School of History visits Suzhou campus to discuss the launch and development of the Institute of Archaeology, Literature, and Chinese Civilisation
General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to archaeology, cultural relics and museums, and on 28 September 2020, during the 23rd collective study session of the Central Political Bureau, he delivered an important speech on "building an archaeology of Chinese characteristics, Chinese style and Chinese style, so as to better understand the long-standing and profound Chinese civilisation", pointing out that we should We should actively train and strengthen the archaeological team, so that more young people will love and devote themselves to the cause of archaeology, so that the cause of archaeology will be succeeded by many talented people.
In February this year, the preparatory work for the establishment of four new research institutes, including the Institute of Archaeology, Literature and Chinese Civilization, was officially launched at a meeting of the Leading Group for the Construction of the Suzhou Campus of Nanjing University. In order to implement the important instructions given by Secretary Tan Tieniu during his research in the School of History on accelerating the construction of the Institute of Archaeology, Literature, and Chinese Civilisation, and the series of opinions on the construction of the Institute of Archaeology, Literature, and Chinese Civilisation put forward by President Tan Zhemin during his meeting with the Standing Committee of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and Minister Jin Jie of the Propaganda Department, the university is "sitting on its words and acting on them" and taking practical action to Under the leadership of Secretary Zhao Qing and Dean Zhang Sheng, representatives of the Party and Government team and teachers of the College went to Suzhou campus on April 12 to discuss the launch and development of the Institute of Archaeology, Literature, and Chinese Civilization.
At the Suzhou campus of Nanjing University on the shore of Taihu Lake, Assistant President Suo Wenbin and comrades in charge of the functional departments related to the construction of the Suzhou campus had a discussion with the party and government team and faculty representatives of the School of History. The two sides, in line with the guiding ideology of running the institute and the important ideas of the university's construction and development, exchanged and communicated on the organisational framework, space for building the institute, staff and discipline construction, teaching system, start-up funds and treatment involved in the construction of the Institute of Archaeology, Culture and Chinese Civilisation. In particular, the two sides formed an agreement on several very urgent points of work for the current establishment of the Institute. Talks in the details of in-depth, professional running atmosphere, the two sides of the docking, to strengthen communication, enhance understanding, to accelerate the implementation, layers to promote the official launch and development of the Institute of archaeology, culture and Chinese civilization, laid a solid foundation. Suzhou City Bureau of cultural relics Chen Ruixin, deputy director of the Suzhou Museum Xie Xiaoting curator and other relevant comrades in charge of the Suzhou side participated in the discussion.
After the seminar, a delegation from the School of History visited the beautiful Suzhou campus, which has already taken shape, under the warm and thoughtful arrangement of the Suzhou campus, and learned in detail about the construction planning and functional zoning of the Suzhou campus, and visited the liberal arts complex, which is in full swing of construction. The teachers were impressed by the construction of the Suzhou campus and were full of hope and confidence in the future construction of the Institute of Archaeology, Culture and Chinese Civilization.
