The cultural resonance of Li Yan, a post-80s generation, and Feng Jicai, a "post-80s" generation

　　Li Yan

　　Deputy Director of the Culture and Art Committee of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Democratic Progressive Association, Director of the Culture and New Media Branch of the Provincial Working Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Shenyang CPPCC, Deputy Director of the Culture and History Commission, President of the Shenyang Cultural Heritage Research Institute, Executive Vice President of the Shenyang Cultural Heritage Protection Research Association, Director of the Shengjing Art Museum, Vice Chairman of the Liaoning Folk Literature and Art Association, Vice Chairman of the Shenyang Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Executive Vice Chairman of the Shenyang Civil Literature and Art Association (presiding over the work), and researcher of the Shenyang Cultural and Historical Research Museum.

△ Li Yan (front row, first from left) introduced the repair and protection of Shenyang Revolutionary Cultural Relics Zhaoxin Kiln Company to the research team of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. (Photo provided by the interviewee)

　　In Shenhe District, Shenyang City, there stands a blue brick corner tower, which is the remnant of the ancient city of Shengjing. Whenever night falls and the lights come on, the strings of red lanterns on the corner tower will also be lit, and the sound of the golden iron horse under the ancient city wall fades away with the smoke and dust of history, which seems gentle and quiet at this moment.

　　Inside the corner tower, Li Yan is busy with the upcoming exhibition of ancient and modern sculptures at the Shengjing Art Museum......

　　Tie up cultural and emotional ties

　　Not long ago, Li Yan received a letter of thanks from the Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League. The letter reads: "The Association for the Promotion of Cross-Strait Taiwan Compatriots' Non-governmental Exchanges, a social organization initiated by the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, held an activity in Liaoning Province on June 1 to 'promote the patriotic spirit of Zheng Chenggong and commemorate the 400th anniversary of Zheng Chenggong's birth'. The success of the event benefited from the great attention and strong support of your museum. Relevant comrades have worked tirelessly and devoted themselves to it. Here, I would like to express my sincere respect and heartfelt thanks to your unit! ”

　　As the person in charge of the Shengjing Art Museum, the venue of the event, Li Yan is naturally indispensable to the "relevant comrades" mentioned in the letter. In fact, from the planning to the execution of the event, Li Yan can be said to be fully involved.

　　Recalling the scene of that day, Li Yan vividly remembers it: on Children's Day, more than 50 people from both sides of the strait, including children and Taiwan compatriots, gathered at the Shengjing Art Museum to listen to the story of Zheng Chenggong, watch Zheng Chenggong's reconquest of Taiwan paintings, and hold hands to paint Treasure Island, Tuowadang, and sing the song "Success Watch" ...... "The children are very happy, and even the adults feel deeply educated, and they all say that this Children's Day is very meaningful." ”

　　Singing the theme song of the event "Success Watch" is the climax of the whole event, and Li Yan has put a lot of thought into this song. "I found the lyricist and composer, one is Bai Qingxiu, secretary general of the Shenyang Film and Television Association, and the other is Lu Weilin, dean of the School of Modern Music of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music. Li Yan's words were full of gratitude: "As the deputy director of the Culture and History Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, I am also deeply honored to be able to give full play to the strength of various sectors and make some contributions to the enhancement of cross-strait exchanges. ”

　　Speaking of the original intention of founding the Shengjing Art Museum, Li Yan said frankly: it is to realize the ideal in his heart, create a suitable space for the protection and research of cultural heritage in Shenyang, and let more citizens feel the charm of cultural heritage up close.

　　The museum, located in the northwest corner of Shenyang, has received strong support from the Shenyang Municipal Government and has been listed as one of the 100 museums in Shenyang. "The first floor and the underground two sections of the Ming Dynasty Shenyang City Wall Ruins, which are also the 'roots' of Shenyang City, we must protect and make good use of it." Li Yan introduced, "The museum opened in October last year, and it is open to citizens and tourists free of charge by group and individual visitor reservations, so that the exhibition is regularly updated and uninterrupted. ”

　　The cultural resonance of the two "post-80s".

　　Li Yan, 42 years old this year, has been silently dedicating himself to cultural heritage protection for more than 20 years. From the beginning of his contact with the cultural and museum industry, he fell in love with this industry, searching for ancient buildings, exploring intangible cultural heritage, collecting cultural relics, Li Yan's footprints are all over the motherland, and even on the other side of the ocean.

　　Traveling thousands of miles, reading thousands of books, and of course, famous teachers are indispensable for guidance. It was Mr. Feng Jicai who transformed Li Yan from a volunteer for cultural heritage protection to a researcher and inheritor.

　　In the most important position of Li Yan's bookshelf is a copy of "Eighty Springs" given to him by Mr. Feng Jicai, with the title page of "Li Yan Save" and Mr. Feng's autograph. This book recounts Feng Jicai's life, and also carries his expectations for future generations.

　　The two first met eight years ago. Li Yan said that he had a lot of fate with Feng Jicai: "Mr. Feng once served as the vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party, and I am a member of the Democratic Progressive Party; Mr. Feng has served as the chairman of the China Folk Literature and Art Association, and I am the vice chairman of the Liaoning Folk Literature and Art Association. Mr. Feng was a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and I am a member of the Standing Committee of the Shenyang CPPCC. The most important thing is that Mr. Feng and I are very persistent and passionate about the protection of cultural heritage. ”

　　In terms of the protection of cultural heritage in the mainland, Feng Jicai is undoubtedly a peak. When he learned that Li Yan was also working on this aspect of work, he gladly offered to provide support and help to Li Yan. At that time, Li Yan was initiating the establishment of the Shenyang Cultural Heritage Protection Research Association, and Feng Ji wrote the name of the Shenyang Cultural Heritage Protection Research Association after he learned about it.

　　In order to better introduce Feng Jicai's writings to the citizens of Shenyang, Li Yan specially designed the "Feng Jicai Study" when planning the collection of books in the Wencang City Study Room of the Shenyang Era, and included a large number of books published by Feng Jicai. Li Yan said that he hoped that Mr. Feng Jicai's creative spirit and cultural heritage protection concept could benefit Shenyang more.

　　When the work of the Shenyang Cultural Heritage Protection Research Association achieves results, Li Yan will also tell Feng Jicai as soon as possible. Feng Jicai often expressed affirmation and encouragement in his replies to his letters. In the WeChat record, the two sent photos and texts, as well as the sympathy between the two generations of cultural heritage protectors.

　　Demonstrate the responsibility of committee members in consolidating cultural self-confidence

　　From members of the Democratic Progressive Party to members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the protection of cultural heritage has always been a key area for Li Yan to make suggestions in his duties. Li Yan said that the excellent traditional Chinese culture is condensed in these cultural heritages, which give people strength and urge people to move forward and be good.

　　In less than three years since he became a member of the Shenyang CPPCC, Li Yan has put forward more than 20 proposals. "Proposal on Strengthening the Protection, Development and Utilization of Cultural Relics and Buildings in Shenyang", "Proposal on the Establishment of the Memorial Hall of the Manchuria Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League (Shenyang Youth Sports History Exhibition Hall of the Communist Youth League)", "Proposal on the Rescue Repair of the Old Site of the Faculty Dormitory of Shengjingshi Hospital, Tangzi Street, Dadong District and the Preparation for the Construction of the Northeast Western Medicine History Museum" ...... Each proposal condenses the sweat of Li Yan's research and the light of thinking.

　　In the "Proposal on Deepening the Value Excavation and Utilization of Revolutionary Cultural Relics in the City such as the Northeast Liberation Monument", Li Yan proposed to strengthen scientific and technological innovation, and use digital technology to make the Northeast Liberation Monument and other revolutionary cultural relics into textbooks with the theme of "Northeast Liberation War", enrich the cultural nourishment of their revolutionary history, and enhance the experience of revolutionary history exhibitions; The use of these cultural relics is closely combined with the theme and ideological education of party members and cadres, the patriotism education of primary and secondary school students, and the red cultural tourism, so as to continuously enhance their vitality and influence; Carry out special research on revolutionary cultural relics, deepen the value of revolutionary cultural relics in the region such as the Northeast Liberation Monument in the new era, and strive to build them into the spiritual landmark of the "New Liaoshen Campaign" for the revitalization of Northeast China and Liaoning in the new era.

　　Li Yan mentioned it again and again in 2022 and 2024. Li Yan introduced that the "Notice of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Announcing the Sixth Batch of National Precious Ancient Books List and the Sixth Batch of National Ancient Books Key Protection Units" issued in October 2020 shows that three ancient books in Ci'en Temple have been selected, and the first place is "Yongle Beizang", that is, the "Ming version of the Tripitaka". As the keeper of the three ancient books, Ci'en Temple has also been included in the "Sixth Batch of National Ancient Books Key Protection Units" along with 23 book collection units such as the National Museum and Tianjin Museum. "The Yongle North Collection in the Temple of Mercy and Grace is well preserved. However, compared with the status of 'national precious ancient books', its preservation conditions are not optimistic, and there are many potential safety hazards. He suggested that funds should be raised from various sources to create a better preservation environment for precious ancient books, and that technical means should be used to protect and digitize the ontology, organize and publish it, and do a good job in cultural promotion.

　　Among Li Yan's many proposals, "Promoting the Heroic Spirit and Telling the Heroic Stories - Proposal on Promoting the Shaping of Shenyang's "Hero City" was listed as a key proposal of the Shenyang CPPCC in 2023. Li Yan said that since he came to Shenyang as a university, he has been infected by the heroic spirit exuded by the city for more than 20 years. He suggested that through in-depth excavation and combing of Shenyang's heroic history, achievements, characters, spirits, and stories in different periods, the genealogy of urban heroes and the spiritual temperament of advocating heroes, learning heroes, and caring for heroes should be condensed, so as to reflect the regional cultural characteristics of Shenyang, display the characteristic business cards of the city of heroes in an all-round way, and comprehensively enhance the image and influence of Shenyang as a famous historical and cultural city. The 10 specific suggestions put forward by Li Yan in the proposal have been or are being adopted and implemented by relevant departments.

　　As an expert in cultural museums, Li Yan negotiated and made suggestions on the one hand, and on the other hand, he kept history and government. He has participated in the creation and published as many as 7 books on literature and history. "A set of 10 volumes of the "Shenyang Culture Series" compiled by the Shenyang CPPCC has just been published, of which 6 authors are directors of the Shenyang Cultural Heritage Protection Research Association, and the volume of "Architectural Elegance" is written by me." Li Yan proudly said that in his work plan, more books and exhibitions will be presented to the public one after another.

　　(Source: People's Political Consultative Conference Daily, Author: Reporter Wang Jinjing)