Review the Old - Part Four

Author: Liu Ruilin
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Shen Changwen: I really hope there could even be a team dedicated to examining these matters. Just now on the way, I was talking to him (Lei Yi) about it, for example, the issue of houses being demolished everywhere. This is a "new" thing, and from this "new" thing, we can discover a lot of "old," because such things have been done in foreign countries as well. Britain and Germany have some great stories.
Lei Yi: I think "Wengu" (Remembering the Past) is indeed very meaningful, because my field of study is history, and in fact, it involves "remembering the past," which is about historical memory. From my historical research, I feel that the significance of history is actually a very difficult thing. Many things make us feel that it is very necessary to rescue historical memory.
Xu Zongmiao: The purpose is to create a pluralistic understanding of the past, not to claim a single truth or fact, but at least this pluralistic cultural perspective and environment are tolerated, because this is an educational process that the Chinese people need to undergo to achieve mental maturity. "Wengu" is a serialized cultural and historical publication. It looks back and examines the past from today's perspective, providing a reference for current survival and future development. The saying goes, "By remembering the past, we can learn the new." The content of "Wengu" mainly includes the following three aspects:
(1) Nostalgia for past human living conditions;
(2) Examination and reflection on history;
(3) Rediscovering historical and cultural relics and remaining texts.