Yuncheng, located at the southernmost tip of Shanxi, has a long history and a thick context. On the afternoon of May 16th, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited Yuncheng Museum to learn more about the origin of human beings and the early historical development of Chinese civilization. He emphasized that there are many precious cultural relics and even "national treasures" in the museum, which have proved the history of human beings for one million years, the history of culture for 10,000 years and the history of civilization for more than 5,000 years in China. It is necessary to carry out the project of tracing the source of Chinese civilization in depth and lead the research on the history of China civilization in depth.
Learn from the past and learn history with the general secretary. Today, I walked into Yuncheng Museum to see that Chinese civilization has a long history of 5,000 years.
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The birthplace of Chinese civilization
The surging Yellow River, flowing through the ages, forms a zigzag "several" bend on the Chinese territory. Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, is a fertile land that has been brought into the arms of the Yellow River. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, the climate is mild and the rainfall is abundant. In ancient times, it was a treasure house favored by our ancestors.
Yuncheng, called Hedong in ancient times, is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization.
Here, about 45 million years ago, the "century apes" fossils were discovered, which pushed forward the origin of higher primates for 10 million years.
Here, the earliest evidence that humans used fire 2.43 million years ago was found. The burnt bones and the antlers with cuts shone with the light of ancient human wisdom and civilization.
Here, Yao Shunyu and China’s first slave society — — The Xia Dynasty established the capital successively, which gave birth to the earliest farming civilization in China.
Thousands of years of civilization have left rich cultural relics in Yuncheng. In Yuncheng Museum, one exhibit tells the historical vicissitudes of Chinese ancestral culture for future generations.
△ Yuncheng Museum, the architectural shape is like a tree root rooted on the Loess Plateau. (Photographed by General Desk reporter Kang Xiaoyu)
Culture has roots and civilization is active.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed that "it is necessary to deeply understand the development history of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years, deepen the research on the history of China civilization, and promote the whole party and society to enhance historical consciousness and strengthen cultural self-confidence."
For the world to understand China, China must first understand itself.
The spring and autumn of dabao salt in the country
"Guo, Hedong Yanchi also."
Hedong Salt Pond, located in the hinterland of the inland, is a precious gift from nature. Since ancient times, people have lived around the salt pond and lived on it.
Yuncheng is famous for its salt pond and salt transportation.
Hedong salt pond is the earliest salt pond in the world, with a mining history of more than 4600 years. Salt Lake, as an important strategic resource, is the common goal of all tribes in the ancient Central Plains of China. From the battle of the Yellow Emperor Chiyou in ancient legends to the historical records of emperors such as Zhou Muwang, Emperor Hancheng, Emperor Hanzhang, Emperor Taizong and Kangxi, Hedong Salt Pond was regarded as "the treasure of the country" by successive dynasties.
△ Yuncheng Salt Lake. Summer is the prosperous period of microbial reproduction in salt lakes. Different microorganisms make different pools of salt lakes show different colors, creating the wonders of colorful salt lakes. (Photographed by General Station reporter Yan Dawei)
Hedong Salt Lake has been related to the national economic lifeline and the source of finance and taxation since ancient times. Especially during the Tang Daizong calendar year, the annual tax revenue of Hedong Salt Lake accounted for about a quarter of the national salt revenue and an eighth of the national fiscal revenue.
Pool salt culture plays an important role in the development history of Chinese civilization, which nourishes the Millennium civilization and makes historic contributions to the prosperity, economic development and social progress of the Chinese nation.
The genetic code of China Road.
"When I visit a place, I will take time to go to the museum and have a look. The purpose is to better understand the historical and cultural evolution of a place." General Secretary of the Supreme Leader once explained why he walked into the museum again and again.
A museum is a big school.
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum, Hebei Chengde Museum, Guangxi National Museum, Jiangsu Nantong Museum, Shaanxi Xi ‘an Museum … … Follow the footsteps of the general secretary, and see the Millennium from square inch to square inch.
Museum is an important place to protect and inherit human civilization, and a bridge connecting the past, the present and the future.
△ Huaxia Rooting Exhibition Hall in Yuncheng Museum. (Photographed by CCTV reporter Xing Bin)
Chinese culture, which has been uninterrupted for more than 5,000 years, is the root and soul of the Chinese nation.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader once said, if there is no Chinese civilization for 5,000 years, where can there be any China characteristics? If it weren’t for the characteristics of China, how could we have such a successful Socialism with Chinese characteristics road today?
In October, 2022, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly pointed out when he participated in the discussion of the 20th Guangxi delegation of the Party: "China embarked on this road, which is inseparable from China culture. The Socialism with Chinese characteristics road we are taking, its inherent genetic code is here, and there is the gene of Chinese excellent traditional culture. "
At the beginning of this year, the general secretary emphasized that "Chinese modernization is deeply rooted in Chinese excellent traditional culture" and "it is a brand-new form of human civilization".
With the protection and inheritance, innovation and development, Chinese excellent traditional culture is constantly blooming with new glory of the times, providing correct spiritual guidance and strong spiritual motivation for the progress of human civilization.
Producer: Shen Yong Zhao Xuehua Gong Xuehui
The main author is yan hou.
Reporter Pan Yi Jia Lin
Broadcast Li Chun
Audio production Liu Yifei
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