This article is from WeChat public account: cultural aspect (ID: whzh_21bcr) , author: Qian Liqun, head Figure source: Figure worm
In recent years, with the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy,Rural construction that has been neglected has become more and more mainstream. In this interview, Mr. Qian Liqun, who has paid close attention to rural construction, youth growth and volunteer culture, discussed his views on rural construction issues and the current social development in China. Mr. Qian believes that the rural issue is a core issue facing the entire Chinese nation in modern times, and the efforts of many people with lofty ideals can be included in this context. He pointed out that “selfishness” and “individualism” cannot be conflated. Today’s younger generation has an individualistic view of rights, which is an improvement over the older generation, but the problem in Chinese society today is that it includes young people. All strata of people have lost their spiritual pursuits, and those who have lost their spiritual pursuits have resorted to the instinctual survival rules, and when they protect their personal interests, they easily develop to extremes and become self-interest. And rural construction can provide the younger generation with the opportunity to develop a complete personality.
Village Construction under the Strategy of “Village Revitalization”
Interviewer: Since the late 1990s, some young intellectuals have begun to work in rural construction. Since the “village revitalization” strategy was proposed, rural construction seems to be more and more “mainstreamed.” Many people have become advocates and practitioners of “village rejuvenation”, but it is doubtful whether it actually improved the rural status quo. What do you think of this phenomenon?
Qian Liqun: In recent articles and speeches, I mentioned that I want to start to recognize this change. Yan Yangchu also said at the time that it is a good thing to have more people involved in “rural construction”, but it may deteriorate after too many people. Today’s “rural construction” is also facing this situation.
It’s not easy to do rural construction in China, but you don’t have to be too pessimistic about it. In the face of today’s situation, I think that China’s rural construction will have another 10 years in the system. Doing “rural construction” in China requires two kinds of spirits: one is resilience, we cannot think about solving the general problem, we must realize that rural construction is a long-term thing; the other is wisdom, which is to be good at finding and Open up the gap between survival and development.
I have also noticed that rural construction has been going on for so many years, and there have been developments and changes in them. Early rural construction was more about changing the countryside through social participation. But later, your new explorations—such as the establishment of civic farms, the development of activities that involve civic land parcels, farmland participation in agricultural production, and so on—actually reflect the characteristics of leading rural development through economic development.
Nutrition is no longer a problem, so the younger generation is looking for new spiritual pursuits. I think rural construction activities are welcomed by the younger generation, which is related to this.Therefore, the changes in the spiritual pursuit of the younger generation have provided new possibilities for rural construction today and in the future. On the other hand, rural construction also provides the younger generation with the opportunity to develop a more sound personality.
In fact, today’s rural construction is also attractive to our generation. Because to a certain extent, this is also the realization of the ideals of our youth-when we were young, we also proposed the goal of eliminating the difference between mental and physical labor and the difference between urban and rural areas.
The reason why I think that rural construction will have a lot of room for development in the future is also because you told young people to solve big political problems and national problems. Activities such as rural construction may be of interest because rural construction provides a path for the healthy development of young people and a meaning for their lives.
Of course, once everything becomes fashionable, it will face a new crisis. But then again, this kind of thing has to be tolerated, even if young people are participating for fun today, it is better than not participating. You also can’t require everyone to have ideals and conscious beliefs. This is very unlikely.
Interviewer: Recently, Your Anshun City Book will be published soon. This book can be said to be a useful attempt to inherit local culture. What do you think about the relationship between the compilation of local chronicles, the inheritance and development of local culture, and rural construction?
Qian Liqun: In my opinion, the inheritance and development of regional culture is also an important subject of rural construction. I also feel that writing Anshun City is one of the most successful things I have done in recent years. I am also looking forward to the fact that more young intellectuals and young rural builders will invest in this cause and promote the writing of local chronicles to all parts of the country.
In the process of writing this book, I summarized some folk history writing strategies. First of all, folk history revision must be a combination of locals and foreigners as writers, and it must find an interactive connection between locality and externality. For example, I wrote the history of Anshun, Guizhou,It must be a combination of Qian people and Qian friends, that is, outsiders like me. Let me write the native land directly, and I ca n’t write it; however, it would not be possible without me. With this interactive and docking opportunity, we can also cultivate a group of people to pay attention to the history and culture of their hometown. For example, when I was writing this book, I mobilized the five or six generations I met in Guizhou. Another experience is that we must find people with great cultural influence in the local area. Our success this time also comes from the government’s financial support and the assistance provided by the local social science association.
In addition, many extension activities can be carried out around local history. For example, I am in Anshun City, holding a citizen reading report, and let the authors of these places tell the citizens the story of Anshun. For this type of cultural activity, the citizen is very motivated, because it is a public lecture about his hometown in his own hometown. Another example is the use of new media to rescuely shoot videos of ancient villages, trees, and buildings. Local governments and local citizens are also very enthusiastic about this, because these are local cultural business cards, and recording them is also a historical heritage. The next step is to compile local textbooks. There are still restrictions in this area, but I have always wanted to promote the generalization of local education.
But it should be noted that today’s rural construction is carried out in the context of globalization. Our native land today is native land in the world’s perspective, so today’s local education must also be localized and internationalized. Organic unity, because only then can we provide children with a new way of life and new possibilities. Furthermore, the local historical and cultural resources can be developed into tourism resources. Therefore, starting with the preparation of local history and extending it as the center, we should not just finish it with a single book, but make it a universal system engineering.
Village Construction, Social Construction and “Volunteer Culture”
Interviewer: After entering the 21st century, the “volunteer group” began to enter the stage of Chinese society, and it has also attracted more and more ordinary people and intellectuals’ attention. In recent years, you have also paid attention to this phenomenon and are committed to editing and publishing the Volunteer Culture Series. In this set of books, you have included four rural construction pioneers Yan Yangchu, Liang Shuming, Tao Xingzhi, and Lu Zuofu into the ranks of “volunteers”. Among them, the rural construction work like Lu Zuofu has been almost forgotten by history. considerate? What kind of resources and spiritual support can these rural construction sages provide to the young volunteers today?
Qian Liqun: “Volunteer culture” is a concept that I have slowly formed during volunteer activities and rural construction activities. When participating in these activities, I have been thinking about a problem, their ideological and cultural resources