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FUZHOU, China, April 13, 2023 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

Recently, the promo video of Fuzhou city, Fujian province, titled "What You Did

Not Know about Fuzhou -- Ancient Buildings", was released through overseas

social media accounts including "Oriental.Paris", "Discover Fujian" and

"Discover Fuzhou", providing a guided tour around Fuzhou -- a city with a

time-honored history and culture of over 7,000 years as well as a history as a

well-built city of more than 2,200 years, telling the living stories behind

silent ancient buildings to global netizens.

"Gucuo", is the special name for ancient residence and ancient architecture in

Fujian local dialect, which generally means "ancient buildings". The video

focuses on the precious heritage of ancestral wisdom and art. The ancient

buildings such as Qi Jiguang Temple, Mawei Martyr Temple, and Lin Zexu Memorial

Hall carry the historical memories of trials and tribulations that stir

people's hearts. The Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, Shangxiahang Historical and

Cultural District and Yantai Mountain integrate the classics and fashion,

showing new vitality and brilliance, according to the Publicity Department of

the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee.

To protect ancient buildings and cultural relics means to preserve history, the

cultural lineage and the intangible fine traditions of a famous historical and

cultural city. Since the 1990s, Fuzhou has always attached great importance to

the protection of historical and cultural heritage, introduced specific

policies, established long-term mechanisms, trained talented people, and

focused on the protection and restoration of famous towns, blocks, areas with

distinctive features and cultural relics. It has renovated more than 200 key

cultural relics projects, and more than 1,300 ancient and historical buildings,

created 17 featured historical and cultural blocks, writing a splendid chapter

of Fuzhou in cultural heritage protection in the New Era.

Source: The Publicity Department of the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee

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