Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Focus on protection of ancient Xinjiang: exceeded 550,000 rescue personnel shortage

Figure Title: Visitors at the National Library of watching "Western Legacy - A History of Xinjiang ancient protection-cum-exhibition of achievements in literature." CFP

"Gao Museum complex word" cover (picture)

Chinese in the "corpuscles", Uighur transliterated as "Osborn A"; Chinese "wind", Uighur transliterated as "smoke was Peter thorn" ... This is not the translator who in teaching today's students to learn Uighur , but the two Ming dynasty manuscripts, "Gao Museum complex characters", "Gao Museum translated book" of information to tell people today. Both the Chinese and Uighur manuscripts in ancient times were a dictionary. More interestingly, they also marked with the Uighur Chinese pronunciation.

Xinjiang is known as "Language Museum" in the world, from the archaeological excavations of the current situation, there are 19 languages ​​and 28 languages. The language became open many historical, religious and cultural key to the door. Office of Xinjiang ancient Cong Dongmei Protection Center, said: "In the past I only see our regional library of ancient books, did not think when we hold 'Xinjiang ancient historical documents and protection-cum-exhibition of achievements in' when all of a sudden come up with so many good things turned out so ancient Xinjiang is rich in so many, all countries, baby Yeah! "

Ancient exceeded 550 000

From now master of the situation in Xinjiang ancient Chinese language saved more than 500,000 (pieces), minority ancient 24000 (pieces), Western instruments, more than 30,000 volumes (pieces). The cultural value of these precious ancient Chinese culture not only to retain the valuable books, to make up for the lack of possession of the existing heritage, but also proved between the Mainland and Western cultures since ancient times, closely linked. Various nationalities in Xinjiang in the long course of historical development, together with the Xinjiang regional characteristics to create the splendid culture, accumulated a deep historical and cultural heritage. Wealth of ancient books record the trajectory of national development, embodied the wisdom of all peoples, is of national integration, the development of a witness, is an important part of the cultural heritage of the Chinese nation, reflects the Chinese people's long cultural heritage, to show the Chinese rich deep historical and cultural connotation.

Aini, deputy director of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Department of Culture Anwar Abdulla Xu Kurt introduced since 2007 to implement national conservation program since the ancient China, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Government formulated the "Circular on Further Strengthening the implementation of regional protection of ancient opinions" , established a regional leader in charge of Chairman, Autonomous Region Department of Culture, Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance, China (cases) Committee, Department of Education, Science and Technology Department and other departments as a member of the "leading group for the protection of ancient autonomous region", and set up the ancient Expert Committee. April 21, 2008, the library in the autonomous region Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was established to protect ancient center, marks the Xinjiang ancient protection into a new stage of development.

Work for the implementation of the central Xinjiang conference discussion, the implementation of the Ministry of Culture counterpart support work in Xinjiang forum's work plan, the active promotion of the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Culture, eight ministries this year is the "protection of ancient Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region program." In April, the regional government of goes under the name "eight ministries and autonomous regions to implement the state to support the implementation of protection of views of ancient Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region", focusing on all levels of autonomous public libraries, colleges and universities the library, research unit libraries, cultural institutes, national and religious units, medical units and book publishing units and other collections of ancient books, organizations, individuals and private collection agencies to conduct a more comprehensive collection of census, on some key, basic elements of precious ancient books, in dilapidated conditions and Save the state of the inventoried. Office of the ancient ethnic minority autonomous regions, autonomous regions and libraries, regional museums, Institute of Medicine Uygur Autonomous Region, Xinjiang University Library, Xinjiang Branch of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Autonomous Region Archives collection and other key units reported 500 ancient remnants of precious ancient books for each assessment, there are 64 Ancient appeared in the "National List of precious ancient books," regional library was identified as "national key protection units of ancient."

Libraries have for many years in Xinjiang Yi Niwa Er'ai force also clearly remember the late 1980s, a specialized police co-culture expert Seoul provides a clue to him: an old hand with this "Nawayi poetry" very good, wants the state to its collection. Ai Niwa Er'ai force to the elderly, the elderly make a request: to get 300 yuan. At that time, he and experts dig clean pocket, the result could not even get 300 dollars also. Subsequently, after the leaders agreed that efforts of all parties, they finally received their shop. Later, the experts, this collection of poems of the fifteenth century into a set of ancient books, with a high cultural value, is the country or even the world's only existing copies, was selected as the first "national list of precious ancient books," has become the regional library the "greatest treasures."

Ancient people of the storm protection

August 6, Survey No. 29 national training courses in ancient Urumqi commenced. Ancient ancient census is extant species, quantity, level and other times, the situation and save the environment damaged by the survey, identification and records. Main content is registered to conduct a detailed inventory and cataloging of ancient order, the establishment of comprehensive information database of Chinese ancient books. The deputy director of the National Library, the National Protection Center, deputy director of ancient Zhang Zhiqing, at present we are unclear of the existing ancient family property still exist. As the ancient books are not strong enough, now part of the libraries and collections units have not yet carried out a comprehensive catalog of the ancient order, no detailed inventory of many units, dispersed in civil and foreign Chinese classics is still unknown. An ancient family property is unclear effect is to concentrate its limited funds to rescue the country can not be of higher value, the most serious damage ancient.

Open training courses in Xinjiang ancient ancient census Protection Center Office bundle Dongmei been looking forward to things. However, there is a little bit worried about her heart: City County from various parts of Xinjiang for 99 participants, experts and scholars do not understand the lectures, something that their efforts in vain. "The experts and scholars invited to teach the national leader in the protection of ancient books, but our students, many ancient people had no contact before the census, often what we need is from the initial basic knowledge of this ancient religion, the allow participants to listen to such a sudden high-level experts to give lectures, really worried. "Cong Dong-Mei said.

No wonder, although the ancient protection center set up in Xinjiang, but the real protection in a protection center in the ancient work five or six people, four newly recruited into this year's students. To the Xinjiang ancient library collections for, these people alone, have spent nearly a year to complete catalog. The whole Xinjiang ancient and relatively census, this work can really be called a drop in the bucket.

Xinjiang Library has recruited a graduate Chagatai text, hoping that he learned reading the many collections of ancient ancient Chagatai. But three months later, this person walked out, because the industry is to understand the talent of this text is so necessary, he went to the better conditions of a museum.

"Lack of talent, lack of protection of ancient books in the process of all aspects of talent, which is the biggest problem we face now." Cong Dong-mei's Word reveals a sense of urgency.

There are many ancient books conservation areas, ancient information gathering, information has to be able to identify that it is true, but also to identify how much of its value, then to the cataloging and other follow-up. The whole process complicated and detailed and can not have a trace of sloppy, a little mistake, they will have inflicted irreparable damage.

"In the past we talked about ancient protection, often said that no financial resources, leadership do not pay attention, etc. It should be said now is not the main problem of these cases. Many ancient books are stored in the unit, so although the improvement in the management mechanism in the collaborative research is a big problem. "Cong Dong-Mei said.

This is indeed the case, unearthed from the archaeological excavation site, with text, documents the nature of artifacts, in fact, both relics, but also ancient, it is natural to enter the museum, archaeological research institutes.

Ancient different storage locations, brought management problems. It is understood, Xinjiang in the country's most influential minority ancient books, Ethnic Affairs Commission, the system saves the most, while they save the unit Quefei professional books, how do? Only by relying on ancient protective mechanism to carry out.

Digitization on the agenda

Western as the hub of the Silk Road, is the ancient Chinese civilization with many other local exchange and dialogue between civilizations. Sometimes, the quicksand of a wooden slips, the tomb of a literature, a section of cave paintings next to the inscription, ancient coins on both sides of a few figures, while actually writing a variety of text, showing a beautiful wonderful landscape of civilization.

Be regrettable that, with the loss of time, some of the historically widespread in Xinjiang, the text disappears, and becomes dead text.

Zhang Zhiqing estimates, many countries have the disappearance of the ancient text, China had a similar situation, in which the disappearance of Xinjiang, the text of 15 species. In other words, these words have been circulated, had played a huge role in the text, and now the world has been basically no one can recognize them a read. And with these words recorded history, along with no longer unknown, hidden in the secret no one can break, distraught sigh.

It is critical that this state has stepped up efforts to protect ancient books. From 2007 to 2010, Xinjiang's 11 units of 64 ancient ancient collection appeared in the "National List of precious ancient books," Xinjiang ancient library selected for the national key protection units. In 2011, Xinjiang has declared 85 ancient books to participate in "national list of precious ancient books," Review of Xinjiang Ethnic Affairs Commission to declare the country to do ancient ancient key protection units. Meanwhile, a total of 38 collection units in Xinjiang for 80 people participated in the National Protection Center held by the ancient classics courses.

Xinjiang, the central work conference, the nation's cultural relics in Xinjiang counterpart support system has made some achievements in the protection of ancient books, launched the "Special Protection of Xinjiang ancient work", the Ministry of Culture and the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in Urumqi and Beijing successfully held the "Xinjiang ancient historical documents cum exhibition of achievements in protecting" the number of visitors reached 150,000 passengers, far-reaching. National Protection Center and National Library of ancient books in more than a year only in Xinjiang ancient protection, exhibition, publicity, promotion of county-level digital libraries and digital libraries covering all the funds invested 900 million yuan.

August 6, the state National Library, the National Protection Center and the Xinjiang ancient ancient Protection Center signed the mission statement, start the "Head of Chinese ancient volumes in Xinjiang," the preparation work.

The future, the National Center will strive to protect ancient Xinjiang each year the joint center to hold an ancient protection ancient protection-related training, training in the ancient practice of survey and repair the ancient people; cooperation with institutions of higher learning, to build a master to protect ancient, ancient culture conservation senior personnel.

In ancient ancient protection and restoration, the National Protection Center will be based on ancient national efforts to support the repair center in Xinjiang collection unit, transform warehouse environment and provide equipment.

Meanwhile, the rare and rare ancient Xinjiang into the "Chinese recycling rare sequel" compiled and published in the embodiment of thousands of precious ancient books, to serve the community. At present, "Maitrisimit", "Nawayi poetry," and so on four ancient books selected. Meanwhile, in the case of a conditional focus on Xinjiang ancient, ancient instruments and precious Chinese language books and microfilm digitization, full-text image database, the network environment to enhance the provision and use of the literature.

Zhang Zhiqing that Xinjiang has an advantage in this respect, as long as the attention of all parties, will be able to walk in the forefront of provinces and regions. He is full of confidence on this point. Librarian in Xinjiang, Xinjiang ancient Chen Guoping, director of protection that is now the state has adopted specifically for the protection of ancient Xinjiang special file, which is the protection of ancient Xinjiang, ushered in a true spring. We now need to do is accelerate the pace of ancient census. "At the central and national support of the people, I believe that the protection of ancient Xinjiang will be entering a new stage, the brilliant culture of Xinjiang will be able to play their role in the future." Newspaper correspondent Joseph Wang

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