Apr.23rd, Chengdu-Symposium to Commemorate the 2200 Anniversary of the Birth of Sima Xiangru was held successfully, which was directed by Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences,SASS, and attracted over 100 experts and authorities to gather together for in-depth discussing the cultural inheritance of Sima Xiangru and the integrated development of culture and tourism.
Researcher Xiang Baoyun, president of SASS made a speech, “This is a great event in culture history, for Sima Xiangru was respected as “Fu Sheng” and “Ci Zong” by later generationswith his magnificent and unsurpassed Ci Fu. The love story between Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun has been widely known for thousands of years. Besides, Sima Xiangru was also sent on a mission to the southwestern, making great contributions to consolidating the southwest border area and promoting national integration,” said Xiang, “and we should create build platform for encouraging experts’ and scholars’ enthusiasm of innovation to create, discovering their academic potential, boosting the study on Sima Xiangru to a new height; meanwhile, experts and scholars should carry out active and enthusiastic discussion around Sima Xiangru from multiple angles and multi-dimensions, explore deeply the spiritual connotation and times value of Xiangru culture, and effectively promote the local cultural cause and economic and social development of Sichuan Province.”
Academic exchanges were carried out in the fields of Xiangru Culture, Xiangru Hometown, Cultural and Tourism Integration and Development by Tan Jihe, Distinguished Research Fellow of SASS, Honorary President of Sichuan Sima Xiangru Research Society, Professor Qi Hehui of Southwest University for Nationalities, Researcher Sheng Yi, former vice-president of SASS, etc.
Sima Xiangru is the founder of the time spirit of the Han Dynasty, the pioneer of Han Fu, and the representative of Bashu Culture in the Han Dynasty. The long history of Shu learning originated from Sima Xiangru. From his beginning, to Yangxiong, to Su Shi, and to Guo Moruo, they all inherited the genes of Xiangru,s cultural context. We should further explore and study Sima Xiangru in an all-round way, according to Tan.
Since 1989, Peng’an County, Sichuan Province has begun to focus on the study of Xiangru’s hometown and culture, major achievements in 8 areas were introduced, including the restoration of the old city of Xiangru was carried out; an AAAA level scenic spot with Xiangru Hometown as the background was built; Promote the integrated development of culture and tourism; the popularization of traditional culture at local levels and so on, according to report.
Translated by Lena.