In midsummer, everything thrives. In the Niuheliang National Archaeological Site Park, archaeologist Guo Ming meticulously excavated and patiently cleared the area. She has been working on the front line of archaeology for 20 years. "Often squatting down and forgetting time, exploring the unknown and revealing the origin, archaeologists have great potential," said Guo Ming. The Niuheliang National Archaeological Site Park is located in the Xiliao River Basin, at the junction of Jianping County and Lingyuan City in Liaoning Province. The latest achievements of the Chinese Civilization Exploration Project show that the new discovery of the Niuheliang Site has pushed the timeline of the origin of Chinese civilization further into history by about five to six hundred years. Cultural relics and heritage carry the genes and bloodline of the Chinese nation. On May 14, the state leaders wrote back to the villagers in Shixia Village, Badaling Town, Yanqing District, Beijing, stressing that "this precious wealth left by our ancestors will be passed down from generation to generation, and will contribute to building a socialist cultural power and promoting Chinese path to modernization." June 8 is the 2024 Cultural and Natural Heritage Day. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the leadership and promotion of the Party Central Committee with national leaders as the core, significant achievements have been made in the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage in China, continuing the historical context and composing a contemporary chapter. It is already late at night to carefully protect cultural heritage and better inherit historical context. In the Zhang Xiangdong Shadow Puppetry Studio of Changli County Cultural Museum in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, 77 year old Zhang Xiangdong, a representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage Changli Shadow Puppetry, is sitting at his desk, carefully carving the image of Sun Wukong as a "shadow figure", with calloused hands and passionate eyes. "When carving, the carving knife punctures the cowhide and keeps it still, pushing it back and forth to create a round and smooth shadow puppet blade with neat lines." Zhang Xiangdong said that a formed shadow puppet needs to go through more than 20 processes such as scraping, grinding, washing, carving, dyeing, and embellishment, and it takes three to four thousand dollars to make it. "I became acquainted with shadow puppetry at the age of 13, and it has been more than 60 years now." Zhang Xiangdong has always adhered to the shadow puppetry industry, and currently, Changli shadow puppetry has been passed down to the fifth generation, with more than 20 inheritors. More and more people are falling in love with shadow puppetry. The inheritance of intangible cultural heritage should focus on passing it on to future generations. Establish a representative list system and a representative inheritor list system at the national, provincial, municipal, and county levels, identify more than 100000 representative projects of intangible cultural heritage at all levels, and identify more than 90000 representative inheritors at all levels; Implement the training program for inheritors of Chinese intangible cultural heritage, with a total coverage of over 100000 people; Promoting the theoretical research and disciplinary construction of intangible cultural heritage, more than 20 universities have established majors and disciplines for intangible cultural heritage protection in higher education. In recent years, with a series of institutional guarantees, the vitality of intangible cultural heritage inheritance has significantly increased. Hengdao Hezi Town in Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province has many historical buildings. "At present, there are a total of 103 well preserved old buildings in the town, collectively known as the Middle East Railway Architecture Group, all of which are immovable cultural relics. The old buildings can 'speak' and have experienced many vicissitudes, witnessing the historical changes of the railway town." said Wang Guodong, director of the Middle East Railway Museum in Hailin City. Wang Guodong has been engaged in cultural and cultural heritage work for more than 20 years. "Last year, the Middle East Railway Museum received over 240000 visitors, and the century old town has been revitalized." Taking over the baton of history, the vast number of inheritors of intangible cultural heritage and cultural heritage protection workers are determined to carefully protect cultural heritage and better inherit historical context. Reviewing the turbulent times and inheriting the red gene. At present, 31 provinces (regions, cities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps have approved and announced the second batch of revolutionary cultural relics list, with more than 36000 immovable revolutionary cultural relics and over 1 million movable revolutionary cultural relics per set nationwide. More and more people are visiting revolutionary museums, memorial halls, party history museums, and martyr cemeteries across the country, continuing their red blood and enhancing their spiritual strength while revisiting history and paying tribute to the martyrs. Featuring unique natural scenery and a long history and culture, the Great Wall, Long March, Grand Canal, Yellow River, and Yangtze River National Cultural Parks are bustling with visitors during holidays. In recent years, the construction of national cultural parks has been solidly promoted, and the heritage of cultural relics and resources along the route has been continuously consolidated. The protection situation has continued to improve, the level of exhibition and display has greatly improved, the functions of publicity and education have become increasingly prominent, and the comprehensive benefits have been effectively played out. The cultural living space of the people continues to expand. Adhering to innovation and creation, enhancing the attractiveness of cultural heritage, Mu Wenjun is a xiao performer of the Henan Museum's Huaxia Ancient Orchestra. During the day, she played music for visitors at the museum using modern replicated unearthed instruments. When she came home from work, she was an anchor on the Internet. She met bosom friends with Dongxiao and attracted more than 10000 people to watch each show. "Playing ancient music in museums and popularizing related knowledge online are both aimed at attracting more people to know and love cultural relics and ancient instruments. Nowadays, there are more and more 'fans', and we are very happy that niche ancient instruments have entered more people's lives." Mu Wenjun said. During holidays, the number of visitors to museums such as the Palace Museum, Sanxingdui Museum, and Yinxu Museum remains high. Innovative exhibition methods and diverse experiential activities greatly enhance the attraction of museums. The latest data released by the National Cutural Heritage Administration on May 18 shows that the number of museums in China continues to grow at an average annual rate of about 300, with 6833 registered museums nationwide, ranking first in the world. In 2023, museums across the country received 1.29 billion visitors, reaching a historic high. Let more cultural relics and heritage come to life, and create a strong social atmosphere for inheriting Chinese civilization. In recent years, through creative transformation and innovative development, intangible cultural heritage has become increasingly popular. Activities such as the Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival and the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo have become brands, and activities such as "Cloud Tour Intangible Cultural Heritage · Image Exhibition" and "Culture in Ten Thousand Houses - Video Live Hometown Year" continue to attract fans. Online and offline participation in experiencing intangible cultural heritage and perceiving the charm of traditional culture has become a new lifestyle trend. How to bring back the beautiful memories of cultural heritage? Purchasing cultural and creative products has become a desirable choice for people. Represented by the stationery series of "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" from the Palace Museum and the letterhead of "Yongle Encyclopedia" from the National Library, the development of cultural and creative products in China is gradually entering a good stage, promoting the continuous heating of "Hanfu fever", "intangible cultural heritage fever", "museum fever", "archaeological fever", and "ancient city fever". On the basis of preserving historical context, various historical and cultural cities, towns, villages, and districts in various regions have introduced trendy gameplay. People listen to music, watch plays, search for ancient towns, visit old streets, stay in ancient houses, and travel thousands of miles on a traditional cultural journey. "Culture+technology" is also expanding the path for cultural heritage to come alive. The Dunhuang Research Institute has meticulously crafted the Dunhuang fairy "Jiayao" to narrate ancient Dunhuang legends through animated and personalized content; Open the Internet, and the "Digital Dunhuang" resource library in both Chinese and English is sharing the high-definition images of the whole 30 caves of Dunhuang Grottoes to the world... The exploration of Dunhuang is a microcosm of the digital transformation and opening of cultural resources by our museums and intangible cultural heritage museums. New technologies represented by 5G, big data, AI (artificial intelligence), VR (virtual reality), etc. have had a profound impact on traditional cultural formats, content, and dissemination. Many people, especially young people, have come into contact with and fall in love with cultural heritage as a result, becoming a part of spreading cultural heritage knowledge and promoting excellent traditional Chinese culture. Inherit and carry forward the excellent traditional culture, help the Chinese path to modernization construction of Changde River Street in Hunan Province, which is antique, "bowl feast", "hundred plates of tea"... Tourists in the scenic spot line up to taste the local food and feel the "culture on the tip of the tongue". On March 19th, when national leaders came here for inspection and research, they pointed out that "the colorful local traditional culture, together constitute the brilliant Chinese civilization, and also promote economic and social development." This year's May Day holiday, Changde received 1.6483 million tourists, a year-on-year increase of 62.19%; Realized a revenue of 1.457 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 42.01%. A leaf enriches the people of a region. Chinese traditional tea making techniques and related customs were included in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in November 2022. This heritage project involves 44 national level intangible cultural heritage representative projects in 15 provinces (regions, cities), and Fuzhou jasmine tea aroma making technology is one of them. Under the leadership of inheritors, tea farmers and flower farmers have embarked on the path of wealth with just one flower and one leaf, gaining tangible benefits, and their willingness to inherit and promote intangible cultural heritage has further strengthened. In 2023, the annual output of Fuzhou jasmine tea reached 19500 tons, and the total industrial chain output value exceeded 10 billion yuan, driving tea farmers and flower farmers to increase their annual income by about 30000 yuan. Small jasmine flowers have become the "prosperity flower" for comprehensive rural revitalization. Chinese path to modernization is inseparable from the inheritance and promotion of excellent traditional culture. In rural areas, more than 6700 intangible cultural heritage workshops have been actively constructed in various regions, of which more than 2100 are located in poverty-stricken areas, covering 102 key counties for national rural revitalization assistance. This has promoted local economic development, enhanced social cohesion, and assisted in the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas. In cities, museums and exhibitions are diverse and colorful, and the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage is vivid. The creative transformation and innovative development of excellent traditional Chinese culture have accumulated sufficient material foundation and spiritual strength for urban development. World cultural and natural heritage is an important achievement of human civilization development and natural evolution, and also an important carrier for promoting exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations. On May 16th, the opening ceremony of the "China Russia Cultural Year" and a special concert celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia were performed at the National Theatre in Beijing. China's pipa and guzheng, Russia's Bayan and gusliqin... The music of the two countries is a splendid flower in the garden of world civilizations, beautiful and shared. This music feast has become a wonderful chapter of cultural exchange and mutual learning between China and Russia. This is the meeting of dragons and lilies. A French pocket watch, which has been kept in the Palace Museum in Beijing for over 300 years, lies quietly in the exhibition hall of the Wenhua Hall, becoming a witness to the history of Sino French exchanges and exchanges. The gold lily flower pattern in the center of the pocket watch dial is the emblem of the French royal family. The central opening of the case features the statue of King Louis XIV of France. The protective cover of the swing wheel inside the movement is carved with a Chinese five claw dragon. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, the exhibition "The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles - Sino French Relations in the 17th and 18th Centuries" showcases to the audience about the political communication history of mutual respect and appreciation between the two sides over the past century, as well as the cultural exchange history of mutual reference and learning. Museums have become the "golden calling card" of China's cultural diplomacy. During the 13th Five Year Plan period, China's cultural relics have accumulated over 300 exhibitions for entry and exit. The Cultural Relics Exhibition of "Chinese Treasures" and the Cultural Relics Exhibition of "East West Confluence: The Maritime Silk Road of the 13th to 17th Century", especially the "Greater Asia - Asian Civilization Exhibition" held in cooperation with 46 Asian countries, Egypt, and Greece, highlight the exchange and mutual learning of civilizations between China and countries around the world through cultural relics exhibitions. "We must attach great importance to the protection and inheritance of historical and cultural heritage, and protect the roots of the Chinese nation's spirit that never ceases." Nowadays, the colorful cultural heritage and the magnificent and beautiful mountains and rivers jointly unfold a moving picture of a new era of prosperity and vitality. The cultural confidence of the whole society has become more firm, and the ambition, backbone, and confidence to be Chinese have greatly increased. It is condensing into a magnificent force to promote cultural prosperity, build a strong cultural country, and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation. (Lai Xin She)