage box behind the zhengdaguang plaque." Mr. Meng, a citizen, was very interested. "Everyone said that seeing is believing. Today, I feel the deep charm of history by watching these precious cultural heritages that have been hidden in the Forbidden Palace for a long time." On the fourth floor of the museum, the exhibition hall "protecting national memory and inheriting national context - the development process of archives in the Ming and Qing Dynasties" shocked Mr. Wang and his seven visitors. The exhibition takes the development of archives in the Ming and Qing Dynasties as the main line, and displays more than 90 pieces (groups) of exhibits. It gives a panoramic review of the struggle footprints of China's first historical archives in the past century. "There are many archives in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which play a very important role in the history of China's Millennium civilization. However, for a long time, the family and country have been turbulent, and these precious archives have been repeatedly destroyed. It is not easy to see them here today." Mr. Wang said, "with the stability and strength of the country, archival work will be paid more and more attention, and precious archives will be better preserved and protected." On the sixth floor of the new museum, with a total area of about 1000 square meters, the file access area is bright and clean, and 114 file checking slots are arranged neatly. It is understood that at present, the archives information management platform in the library has opened 44 complete archives of more than 4.68 million pieces, and the archives catalogue available for retrieval on the website has reached more than 4.1 million pieces. At the same time, two full-text search databases, namely, the record of the Qing Dynasty and the code of the Qing Dynasty, are online for those who need it to make an appointment for free. Sun Linlin, the curator of the first historical archives of China, said: "It has always been the wish of a history museum to fully open and display the collection of the Ming and Qing Dynasties' precious archives to the public. Now, the new museum with complete functions and facilities not only improves the conditions for the preservation and utilization of archives, but also provides great convenience for the public to visit and experts and scholars to check archives. Welcome to come here to have a close contact with the Ming and Qing Dynasties' big secret archives' and feel the unique charm of traditional culture." (author: dongboting) (outlook new era)
Edit：Luo yu Responsible editor：Zhou shu
Source：GMW.cn
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