If the collection of classics is the key to understanding China, then the thousands of documents in the Library of Minzu University of China contain the historical code of the Chinese nation's diversity, unity, blending and symbiosis, and testify to the thousand-year history of all ethnic groups sharing weal and woe and serving the country together.
At the Library of Minzu University of China, the "Precious Collection of National Memory" ancient books special collection exhibition welcomed batches of visitors. Here, ancient books in more than 10 languages including Tibetan, Manchu, and Mongolian, as well as ancient books in multiple languages, quietly tell the historical context of the formation and development of the Chinese nation.
Li Yongjiu, a graduate student at the School of Chinese Minority Languages and Literatures at Minzu University of China: This "Emperor Qing Tribute Picture" is an ancient book from the Qing Dynasty. I didn't expect that in ancient times, there would be such detailed records of my country's ethnic minorities. It also contains some portraits and costumes of the Gaoshan people in Taiwan Province, which proves that Taiwan Province has been an integral part of our country since ancient times.
One after another, precious ancient books reproduce the historical moments of exchanges, exchanges and integration between various ethnic groups on the land of China. This Mongolian version of the Qing Dynasty manuscript "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" was first translated from Chinese into Manchu and then into Mongolian, which has become proof of the mutual learning and integration of cultures of various ethnic groups.
This collection of the oldest Song Dynasty engraving, "Tongjian Chronicles", records the history of multi-ethnic groups working together to safeguard national unity during the "Huangchao Rebellion" in the Tang Dynasty.
Huang Jindong, deputy director of the Library of Minzu University of China: More than 1,000 years ago, ethnic minorities fought side by side to safeguard the central government and maintain a unified multi-ethnic country. Therefore, China was created jointly by all ethnic groups.
There are more than 220,000 such thread-bound ancient books in the library of Minzu University of China.
The predecessor of the University for Nationalities of China originated from the Yan'an College for Nationalities during the war. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the state integrated the national ethnic disciplines and gathered here, shouldering the mission of sorting out the excellent traditional culture of the nation, serving national governance, and cultivating national talents.
CCTV reporter Zhou Peipei: The three characters "library" on this building were inscribed by Mr. Fei Xiaotong. In the early 1950s, as one of the main persons in charge, he participated in the early construction work of this school. His mission was to cultivate talents for national construction and the development of ethnic areas. The "Beauty and Beauty Sharing Sharing" proposed by Mr. Fei Xiaotong was written into the university's motto and is still in use today. In the 75 years since the school was founded, generations of teachers and students of all ethnic groups have walked into the library to acquire knowledge.
Taking root in the land and serving the country is the academic background of Renmin University people. In the Zhixing Library on the fifth floor of the library, there are more than 3,000 books collected by 20 famous teachers of the National University of China. Wu Wenzao, a former library director, is one of them.
Wu Wenzao is one of the founders of Chinese ethnology and sociology. He abandoned the Western academic framework, proposed that "sociology and ethnology must be sinicized", and insisted on conducting research based on China's national conditions. Under the guidance of his academic philosophy, Fei Xiaotong traveled to the frontiers, conducted in-depth field research, and put forward the core theory of "the Chinese nation's pluralistic unity pattern."
Carrying on the legacy of his predecessors, Professor Yang Shengmin has been deeply involved in borderland research for more than 40 years. He relies on the massive historical materials in the collection to verify the historical facts that Xinjiang has been a part of China since ancient times. Now, at the age of 75, he is still busy compiling the "History of the Chinese Nation", a major national project.
Yang Shengmin, senior professor and doctoral supervisor at Minzu University of China: I investigated a lot of data, including millions of words of interview data, as well as various other materials, but not even one-tenth of what was published. Everyone has a standpoint when doing research, and this standpoint cannot be lost.
The cultural context lasts and youth relays. Generations of young people of all ethnic groups have come out from here. Some have taken root in the snow-covered plateau to work on grassroots governance and contribute to rural revitalization; some have stuck to the frontier podium to popularize Chinese culture; some have devoted themselves to ecological protection and scientific research, and have taken responsibilities on the front line of high-quality development in ethnic minority areas.
Sonam Tsering, a senior student at the School of Information Engineering at Minzu University of China: Now that the country is revitalizing its rural areas, I plan to go to the grassroots after graduation and return to my hometown, Tingri, Tibet. I will promote the beautiful Tingri through digitalization, promote agricultural products in my hometown, and make my hometown’s economy more developed.
Tao Yuxiang, a senior student at the School of Economics at Minzu University of China: My digital economy major can build various rural live broadcast rooms for remote mountainous areas of ethnic minorities, build basic digital economic facilities, and accelerate regional economic development.
Nowadays, the Library of Minzu University of China continues to activate its collection resources, regularly holds cultural communication activities such as ethnic literature themed exhibitions and shared readings of classics, and creates an important educational position to solidify the consciousness of the Chinese nation's community.
Liu Mingxin, Director of the Library of Minzu University of China: By exploring the content in our literature that reflects the exchanges and integration of ethnic groups, teachers and students of all ethnic groups can better understand the importance of building a strong sense of the Chinese nation's community, cultivate new people of the times, cultivate the feelings of family and country, and inherit the Chinese cultural heritage.
