(Two Sessions Express) The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference held a consultation meeting on "Strengthening the Protection and Utilization of Cultural Relics in Religious Activity Sites" for religio
2024-03-08
During the National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference held a religious consultation meeting on the 7th to strengthen the protection and utilization of cultural relics in religious activity venues. Members of the Taoist, Buddhist, Islamic, Catholic, and Christian communities expressed their opinions at the meeting, paying attention to issues such as "insufficient professional talent in cultural relic protection" and "the need to explore the cultural connotations of religious relics". Yan Jue, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and President of the China Buddhist Association, said that in recent years, the China Buddhist Association has actively carried out the work of sorting and protecting cultural relics and ancient books, as well as training on the protection of cultural relics and cultural heritage. After years of efforts, the awareness and ability of the national Buddhist community to protect cultural relics have improved, but there is still room for further strengthening. We hope that relevant departments can provide professional technical consultation and support for religious activity venues. Li Guangfu, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and President of the China Taoist Association, also introduced that in recent years, the Taoist community has unified the collection of ancient books, compiled and preserved them, improved the storage conditions of ancient books, and jointly organized training courses on ancient book protection management and ancient book restoration technology with the National Center for the Protection of Ancient Books. However, there is still a shortage of professional talents in the protection of cultural relics in the current Taoist community, and they are unable to undertake related professional repair activities. At the same time, it is necessary to clarify the management responsibilities between the cultural relics management department and Taoist activity venues. Yang Invention, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and President of the China Islamic Association, pointed out that China's mosques have a long history of development, with a large number of precious architectural heritage and cultural relics. However, at present, the value of mosque architecture and the cultural relics inside the temples have not been fully understood, sorted and excavated. For example, during the construction of the Zanbuhu Mosque in Xunhua, Qinghai, revolutionary symbols such as the pentagram, sickle and axe, I-shaped characters, and collar were carved onto flower tiles to decorate the ceiling of the worship hall. "This is a very precious carrier of patriotism and revolutionary traditional cultural education, which requires us to organize and promote." Yang Yongqiang, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Catholic Bishop's Association, suggested simplifying the approval process for the repair of religious activity venues, shortening the allocation cycle, and ensuring that religious activity venues can be put into use as soon as possible. At the same time, we will strengthen the comprehensive planning of the renovation of religious activity venues, fully considering the artistic value, religious connotations, and infrastructure improvement needs of cultural relics in the renovation process. He mentioned that some Nestorian relics in China have a significant international influence and are also strong evidence of the exchange of civilizations between the East and the West along the Silk Road; For example, church journals such as the Universal Communique are important materials for studying modern and contemporary Chinese history, and rare and rare editions urgently need to be protected. In addition, multiple members have mentioned in their speeches that the self financing ability of religious activity venues is weak. It is recommended that relevant localities and departments increase support for religious activity venues when preparing budgets for cultural relics protection. In response to the statements made by members of the religious community, the relevant responsible comrades of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee, the Ministry of Finance and the National Cutural Heritage Administration made positive responses. Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Barthel, attended and delivered a speech. (Lai Xin She)
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