On May 14, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a reply letter to villagers living at the foot of the Badaling section of the Great Wall in the northern suburb of Beijing. In his letter, Xi underscored the unique value of the Great Wall and the significance of its protection. He called for efforts to let more people know about the Great Wall and engage more people in its protection to pass on the ancestors' precious heritage to future generations.
Xi is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission. Edited excerpts from his letter and speeches on the protection of historical and cultural heritage since 2020 follow: Excerpt from Xi's reply letter to villagers living at the foot of the Badaling section of the Great Wall in the northern suburb of Beijing on May 14, 2024Excerpt from Xi's reply letter to villagers living at the foot of the Badaling section of the Great Wall in the northern suburb of Beijing on May 14, 2024Excerpt from Xi's reply letter to villagers living at the foot of the Badaling section of the Great Wall in the northern suburb of Beijing on May 14, 2024Excerpt from Xi's reply letter to villagers living at the foot of the Badaling section of the Great Wall in the northern suburb of Beijing on May 14, 2024Excerpt from Xi's speech at a meeting with experts and representatives from education, culture, health and sports sectors on September 22, 2020Sources: Xinhua News Agency, and Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (IV)
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