Party members from the engineering design company welcomed the July 1st celebration at the Zhejiang Museum’s new Zhijiang branch.


Release time:

2024-07-18

Recently, along the banks of the Qiantang River, an engineering design company brought together nearly 80 Party members at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum’s Zhijiang New Branch, where they jointly participated in an event themed “Carrying Forward the Historical and Cultural Heritage.” , “Upholding the Spirit of the Times” — a theme for welcoming July 1 and celebrating the founding of the Communist Party of China. 103 Anniversary event.

As you step into the museum’s first-floor exhibition hall, Zhejiang’s thousand-year chronicle of major events unfolds in a zigzag pattern, accompanied by bold, golden lettering that delivers a powerful visual impact.

Painted pottery from the Shangshan Culture, the stratigraphic section of the Jingtoushan shell mound site, artifacts unearthed from high-status Western Zhou earthen mounds along the Qujiang River and from the Yue noble tomb at Bamudun in Anji, as well as rubbings of cliffside stone inscriptions from the Kingdom of Wu and Yue. …… Each one showcases the cultural origins of Zhejiang. The world’s earliest rice, the earliest painted pottery, China’s oldest qujiu (distilled liquor), the earliest shell midden site, and the earliest lacquerware. …… It is nothing short of a dazzling panorama from the dawn of human civilization.

“The Shangshan, Hemudu, and Liangzhu cultures are the three defining pillars of Zhejiang’s prehistoric heritage and also the three central components of the prehistoric section at the ‘Zhejiang Ten Thousand Years’ comprehensive museum.” Mao Hongzheng, secretary of the Fourth Party Branch and deeply passionate about history, remarked with profound emotion. China is among the earliest nations in the world to have cultivated and grown rice; its ancient ancestors forged a splendid agricultural civilization across the Chinese land, while embedding in the very essence of every descendant of Yan and Huang a cultural ethos of self-reliance, relentless striving, solidarity, and reverence for moral order.

    “In 1995, Ma Chengyuan, director of the Shanghai Museum, discovered the Sword of the King of Yue in Hong Kong and promptly paid a deposit of 100,000 yuan. At the initiative of the Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Hangzhou Iron & Steel Group purchased the sword and donated it, enabling this ancient blade to return to its homeland.” “The Ningbo ‘Ten-Thousand-Work Sedan Chair’ was custom-made by Yu Qiaqing, a prominent figure of the Ningbo business community, for his family’s wedding. It brought together master craftsmen from various regions, who spent nearly ten years meticulously carving and polishing it, investing ten thousand hours of labor. The lifelike figures and exquisite floral and avian motifs, along with its lavish details, vividly showcase unparalleled artistry.” “In the wedding procession, the third sedan chair carried the bride’s relatives, followed by a ten-mile-long dowry. After the marriage, the groom’s side need not contribute even a single stitch or thread—this is the confidence that comes from the bride’s family.” The King of Yue from the Warring States period, Yuezhiyu… sleep The little stories behind exhibits such as the sword, Ningbo’s “Ten-Thousand‑Work Sedan,” and the ten‑mile red bridal trousseau have struck a chord with visitors. The cultural relics in the display cases are no longer distant objects behind glass; they have become tangible, relatable, and imbued with warmth—serving as bridges that connect people.

“This was a truly meaningful event. The visit gave me a solid understanding of the various stages of human civilization within the province,” said Zhou Yin from the Third Party Branch. “What left a particularly deep impression on me were the exquisite totems and intriguing pictographic symbols of the Liangzhu culture, which showcase the wisdom and creativity of the Liangzhu people and offer us later generations much inspiration and food for thought.”

Through these vivid historical testimonies and stories, Party members have come to deeply appreciate that, just as Zhejiang’s time-honored history and culture must be safeguarded and passed down from generation to generation, the Party’s glorious journey and great achievements likewise require every Communist Party member to remember and carry forward.