Wen Gu Zhi Si

Author: Liu Ruilin
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
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 demolishing houses everywhere. This is a "new" thing, and from this "new," we can discover a lot of "old," because such things have been done in foreign countries. Britain and Germany have many good stories.
Lei Yi: I think "Wengu" (Looking Back) is indeed very meaningful, because my field of study is history, and in fact, it involves "looking back" and cultivating 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 Zongmao: The purpose is to create a pluralistic understanding of the past. It's not to say there's a single truth or fact, but at least this pluralistic cultural perspective and environment are tolerated, because this is an educational process needed for the Chinese people to mature intellectually. "Wengu" is a serialized publication of cultural and historical readings. It looks back and examines the past from today's perspective, providing a reference for current survival and future development. The saying goes, "By looking back, one learns anew." The content of "Wengu" generally includes the following three aspects:
(1) Nostalgia for past human living conditions;
(2) Examination and reflection on history;
(3) Revisiting cultural and historical relics and remaining texts.