Lantern Festival: The New Platform for Cultural Exchanges Between China and the World

Theincreasinglyadvanced lantern technology and the emerging Chinese-style scenes are intertwined so that the lanternfestivals across China show the characteristics of combining traditional culture and modern innovation.As for international cultural exchanges,lantern art has connected different cultures with its unique artistic charm and profound cultural connotation.

Research on Optimizing the Construction of the Long March National Cultural Park from the Perspective of Cultural Route Heritage Protection

The idea of cultural route heritage protection expands the protection theory for world cultural heritage.The Long March route carries the prominent characteristic of cultural route heritage.By actively building the Long March National Cultural Park,China has strengthened the overall protection and integrated utilization of the Long March cultural heritage,upgraded the hardware facilities for exhibition,and investigated ways to protect cultural route heritage with Chinese characteristics.During the construction of the Park,it is necessary to draw on the concept and norms of the cultural route heritage protection,optimize the construction approach,and make the construction of the Park more in line with the linear cultural characteristics of Long March heritage.Specifically,it is proposed to improve the Long March cultural route heritage protection system oriented towards“authenticity”protection,to deeply tap and interpret the prominent universal worth of the Long March route,augmenting the international dissemination of the Long March culture in an innovative way,and realizing a more scientific and effective protection and utilization of Long March cultural resources.

Study on the Protection of Settlements and Tangible Cultural Heritage along the Fukouxing from the Perspective of Cultural Route

The eight Taihang Xing routes are natural passages among Taihang Mountains.As one of the passage,Fukouxing is an important channel for communication between Changzhi City,Shanxi Province and Handan City,Hebei Province,which deeply influences the development of the history of the two places.As a typical linear cultural heritage,Fukouxing has the basic elements of cultural route,and there are rich tangible cultural heritage along the passage.From the perspective of cultural route,the study identifies and investigates the heritage resources of settlements and tangible heritage along the Fukouxing route,and then puts forward effective heritage protection strategies in accordance with the heritage characteristics of Fukouxing,based on the analysis of heritage value.

The Role and Function of British NGOs in International Cultural Exchanges

As the world’s first country to launch industrial revolution,the UK had once been at the peak of global power for a long term and exerted great inf luence on the shaping of modern

Innovative Perspectives to Apply Blockchain Model for the Saints Cyril and Methodius and Saint Sophronius of Vratsa Historical Sights in the Context of European Cultural Routes

The focus of the study is the implementation of blockchain as an emerging technology that can radically improveoperations when it comes to cultural heritage and in particular in the context of the European cultural routes, andcan create new opportunities for innovation. The development of blockchain technologies in the last few yearsinvolves examples of networks of various organizations that collaborate to create value and improvecompetitiveness. This type of network could provide together with local stakeholders and small- and medium- sizeenterprises (SMEs) on local markets additional assets as to the goods and services between the participants.

Research on the Historical Evolution and Spatial Composition of Fukouxing Cultural Route

The Eight Taihang Xing routes are eight natural passages formed by the Taihang Mountains,which bore the functions of transportation and military gateways for the three provinces of Shanxi,Hebei and Henan in ancient times.Fukouxing is one of the Eight Taihang Xing routes.It is the main road connecting the Shangdang Basin and southern Hebei.It has an important influence on the history and culture of southeastern Shanxi and southern Hebei,forming a unique cultural route.In this study,the historical evolution of Fukouxing is analyzed firstly,and then the spatial distribution of the ancient road is explored,hoping to provide an important basis for the protection of cultural heritage along the Fukouxing route.

The Protection and Suggestion of the East Asian Maritime Cultural Routes Heritage

It is of great practical significance to study and protect the East Asian Maritime Cultural Routes Heritage. This is conducive to a profound understanding of the spirit of the East Asian region, especially traditional Chinese marine culture, and the maintenance of peace and order in East Asia and the world as a whole. But at present, some problems increase the difficulty for the protection of East Asian Maritime Cultural Routes Heritage, for example, improper development and utilization in the process of urbanization, imperfection of the management mechanism, multiplicity of the ownership of the estate. Propose to carry out a survey of the East Asian Maritime Cultural Routes Heritage as soon as possible, build regional integration cooperation mechanism, improve the marine cultural heritage protection technology, perfect the relevant laws and regulations.

The Role of German NGOs in International Cultural Exchanges

International cultural policy is one of three pillars of foreign policy(namely international cultural policy,international political policy and foreign economic and trade policy)of Germany and international cultural exchanges are highly valued in Germany.Since the end of

Cultural Route of Ancient Villages and Towns in Zhuozhang River Valley

Shanxi Zhuozhang River Basin has a long history of human habitation,which is one of important cradles of Central-Plains civilization.It has a distinctive valley landscape and holds the glorious Shangdang culture through the Fukou pathway of the ancient 8 valley pathways in Taihang,one of the main activities of Shanxi Lu Trader,and the old revolutionary base areas of Chinese Communist Party.Within the study area,the common factors infl uencing the ancient villages and towns space characteristics were systematically revealed from fi ve aspects of valley landscape environment,Lu Trader development lines,Buddhism propagation path,regional folklore and military activity site.By exploring the uniqueness and similarity,this study analyzed the spatial pattern of ancient villages and towns in the Zhuozhang River Basin and the infl uence of natural,social and historical factors.The feasibility of constructing cultural route in the Zhuozhang River Basin was demonstrated.

Nanjing’s Cultural Exchanges with Foreign Countries

AS an ancient capital city,Nanj-ing has a long history of cul-tural exchanges with foreigncountries.The ruler of the Kingdom ofEastern Wu(222-280 A.D.)sent en-voys to over 100 states in Hainan andSoutheast Asian islands.Some of thestates paid return visits.For instance,in243 the ruler of Funan(present-dayCambodia)sent a musical group to theEastern Wu King,who then built aFunan Music Hall for court maids tolearn Funan music and dances.Dur-ing the Southem Dynasties(420-589A.D.)exchanges with foreign countriesincreased and Funan sent envoysto Jianye and Jiankang(present-dayNanjing)over 30 times.Ancient SriLanka,which was known as the LionState in ancient China,Tianzhu(an-cient India).Persia,the Korean Penin-

Friendship—Development—Surpass——The Achievements of the International Cultural Exchange of Ji'nan Acrobatic Troupe

Chinese Power conquered Atlantic west coast once again on Feb.5,2005.In the 17^(th) Premier Juvenile Com- petition of Monte Carlo International Circus Festival,the act High Chairs on the Spinning Table from Ji'nan Acro- batic Troupe with the full marks from nine juries,on behalf of China,won the highest award“Gold K Award”and the“Princess Cup”.

An Unforgettable Journey of Cultural Exchanges

A 40-member Hiroshima Kagura delegation visited China from June 24 to 29 in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relationship between Japan and China. I feel very honored to be one of the 20 members in the Hiroshima Kagura troupe that joined the delegation and played the part of female ghost in Hunting in Red-Leaf Woods.

Promoting Heart-to-heart Communication through Cultural Exchange

At the invitation of CAFIU, a 40-member Hiroshima Kagura troupe, headed by Mr. Sen Nakata, President of the special non-profit organization "Sekai" visited China from June 24 to 29, and staged a performance in Beijing andDalian respectively on June 25 and June 27,