Meishan City has a long history, rich culture, abundant cultural heritage resources, well preserved traditional patterns and historical features, distinct regional characteristics, and important historical and cultural value. Recently, the State Council officially approved Meishan City in Sichuan Province as a national historical and cultural city. The declaration of a national historical and cultural city is not for the sake of winning a brand or adding honor, but stems from reverence for this land and cherishing its historical and cultural heritage. ”The Secretary of Meishan Municipal Party Committee, Huang He, said that Meishan's application for the National Historical and Cultural City status has taken 11 years since its launch in 2015, and the results have come to an end. Meishan will protect its cultural heritage with higher standards and transform valuable resources through more dynamic mechanisms, allowing the "Thousand Year Poetry and Book City" to shine brightly in the continuity of its cultural heritage. Meishan not only faces fierce competition in the selection of "Three Su" and "Historical and Cultural Cities", but also needs to find a differentiated positioning and rely on a widely distributed and diverse resource system to provide support. ”Tang Fei, Director of the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, pointed out that the cultural relics resources in Meishan have distinct regional characteristics and a highly recognizable cultural landmark, namely the Three Su Ruins; There are highly complete historical rings that stretch continuously from the Paleolithic era to modern times; There are highly diverse types of resources, almost covering all categories of cultural relics. Tang Fei introduced that Meishan is the birthplace of the "Three Su Culture" and a holy land in the hearts of "Su fans" worldwide. It gathers national key cultural relics protection units such as the Three Su Temple and Zhongyan Temple Cliff Carvings, as well as provincial-level cultural relics protection units such as the Su Xun Family Cemetery and Lian'ao Mountain Stone Carvings. There are also many Three Su related relics such as the Su Tomb Garden, Chongtong Temple, Ruicao Bridge, etc. It ranks first in the country in terms of the number, scale, and completeness of physical witnesses of the Three Su Culture. The cultural relics resources of Meishan run through the entire historical context. The Tangangshan site traces the human activity history of the Chengdu Plain back to the Paleolithic era, while the Lianhuaba site provides valuable stratigraphic evidence for the study of the mid Neolithic period. The Pengshan Jiangkou battlefield site in the late Ming Dynasty has been awarded the titles of "Top 100 Archaeological Discoveries of a Century" and "Top 10 New Archaeological Discoveries in China". In addition, important relics such as the Meizhou City site form a clear and continuous historical evidence chain. Meishan is a major cultural relic city in Sichuan, with significant representative relics in ancient sites, tombs, buildings, grotto temples, stone carvings, murals, and other areas. The richness of these resources has established Meishan's unique position in the cultural map of Sichuan and even the whole country, "said Tang Fei. Meishan has a history of over 2300 years of urban establishment and is one of the oldest cities in Sichuan. As of now, Meishan has a total of 1910 cultural heritage sites, including 23 historical and cultural towns, villages, and traditional villages, 5 historical and cultural blocks, 476 cultural relics protection units at all levels, and 330 historical buildings. These ruins and relics traverse history and are passed down from generation to generation. They are not only unique imprints of this city, but also important microcosms of the continuity of Bashu culture. How to protect non renewable cultural heritage in modernization construction by infiltrating urban texture with culture? How to make the millennium cultural heritage shine brightly in the new era? Meishan takes the declaration of a national historical and cultural city as a starting point, transforming the historical consciousness of safeguarding the millennium cultural heritage into a firm action of inheriting excellent traditional culture, and promoting the coexistence and prosperity of historical culture and urban development. The cultural heritage of over 2000 years is the most recognizable urban symbol of Meishan. Only by guarding the 'roots' and' soul 'can a famous city truly deserve its name. ”The Yellow River explains that Meishan stands out as a city shaped by culture, infiltrating the urban texture with its rich cultural heritage. Meishan has implemented 28 cultural relics protection projects in districts such as San Su Temple, Taihe Old Town, and Taiping Ancient Street, and has updated and upgraded more than 40 historical streets and 132 historical buildings. To this day, thousands of years ago, the 9 main streets and 5 sections of ancient city walls in Meizhou City still construct the urban space and tell the story of its long history. After the Lushan earthquake in 2013, Meishan carried out the largest and most thorough renovation of the San Su Temple in history, restoring it according to the original structure, materials, and craftsmanship. Those who walk into the San Su Temple today can see the traces of time, the cracks on the pillars, the wear and tear on the threshold, and the patina on the inscriptions. These are the true historical imprints, "said Chen Zhongwen, director of the Meishan San Su Temple Museum. Meishan has named more than 110 streets after the imagery of Dongpo's poetry, making ancient style and charm accessible everywhere. Meishan has launched cultural business cards such as "China has Three Sovereigns" and "Treasure Hunt for Hundreds of Years: Water Starts the World", and has partnered with cities such as Huizhou and Danzhou to hold the "Dongpo Culture Festival" in rotation. November is designated as "Dongpo Culture Month" every year, and a series of cultural activities and academic seminars are held to benefit the people. Meishan vigorously promotes the Three Su family tradition and education, selects exemplary figures such as "Dongpo's Good Sons and Daughters", and promotes the construction of the city from "surface" to "interior" and from "form" to "spirit", making the spirit of practical innovation and striving for excellence the distinctive background of this city. Meishan is the 9th national historical and cultural city approved by Sichuan Province to better integrate historical culture into daily life. Deng Lijun, Director of the Department of Housing and Urban Rural Development of Sichuan Province, stated that he will strongly support the construction of historical and cultural cities such as Meishan, promote the deep integration of historical and cultural protection with urban and rural construction, comprehensive rural revitalization, and cultural and tourism development. We will make every effort to protect and inherit historical and cultural heritage, and effectively transform historical and cultural resources into urban soft power and people's well-being. ”Wang Binda, the mayor of Meishan City, said that Meishan will focus on protecting, inheriting, transforming, and utilizing the benefits of the city, so that the dividends of the city can benefit more people's livelihoods. At present, Meishan has issued and implemented 6 regulatory documents, established a digital management platform, and promoted the transformation of protection work from phased to normalized, and expanded from government responsibilities to social consensus. The listing and protection rate of various heritage sites and the mapping and filing rate of historical buildings in the city have reached 100%. Every cultural heritage site has a "digital ID card", and everyone can participate in the governance. Wang Binda said that Meishan will strictly guard the traditional layout of Meishan's ancient city, which features an elliptical city wall, a windmill shaped structure, and nine streets and eighteen alleys, as well as the landscape of the mountains and waters on both sides of the river and the eastern mountains. We will resolutely prevent large-scale demolition and construction, as well as the construction of fake buildings from real ones; Organize the Su Shi Research Academic Annual Conference and Dongpo Forum at a high level, and tell Dongpo's story with warmth and depth. Wang Binda stated that Meishan will actively integrate into the cultural and tourism layout of the Chengdu Chongqing economic circle, build a development pattern of "cultural and tourism+hundred industries" and "hundred industries+cultural and tourism", promote the formation of a group of unique and highly visible cultural and tourism integrated development formats and consumption scenes, and better drive the improvement of urban quality and the increase of employment and income for the masses. (New Society)