Recently, heavy rainfall has caused floods, landslides and hail in Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces. As of 9: 00 on July 3, 9.564 million people in 238 counties (cities, districts) in 48 cities (autonomous prefectures) in the above eight provinces were affected. From the evening of July 2 to the early morning of July 3, when Hongfeng passed through Changsha, Hunan, many citizens went to the embankment to carry sandbags to participate in flood fighting. While working hard, they shouted "Come on Changsha", and the scene was touching.
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Xiangjiang river rises to see the truth. The crossing of the flood peak tests the emergency ability of a city and the determination and courage of citizens to overcome difficulties. A sound of "Come on Changsha" echoed on both sides of the Xiangjiang River, inspiring everyone involved in disaster relief, making listeners excited and viewers moved.
A father carrying a sandbag with his 10-year-old daughter insisted that "we citizens also have the responsibility to rescue"; Some citizens came late at night, carrying sandbags until two or three in the morning, fighting side by side with fire officers and soldiers and armed police soldiers; The staff of a rice noodle shop set up a stall and sent bowls of steaming rice noodles to the staff and volunteers on duty ... At this moment, "Changsha" is not just a simple place name, but represents the home where * * * lives together, and it is a hot land where people grow up and carefully guard. It is everyone's duty to fight for the motherland.
Natural disasters are sometimes unpredictable and even more difficult to avoid completely. Just like this, in the face of disasters, the strength of the whole society needs to be twisted into a rope. From "1998" to "national unity during SARS" to "one party is in trouble, and all parties support" in Wenchuan earthquake, it has always been the main theme when we face disasters. The determination to act in unity and help each other in the same boat is also a magic weapon for us to tide over the difficulties. Behind this is the spirit of * * *, a positive concern for public affairs, and a strong * * *.
"Come on, Changsha" is even louder in the drizzle on both sides of Xiangjiang River, just like a ray of sunshine, trying to drive the fog out of the clouds.
Protecting the world heritage should have a historical responsibility.
To protect the world heritage, we can't seek commercial interests one place at a time. We want future generations to benefit from this precious heritage, and we want the gifts of nature and history not to disappear in our hands.
Following the successful application for the World Heritage in Hoh Xil, on July 8th, at the 4th1World Heritage Conference held in Krakow, Poland, "Gulangyu Island: Historical International Community" in Xiamen, Fujian was listed on the World Heritage List. So far, there are 52 World Heritage Sites in China. How should so many world heritages be passed on to future generations? Facing the change of cultural ecology, how to protect historical and cultural memory? Similar problems began to enter the public eye.
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China's mentality of applying for World Heritage has gone through a changing process. The earliest application for the Great Wall and the Forbidden City was in the hope of being recognized by the international community. Later, after Lijiang and Zhangjiajie successfully applied for the World Heritage, tourism development paid more attention to the commercial value and brand effect behind it. In some places, world heritage is even regarded as a "cash cow", which has triggered criticism of over-exploitation. The Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage takes "outstanding universal value" as the main basis for the selection of world heritage. How to protect this universal value beyond national boundaries and make it beneficial to the present and future of all mankind will be a problem that we should think more about.
World heritage is not only the heritage of a place or a country, but belongs to all mankind. Therefore, to protect the world heritage, we should have a big pattern, instead of seeking commercial interests from one place to another, we should seek that future generations can still benefit from this precious heritage, and the gifts of nature and history will not disappear in our hands. Taking Gulangyu Island as an example, the traditional culture of China and foreign multiculturalism represented by Minnan culture are displayed, and we can see extensive and in-depth exchanges and integration in architecture, science and technology, garden landscape and so on. The west wind is spreading eastward, and overseas Chinese are feeding back. Minnan vernacular and early Chinese pinyin are spreading here; Modern medicine and music education in China took root here; Master, Lin Yutang, Ma Yuehan, Lin, etc. They have left their footprints here ... The history of human civilization exchange has been interpreted in a colorful way on this small island of less than two square kilometers. Beautiful, but fragile; Precious but perishable. This is the reason why we should protect the historical and cultural memory, and it is also the initial intention of setting up a world heritage.
It is not easy to keep the cultural heritage as it is. 1964 The Venice Charter lays down the principle of "authenticity" in heritage protection and puts forward that "it is our responsibility to truly and completely inherit cultural heritage". China still has a long way to go in protecting world heritage. First of all, the protection of world cultural heritage should be both soft and hard, and we should not "see the house but not the people", let alone destroy the lifestyle of the original local community. Cultural heritage cannot be divorced from the original ecological life of residents, otherwise the value of humanistic inheritance and protection will disappear. Gulangyu's cultural heritage is not only tangible things such as "hiding the sea" and "supplementing the mountains" in Xinzhuang Garden, but also an old man on the corner who can tell you the story of his family's invasion of Nanyang. The piano impressively placed in the old house makes you understand that "Qindao" lives up to its reputation.
In the era of mobile internet, the protection of world heritage should also make a fuss about refinement and intelligence. For example, in order to strengthen the comprehensive environmental improvement of the heritage site in Sanqingshan, Jiangxi, a series of measures have been taken, such as "living in the upper reaches of the mountain", "washing vegetables up the mountain, washing vegetables down the mountain and garbage down the mountain". Gulangyu uses digital means to implement protection monitoring, customize special APP to adjust the peak of tourists and monitor the characteristic elements of houses. As tourists, we should also have awe, understand and abide by these regulations. After all, if we keep the original style and texture of world heritage, we will have a better reunion. At present, the number of tourists in Gulangyu Island has been limited to 50,000 per day; In 20 14, the Mogao grottoes also made an appointment and restricted the flow to reduce the damage of moisture and carbon dioxide brought by too many tourists to the Millennium murals. These measures are necessary and the common responsibility of all.
These 52 World Heritage Sites are the recognition of China's natural and cultural resources by the international community and China's cultural commitment to the world. Only by putting the protection of world heritage on the coordinates of human destiny and constantly improving the level of cultural heritage protection can we give full play to the positive role of cultural heritage in witnessing and promoting human civilization.
Don't let the fire "Taiping cylinder" freeze.
The ashes after the fire are all "fuses" burned for disaster prevention. Fire safety is a link, and ideological prevention is better than all rescue.
Recently, two fires have touched people's hearts. July 16 Changshu arson case, 22 people were killed and 3 people were slightly injured; On June 22, Hangzhou Blue Qianjiang Nanny was set on fire, and a family of four was trapped in a mansion and eventually suffocated. Tragedy followed, and the lessons were extremely profound. Although the incident was caused by arson, some deficiencies in fire management were exposed during the fire fighting. "If ..." Many people can't help sighing. Unfortunately, there is no if.
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Regardless of ancient and modern times, fire is a high probability risk event that affects public safety. With the continuous development of modern architecture, it is larger in size, more complex in function, denser in personnel and more difficult in disaster relief. Rescue is not everything. Once management is absent, even the most advanced equipment may fail. For example, the nanny arson case in Hangzhou is undoubtedly the first responsibility, but according to the authoritative survey in Hangzhou, the problems such as "inadequate implementation of property fire safety management" and "insufficient emergency response capacity of property management units" are equally prominent. Moreover, even such modern high-end residential buildings have management loopholes. How many risk points can't stand further investigation in the urban-rural fringe and rural areas with backward fire protection facilities?
Fire safety is a link, and ideological prevention is better than all rescue. Specifically, in building construction, we should not cut corners, standardize and meet the standards, always "be careful with candles" in property management, and be more trained in disaster relief and escape, so as to prevent fires to the maximum extent and minimize losses. However, there are many counterexamples in reality: piling sundries in the aisles for the sake of neatness at home, blocking fire exits with private locks for your own convenience, not replacing fire extinguishers in time for saving money and trouble, and saving worry and effort, with more fire safety training and less practice. From the fire on Jiaozhou Road in Shanghai to the explosion in Tianjin, the firemen's "most beautiful retrograde" touched many people, but when we look back, how much retrograde was avoided because of the improvement of fire safety awareness.
"Make sure it's foolproof, because it's foolproof", which is the same old tune, but it's still shocking. Too often, the ashes after the fire are full of blown disaster prevention "fuses", but over time, people forget the lesson. Last month, 8 1 person was killed in the fire of Grenfell Tower apartment building in London, and the "accomplice" was the wall insulation material. Previously, the British Underwriters Association reminded the government to "pay attention to flammable exterior wall materials", but unfortunately this reminder was not taken seriously. In fact, Londoners have learned a more painful lesson. So far, a 60-meter-high fire monument stands on the north bank of the Thames. The fire in 1666 was caused by carelessness. It burned for four days and destroyed more than 3000 houses in/kloc-0. If we can't learn profound lessons from history, then no matter how high the monument is, it can't stop history from repeating itself, and it will only make future generations lament.
To implement fire safety, the "system fire layer" is more critical. Too many politicians and unclear responsibilities will only lead to "three monks have no water to drink." Therefore, in March this year, the "Implementation Measures for Fire Safety Responsibility System (Draft for Comment)" detailed the specific plan for implementing fire safety responsibility. Local people's governments at or above the county level "establish a normalized fire hazard investigation and rectification mechanism" and "implement a major fire hazard listing supervision system"; Township governments should also "implement grid management of fire safety according to local conditions", "incorporate fire safety content into township planning and village planning, and strictly organize their implementation", and the examination and approval department should guard the "firewall": "Anyone who does not meet the statutory examination and approval conditions shall not issue relevant licenses or approve operations". The fire safety system is not afraid of strictness, and the stricter it is, the less likely it will happen.
Only when the public is safe and closely involved in every link can there be peace. People who have visited the Forbidden City must remember those Taiping jars. In order to prevent fire, there are 308 Taiping cylinders in the Forbidden City, but freezing in winter is a "blind spot", so special personnel are allocated to burn charcoal. Historical changes, carved beams and painted buildings have left the scene, reinforced concrete stands tall, and traditional fire-fighting facilities and technologies have faded out, but the ideological vigilance and institutional arrangements to eliminate blind spots and plan ahead are not outdated. It is hot in summer, and the disaster prevention warning is always online, so that the water in the Taiping tank will not "freeze". After all, no matter how advanced the technology is, there are places where life-saving ladders can't reach.