Lin Zixuan proposed to establish a private institution to save cultural relics, and Ding Wenjiang naturally strongly agreed. ≤≤Little≤Say,

Ding Wenjiang is now the General Office of the Songhu Commercial Port Supervisory Office, and his status in the Chinese community in Shanghai is second only to Sun Chuanfang.

Sun Chuanfang was only in charge of the army and was not very proficient in government affairs, so Ding Wenjiang had a considerable right to act cheaply.

With Lin Zixuan's influence in the Shanghai cultural circle, the two may be able to make a career together.

Of course, this matter is not enough to be said, but also requires a large number of personnel to do things and a large amount of funds to support it.

Ding Wenjiang was able to allocate a sum of money from Shanghai's financial funds, Lin Zixuan donated part of it to establish a cultural relics rescue fund to lay a solid foundation, thereby attracting more people to join.

They decided to call this institution the Chinese Cultural Relics Relief Association, with its headquarters in Shanghai, and then gradually set up branches across the country.

As for the cultural relics rescued, the two agreed to establish a museum for temporary preservation and donate them to the country at the appropriate time.

This appropriate time refers to the time when the country is unified and the society is stable.

However, the two had differences on the location where the museum was established. Ding Wenjiang thought that Shanghai was good, while Lin Zixuan believed that it was best to build it in remote areas to avoid the destruction of cultural relics from war.

This surprised Ding Wenjiang. He believed that the current Shanghai Concession in China was undoubtedly the safest place.

Lin Zixuan thought for a longer time.

If history has not changed, Shanghai is not safe, but Chongqing and Yunnan are suitable places.

This is just a preliminary discussion. The two seek common ground while reserving differences, put this matter temporarily on hold and then make a decision later.

During this meeting in Longhua Town, they talked about the general framework and basic principles of the Chinese Cultural Relics Relief Association.

That's all, after all, this matter involves too many things. It's not something that can be said in a short time. We also need to discuss the issue of cultural relics identification and preservation with some cultural relics experts.

The two will jointly issue an initiative letter on the application, inviting experts and scholars who are interested in cultural relics protection to participate.

Whether it is Ding Wenjiang or Lin Zixuan, they are all highly prestigious figures in this era. Their influence cannot be underestimated.

When he returned home, Lin Zixuan calmed down a little and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

Think about the situation in China in the future. This will be a huge project. Even if cultural relics are preserved, they will not withstand artificial destruction. This is a headache.

He has no better way to deal with future crises for the time being, so he can only take one step at a time.

Many things always require someone to start so that later people can continue to do it, and they are willing to be a pioneer.

Promoting traditional culture and protecting cultural relics is a thing of the same origin, and cultural relics are also traditional culture.

It would be a tragedy for a nation to not allow future scholars to go to foreign museums to study Chinese culture.

Speaking of which, Lin Zixuan does not like cultural relics and does not understand these things. He is just a little angry. Since he has reputation and money, it is unshirkable to do some protection work within his ability.

This is the patriotic sentiment of an ordinary Chinese.

As a pseudo-literati, the most urgent task is not to form an organization to protect cultural relics. It is a long-term project.

At present, he wants to use his identity as a writer to publish articles to awaken everyone's awareness of protecting cultural relics and expose the tomb robbery of Western archaeologists in China.

These things are not known, but they have not been taken seriously. No one has said them for various reasons.

Maybe some people said it, but no one paid attention to it.

In this turbulent era, war and revolution attracted the attention of most people, and there was too much news that needed to be focused on. Tomb robbing and cultural relics were insignificant.

The first article Lin Zixuan wants to write is called Mogao Grottoes.

Based on the information from later generations, he told the story of the flying culture of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. This is a cultural heritage that has lasted for more than a thousand years since the sixteen countries, and has gone through ten dynasties.

From this, we can study the integration of Eastern and Western cultures here, which has great value in historical research and cultural research.

Of course, he will not forget the Taoist priest Wang.

What Lin Zixuan wants to write is not academic papers, but prose. Academic papers are suitable for publication in professional academic journals, such as the Chinese studies quarterly journal of Peking University.

That will only be circulated in small professional circles and will not have much effect.

The form of prose is free, and can express emotions, remember people and events, conduct philosophical thinking, etc.

The type of prose he wrote was called cultural prose in later generations.

The material and writing show a distinct cultural awareness and rational thinking color, and the style is mostly restrained, with a deep humanistic sentiment and ultimate questioning.

Yu Qiuyu's cultural hardship and Chen Pingyuan's scholars' human feelings belong to cultural prose.

During the Republic of China period, there were many prose masters, each with their own characteristics.

Luxun's morning flowers and evening picking up, Zhou Zuoren's own garden, Yu Dafu's ancient capital Qiu, Zhu Ziqing's back, Xu Zhimo's scales and claws in Paris, etc.

Some recall the past, some describe scenery and express emotions, and some dissolve culture and history in life.

The so-called master means that no matter what you write or how you write, it seems to be easy to write and it is natural.

Lin Zixuan had no choice but to compare himself with them, so he could only honestly rewrite the articles of later generations, delete the text and materials that should not appear in this era, and add some of his own insights.

How can I say Yu Qiuyu’s prose, it is too sensational.

This may be the reason why cultural hardships are popular in later generations and can resonate with young readers.

Most essayists in the Republic of China period were more restrained, using light strokes to record the little things of life, giving people a natural feeling.

Just like a martial arts master.

One practices internal strength and relies on its inner background to impress readers; the other practices external strength and attracts the public with sensationalism.

You can tell at a glance the level of your skills.

There were also sensational masters in the Republic of China, such as Guo Moruo's goddess, who were deeply loved by young people.

The reason is that young people are easily moved, and their blood is boiling when they hear the shouted slogans.

Shen Congwen said that Guo Moruo had no talent in writing novels, and was only suitable for writing proclamations and shouting slogans.

This view should be objective.

Later generations often learned Guo Moruo's routine and focused on practicing external skills, but forgot to practice internal skills.

Lin Zixuan wrote this type of prose not to be famous, but to attract more people to focus, so just be sensational, as long as it can have the effect, and you don’t have to worry about how others evaluate it.

He has become accustomed to this. Some people have criticized him for his poor writing skills and have not lost anything.

In this way, the cultural essay of Mogao Grottoes was published in the supplement of the application, showing the cultural disasters suffered by Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang to the world.

Lin Zixuan ended with this sentence.
Chapter completed!