五台山--一张世界文化名片

Mount Wutai,a Name Card of the World Culture

五台山位居中国佛教“四大名山”之首,是世界著名的文殊道场,2009年被列入《世界遗产名录》。五台山以山地自然环境与佛教“祖庭”灵鹫峰相似而种下佛缘,从东晋开始逐渐形成佛教活动中心。后经历代皇帝扶持、推崇,出现汉地佛教与藏传佛教相携发展的局面,并以佛教怀柔天下,借助政治辅助力量而更加发达兴盛,遂有佛教“首府”之称,且有了“五台归来不看庙”的美誉。五台山从清凉胜境演化为佛教文化圣地,又在中国革命的历史进程中,使僧俗共同经历战火洗礼凝结出红色文化,华丽转变为革命圣地,成为多种形态的世界文化遗产地。新时代既要讲好中国故事、讲好山西故事,更要让五台山作为一张世界文化名片,发挥其传承弘扬中国传统文化的作用,走向世界。

Mount Wutai, which ranks first among the "Four Famous Mountains" of Chinese Buddhism, is the world-renowned Manjusri Bodhisattva Dojo. In 2009, it was included in the World Heritage List. Mount Wutai has been connected with Buddhism, because the natural environment of this mountain is similar to the Buddhist "ancestral temple" i.e., Gridhrakuta, and gradually become a Buddhist community since the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Later, after the support and admiration of the emperors, the co-development of Han Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism appeared in Mountain Wutai. Buddhism was used to appease the world, and became more prosperous with the help of political assistance. Therefore, Mount Wutai was known as the "capital of Buddhism" and had the reputation that there is no need to visit other temples after returning from Mount Wutai.From a cool and refreshing scenic spot to the sacred place of Buddhist culture, and then the sacred place of revolution with her monks and laymen experiencing the baptism of wars together in the historical process of the Chinese revolution, Mount Wutai finally becomes a world cultural heritage site in various forms. In the new era, to present compelling China stories and Shanxi Stories, it is necessary to make Mount Wutai a name card of world culture, play its role in inheriting and carrying forward Chinese traditional culture, and go to the world arena.