Xiong Hou

In the wider field of human civilization, sow the seeds of friendship between the people, and play the beautiful movement of "poetry and distance"

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "In the process of jointly building the 'Belt and Road', we must actively disseminate Chinese culture, strengthen cultural exchanges with countries along the route, enhance people-to-people bonds, and jointly build a community with a shared future for Asia and a shared future for mankind. Excellent achievements of human civilization." Over the past 8 years since the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative was proposed, with the joint participation and efforts of all parties, the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has achieved positive results, which has promoted the well-being of the people of the country and promoted the Jointly build national civilization exchanges and dialogues. As an inland city, how can Langfang seize the opportunities brought by the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”, make better use of its own characteristics and advantages, and play a greater role in cross-regional and cross-country cultural exchanges? This is a topic we have been thinking about and working hard to explore.

On September 15, 2021, the 2021 "One Belt, One Road" Great Wall International Folk Culture and Art Festival opened in Langfang, with the theme of "Integration of Culture and Art and Joint Construction of the 'Belt and Road'". President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter and pointed out that "holding the 'Belt and Road' Great Wall International Folk Culture and Art Festival is conducive to promoting the value of the Silk Road and the Great Wall as a world cultural heritage, providing a stage for folk culture and art of various countries, and building a platform for people from all over the world to communicate and dialogue. Bridge, weaving bonds for exchanges and mutual learning between different civilizations", emphasizing that "China upholds the concept of equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and tolerance of civilization, and is willing to work with other countries to promote the joint construction of the 'Belt and Road', adhere to harmony but different, and advocate the United States and the United States. and make greater contributions to the progress of human civilization.” This is a great encouragement to us, and it also points out the direction of our efforts and provides important guidelines for us to do a good job in cultural exchanges and better participate in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road".

Cultural exchanges need platforms as support. With the platform, the cultures of different countries and regions can have a stage for display and a window for communication. The 2021 "Belt and Road" Great Wall International Folk Culture and Art Festival is such a platform. From the wonderful performances of Peking Opera "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" and the concert version of Azerbaijan's classic operetta "The Merchant and the Lady", to the successful holding of exhibitions such as "One Hundred Years of Art" International Folk Culture and Art Exhibition, to the International Folk Art Carnival and other activities A series of unique art works and cultural activities have attracted widespread attention and participation, allowing the public to enjoy an international, diversified and high-level cultural feast at close range. At the same time, such a platform also provides opportunities for literary and art workers from different countries and regions to communicate and learn from each other. We deeply realize that we must build more such international exchange platforms, so that different cultures can better "meet" and people from different countries and regions can move from "meeting" to "knowing each other".

To build a cultural exchange platform, we need to fully tap local cultural resources, and we need to combine our own advantages and characteristics. This is also the inspiration we have obtained in our actual work. Langfang has a rich accumulation of traditional culture and colorful folk art. It has successfully applied for 22 national intangible cultural heritage protection lists and 115 provincial intangible cultural heritage protection lists. Intangible cultural heritage projects such as Dachang Filigree Inlay and Dishri Kite in Anci District have participated in the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo and China International Import Expo for many times, and have gone abroad for international cultural exchanges, leaving a deep impression on people from all over the world. Relying on such cultural "family background", we continue to build different types of cultural exchange platforms to help Langfang intangible cultural heritage projects become famous overseas, so that foreign audiences can deepen their understanding of a Chinese city's culture and deepen their image of a credible, lovely and respectable China. awareness. In the process, Langfang has also enhanced its own influence. While generating cultural attraction, it has also gained more development opportunities.

Civilizations are colorful because of exchanges. The sound of camel bells and oars on the ancient Silk Road spans time and space and moves Langfang. In the wider field of human civilization, sowing the seeds of friendship between peoples, and playing the beautiful movement of "poetry and distance", we have a glorious mission and heavy responsibility. Facing the future, we will continue to expand the connotation of cultural and artistic exchanges in serving the overall situation of the country, and build a high-quality cultural exchange platform in the integration of culture and tourism and empowering the economy.