Today (June 14) marks China's "Cultural and Natural Heritage Day." General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that historical and cultural heritage not only vividly narrates the past but also profoundly influences the present and future; it belongs not only to us but also to our descendants. Protecting and inheriting historical and cultural heritage is a responsibility to history and to the people. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as its core, China's comprehensive and systematic protection of cultural and natural heritage has gradually strengthened, and public awareness of cultural and natural heritage protection has significantly improved. Across the vast land of China, a rich tapestry of cultural treasures and magnificent natural wonders jointly unfold a grand and beautiful new era painting, showcasing a blend of ancient and modern splendor. Not long ago, China transformed Gulangyu, a World Cultural Heritage site, into a "digital twin" model with millimeter-level precision, accurately restoring the details of 73 distinctive buildings on the island and integrating them into the World Heritage archives management system. Simultaneously, innovative smart tours and personalized themed routes offer multi-scenario experiences, allowing visitors to deeply appreciate the modern ambiance and historical culture. In recent years, new technologies represented by virtual reality, big data, and artificial intelligence have accelerated the empowerment of cultural heritage protection and inheritance, greatly promoting the innovative development of cultural relics and breathing new life into ancient historical and cultural heritage. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping, with a lofty sense of mission of "being responsible to history and to the people," has placed historical and cultural heritage protection in a prominent position in national governance, issuing important instructions on strengthening the protection, inheritance, and utilization of cultural and natural heritage. From the Wuyi Mountains, a fusion of nature and humanities, to Guangji Tower in Chaozhou, Guangdong, from the the Cuiyun Corridor in Sichuan to the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan... General Secretary Xi Jinping's "cultural footprints" have spanned across the country. During his inspections of cultural heritage sites, exploring the roots of civilization, he has repeatedly emphasized the need to "further strengthen the holistic and systematic protection of cultural and natural heritage, effectively improve the capacity and level of heritage protection, and safeguard the cultural and natural treasures of the Chinese nation." To date, cultural heritage protection projects such as the Great Wall, the Grand Canal, and the Silk Road have been carried out in an orderly manner, with preventive and systematic protection steadily advancing. Interdisciplinary and cross-domain collaborative research has significantly enhanced the "technological content" of cultural and natural heritage protection. China is a major country in cultural and natural heritage. Currently, it boasts 40 World Cultural Heritage sites, 15 Natural Heritage sites, and 4 Mixed Cultural and Natural Heritage sites, ranking among the top globally. While protecting and inheriting cultural heritage, various regions are actively exploring new paths and methods for natural heritage protection, with a large number of excellent practical cases emerging. Mount Tai has established a "Smart Mount Tai" comprehensive protection and management system, Fanjingshan has implemented a rescue and protection project for the Guizhou Golden Monkey, many areas have established electronic information archives databases for species monitoring, and a closed rotation system has been implemented in natural heritage sites. A series of new measures are helping natural heritage enter a new stage of sustainable development. In recent years, the central government has strengthened top-level design, successively issuing a series of laws and regulations to solidify the legal protection barrier for cultural and natural heritage. In 2019, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Guiding Opinions on Establishing a Natural Protected Area System with National Parks as the Main Body," proposing that by 2035, the scale and management of natural protected areas should reach world-leading levels, and a natural protected area system with Chinese characteristics should be fully established. On March 1 this year, China's newly revised Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics officially came into effect, safeguarding the treasures of Chinese civilization with the strictest legal framework. From the magnificent and vast Hoh Xil to the majestic and beautiful Shennongjia, from the mysterious masks of Sanxingdui to the bustling streets of Chang'an City, from the vibrant colors of Tang Sancai to the everyday life depicted in "Along the River During the Qingming Festival," the connotations of China's cultural and natural heritage protection, inheritance, and utilization work have become increasingly rich. Across the beautiful land, cultural relics are splendid to behold, cultural heritage is diverse and colorful, and the construction of cultural ecological protection areas is progressing smoothly. Cultural and natural heritage belongs not only to us but also to our descendants. On the new journey, we must fully implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on cultural and natural heritage protection, inheritance, and utilization, safeguard the spiritual roots of the Chinese nation, and gather strong spiritual strength for comprehensively advancing the building of a strong nation and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.
Summer grain sowing accounts for a quarter of the total annual grain acreage. According to agricultural and rural affairs ministry statistics, more than half of the national summer grain sowing has been completed, with progress faster than in previous years. As of 6:00 PM on June 13, 270 million mu of grain had been sown in the summer, mainly including mid-late rice in the south, summer corn, and summer soybeans. Currently, over 90% of summer grain sowing in Henan has been completed, with daily sowing progress consistently at 4 million mu for 10 consecutive days. This year, Henan has vigorously promoted precision seeders equipped with Beidou satellite navigation systems, which not only improve planting efficiency but also achieve precision sowing, saving about 10% of seeds. Hunan, a major rice-producing province, has consistently maintained a mid-season rice planting area of around 22 million mu. This year, Hunan has vigorously promoted full mechanization of rice production and primarily adopted "reasonable close planting" as a yield-increasing measure, contributing to an increase in rice yield per unit area. In the high-standard farmland of Qintuan Village in Jingzhou County, three high-speed rice transplanters are operating simultaneously, effectively addressing problems such as uneven density and poor ventilation in traditional manual transplanting. Anhui, a large grain province, has nearly 50 million mu of summer grain sown, 10 percentage points faster than last year. During an interview in Huoqiu County, reporters observed that local agricultural machinery cooperatives have become "field nannies" for growers. They rely on intelligent platforms to provide farmers with full-process socialized services for plowing, planting, managing, and harvesting, saving costs and increasing efficiency. Time is of the essence. Currently, it is a critical period for autumn grain yield formation. In response to recent high temperatures, the Ministry of Water Resources is continuously forecasting timely irrigation demands for crops and water shortages in unplanted areas, fully utilizing large and medium-sized irrigation areas, scientifically allocating water sources, and timely optimizing irrigation schemes to fully ensure water supply for summer-sown crops.
China Railway Group announced that from January to May this year, national railways transported 1.86 billion passengers, a year-on-year increase of 7.3%, reaching a new historical high for the same period. The average daily operation of passenger trains reached 11,243, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%. Specifically, on May 1st, 13,752 passenger trains were operated, carrying 23.119 million passengers, both setting new single-day records for capacity deployment and passenger volume. The number of cross-border trains increased significantly. From January to May, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail transported 12.579 million cross-border passengers, a year-on-year increase of 16.7%. The China-Laos Railway transported 124,000 cross-border passengers, a year-on-year increase of 24.2%, promoting cross-border personnel exchanges and economic and trade interactions. From January to May, national railways transported 7.665 million foreign passengers, a year-on-year increase of 29%. Tourist train service quality has continuously improved. The railway department has adapted to market demands such as tourism and ecological health preservation, actively creating distinctive tourist and age-friendly trains, promoting linkage between branded trains and scenic spots, expanding new consumption scenarios, and contributing to the development of the tourism economy and the silver economy.
Various regions are adapting to local conditions, making cities more livable through infrastructure renovation, ecological renewal, and cultural empowerment. The renovation of old residential communities continues. Gas pipeline upgrades are underway in Jiangbei, Chongqing. Shandong is combining infrastructure renovation of old residential communities with the upgrading of public supporting facilities such as new charging sheds and parking spaces. It is expected to renovate 844 communities throughout the year, benefiting 137,400 households. The renovation of old factories and blocks has given cities new appearances and landmarks. Recently, the "Time Cultural Park," transformed from the Xi'an State-owned No. 1 Watch and Clock Machinery Factory, officially opened. In Yichang, Hubei, the century-old Ermalu historical and cultural block was unveiled this year. While preserving the original style of the historical block, buildings were renovated and their functions upgraded, retaining traditional streets while introducing new commercial formats to enrich tourist experiences. Starting with small details and connecting them like beads on a chain, the ecological renewal of urban spaces is accelerating. These days, more citizens are relaxing and unwinding by the Nangang River in Guangzhou. The 24-kilometer Nangang River connects 36 public activity areas, including space under bridges and riverside wetlands, and 74 waterfront platforms. This year, Hulin, Heilongjiang, is vigorously promoting "micro-greening" around its neighborhoods. In Shenyang, Liaoning, 100 "pocket parks" with local characteristics are being built and gradually opened this year. By the end of the year, the number of "pocket parks" in Shenyang will reach 3,198, further improving the "15-minute leisure circle" for citizens.
Today (June 14) is Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, with the main venue city in Changsha, Hunan, and the theme "Let cultural relics glow with new vitality and brilliance." The National Cultural Heritage Administration released a series of new achievements in cultural heritage protection, inheritance, and utilization. Ten sites, including Taosi, Shangshan, and Dawenkou, were newly added to the list of National Archaeological Parks. At the same time, over 7,000 online and offline activities are being organized across the country to promote excellent traditional Chinese culture. The exhibition and screening of results from the national intangible cultural heritage representative inheritors' recording project were launched in Beijing, with over 300 intangible cultural heritage museums, libraries, and other institutions nationwide participating, allowing audiences to immerse themselves in the beauty of intangible cultural heritage. At the Laiyang Intangible Cultural Heritage Research and Study Base in Shandong, intangible cultural heritage inheritors are hand-teaching the production of traditional handicrafts such as "huabobo" (flower-shaped steamed buns) and straw weaving. In Yuyao, Quzhou, and other places in Zhejiang, a series of intangible cultural heritage activities such as paper-cutting and bamboo carving are being showcased. In Shangri-La, Yunnan, 18 Guozhuang dance troupes and intangible cultural heritage artists are taking turns performing, inviting visitors from all directions to a feast blending nature and humanities.
With the continuous emergence of new formats in the sports industry, event economy and sports equipment manufacturing are flourishing in various regions, driving the integration of multiple industries such as cultural tourism and exhibitions, and fostering new consumption momentum. In Beijing, multiple sports venues are being renovated and upgraded to create new sports scenarios. Shougang Park utilizes the structural space of its ski jump to add slides, rope nets, and other features, creating projects like rock climbing and slides to attract sports enthusiasts. Behind the ski jump, the Shougang cooling tower, once a marvel, has been transformed into a sunken basketball park, with the unique ventilation structure of the tall tower providing a special experience for basketball activities. In Ningjin, Shandong, there are currently nearly 3,000 sports equipment enterprises, employing over 40,000 people, forming the largest commercial fitness equipment production base in the country. Today, a fitness equipment can be completed from design and research and development to production and processing, and then to packaging and sales, without leaving Ningjin County, and all parts can be assembled within half an hour. The products occupy more than 70% of the domestic market share and are exported to over 170 countries and regions worldwide. In Shanghai, a seven-month sports consumption festival is underway, promoting boxing matches, basketball games, dart competitions, dry curling, and other events into commercial districts. Previously, before many events could be held, organizers needed to separately seek brand sponsorships, venues, publicity, and other market resources. Now, relying on the public resource trading platform of Shanghai Transaction Group, Shanghai has launched a sports consumption resource integration platform, opening up event resources with development needs to the market, encouraging both parties to negotiate and trade independently, thereby allocating event traffic to market entities and finding financial services, commercial support, and other resources for event entities.
The State Administration for Market Regulation announced today (June 14) the "Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Individual Businesses" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"), clarifying that individual businesses can transform into enterprises through modification registration, retaining key information such as their establishment date, unified social credit code, and relevant administrative licenses. Individual businesses can register one or more physical operating locations within the jurisdiction of the registration authority, achieving "one license, multiple addresses," facilitating the opening of branches for individual businesses and reducing management costs. For cross-district relocation of individual businesses, the registration authority shall ensure proper information handover, archive transfer, and other related work in accordance with regulations. The "Regulations" also clarify the requirements and material specifications for the inheritance of operating rights, providing institutional support for the inheritance and creation of "century-old stores" by individual businesses. The "Regulations" will officially come into effect on July 15.
From June 9 to 13, the State Council Information Office held the "Foreign Media Glimpse of China" series of themed interviews, inviting journalists from various countries to visit Jiangsu and Zhejiang to interview local achievements in innovation-driven development and green development, witnessing the achievements of major economic provinces taking the lead. Jiangsu is an important cluster for China's robotics and biopharmaceutical industries. Journalists visited several industrial parks and technology companies, interacting with robots and robot dogs up close; in Nanjing Biopharmaceutical Valley, they learned about innovative achievements in gene and cell therapy, high-end medical devices, and touched the pulse of cutting-edge industries. Zhejiang is the birthplace and pioneer of the "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" concept, and also one of the provinces (regions) with the smallest urban-rural income gap in China. Journalists visited new energy vehicle manufacturing enterprises and beautiful leisure villages, experiencing the beauty of integrated urban-rural green development and people's happiness.
This year's Typhoon No. 1 "Butterfly" strengthened into a typhoon-level storm at 8:00 PM yesterday (June 13) and made landfall around 11:00 PM last night along the coast of Dongfang City, Hainan Province, weakening to a severe tropical storm upon landfall. At approximately 12:30 PM today, "Butterfly" made its second landfall along the western coast of Leizhou, Guangdong, again weakening to a severe tropical storm, with a maximum wind force of 11 on the Beaufort scale near its center. After landfall, its intensity gradually weakened, but it will continue to bring persistent rainfall to Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Hunan, and other areas. As of approximately 4:00 PM today, the typhoon yellow warning signal was lowered in Lianjiang, Leizhou, and other areas of Zhanjiang City. Zhanjiang City's rescue forces, equipment, and shelters are prepared, focusing on land flooding and geological disaster prevention, as well as communication guarantees in cases of power outages and network failures.
The 2025 "Central Asian Romance" China Media Group's Excellent Film and Television Program Exhibition launched in Astana. On the occasion of Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming attendance at the Second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, the 2025 "Central Asian Romance" - China Media Group's Excellent Film and Television Program Exhibition was recently launched in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Twelve excellent film and television programs from China Media Group, including "The Road to Chinese Modernization," have been successively broadcast on national television stations and other mainstream media in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The programs allow a broad audience in Central Asia to more deeply perceive the warmth and friendliness of the Chinese people and witness the vigorous vitality of China in the new era. The exhibition will continue until the end of September this year. China launches pilot reforms for professional and technical personnel management and services. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security recently issued a notice, clarifying that over two years, pilot reform work will be carried out in 24 areas across 6 aspects, including post-doctoral, professional titles, continuing education, and returning overseas students. During the pilot period, local authorities are allowed to appropriately increase pilot items and adjust pilot content based on actual conditions. Air Force launches recruitment and selection for 14th batch of female pilot cadets. The Air Force recently launched the recruitment and selection for the 14th batch of female pilot cadets, adopting a two-stage model of preliminary and final selection. Admission results will be determined in early July. Those admitted with excellent college entrance examination scores and outstanding flying potential will have the opportunity to become "dual academic status" Air Force pilot cadets. For specific information, please visit the Air Force Recruitment website (www.kjzfw.mil.cn). China takes multiple measures to actively ensure the safe supply of blood for clinical use. Today (June 14) is World Blood Donor Day. Reporters learned from the National Health Commission that various regions and departments are taking multiple measures to ensure the safe supply of blood, and the overall level of blood safety in China ranks among the top in the world. The "National Electronic Voluntary Blood Donation Certificate" has been fully implemented. To date, over 10,000 applications for cross-provincial blood fee exemptions have been processed through the "Voluntary Blood Donation" mini-program. National special rectification action against illegal dumping and disposal of solid waste launched. Reporters learned from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment that the national special rectification action against illegal dumping and disposal of solid waste was recently launched. Through approximately three years, it will comprehensively investigate and rectify problems related to the illegal dumping and disposal of hazardous waste, industrial solid waste, construction waste, scrapped motor vehicles, and retired power batteries, and severely crack down on environmental violations. De-Long-Yan Railway Sea-Rail Intermodal Cross-Provincial Channel fully opened. Yesterday (June 13), the 1584-kilometer De-Long-Yan Railway sea-rail intermodal cross-provincial channel was fully opened, connecting five cities: Yantai, Weifang, Dongying, Binzhou, and Dezhou. This opens up an along-Yellow River land-sea channel for the Jiaodong region of Shandong to the central and western regions. China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base welcomes its 7,000th international freight train. Yesterday (June 13), the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base welcomed its 7,000th international freight train. This train is the first to adopt the international sea-rail intermodal "one-box-to-end" model since the base opened the transit channel for Kazakh wheat through China to Southeast Asia in 2017, promoting the transit transportation business of Kazakh wheat.
People from several Central Asian countries expressed their anticipation for President Xi Jinping's attendance at the Second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, believing that the solidarity and cooperation between China and Central Asian countries will further deepen, promoting the building of an even closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future. People from various Central Asian countries stated that the China-Central Asia mechanism is dynamic and effective, pioneering a new model for multilateral cooperation in the Eurasian region.
Late evening on the 13th local time, which was early morning today (June 14) Beijing time, Iran launched missiles and drones towards Israel. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran stated today that it carried out retaliatory actions against Israel, hitting over 150 Israeli targets, including military centers and air bases. The IRGC stated that this was retaliation for Israel's "aggression" against multiple locations in Iran and the killing of several senior Iranian military commanders, nuclear experts, and civilians, including children. Iran stated that the Israeli attack on the 13th resulted in the deaths of 78 people, including senior Iranian military officers, and injuries to over 320 people, most of whom were civilians. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei issued a statement on the 13th, saying that Iran's retaliatory actions had begun. The new commander-in-chief of the IRGC, Pakpour, stated that Israel would suffer painful and devastating consequences. After Iran launched missiles, air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and other parts of Israel. The Israeli military stated that most of the Iranian missiles and drones were intercepted by Israeli air defense systems or missed their targets. According to Israeli health authorities, the Iranian attack has so far resulted in 3 deaths and 172 injuries. Israel continued to launch heavy airstrikes against Iran late on the 13th and today. Iranian media reported today that an Israeli airstrike caused a residential building in Tehran, the Iranian capital, to collapse, killing 60 residents. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran stated today that the Fordow nuclear facility suffered minor damage. International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi said on the 13th that the ground facilities of the uranium enrichment plant at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility were destroyed by Israeli forces early on the 13th, and centrifuges may have been damaged. Radioactive contamination exists inside the nuclear facility, but the situation is under control and has not affected the outside world. US President says he had prior knowledge of Israeli military action; Iran accuses US of supporting Israeli attacks. US President Trump said on the 13th that the United States had prior knowledge that Israel would attack Iran. According to several US media outlets, US military personnel operating "Patriot" and "THAAD" missile defense systems participated in Israel's air defense operations. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson today accused the United States of supporting Israel's attacks on Iran. UN Security Council holds emergency open meeting on Middle East situation. The UN Security Council held an emergency open meeting on the Middle East situation on the 13th. Multiple parties called for avoiding an escalation of tensions. Affected by the tense situation in the Middle East, international oil prices surged on the 13th, and the three major US stock indices all fell by more than 1%.
Russia claims control of a settlement in Sumy; Ukraine reports fierce fighting with Russia. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on the 13th that Russian forces had taken control of a settlement in the South Donetsk direction. This settlement is an important logistics hub for Ukrainian forces. Russian forces also took control of a settlement in Sumy Oblast. Ukraine stated on the 13th that the situation in the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk directions had not changed significantly, and Ukrainian forces were still engaged in fierce fighting with Russian forces. According to reports from both Russia and Ukraine on the 13th, Russia handed over another 1,200 bodies of Ukrainian servicemen to Ukraine. Russian media reported that Ukraine did not hand over the bodies of Russian servicemen to Russia. US Marines deployed to Los Angeles. According to the US military on the 13th, approximately 200 US Marine Corps personnel have been deployed to Los Angeles, California, to serve at the Wilshire Federal Building area, which houses multiple US federal agencies. On that day, the Marines detained a man attempting to enter the Wilshire Federal Building. In addition, protests in Los Angeles and other areas are ongoing. Los Angeles police stated that 49 people were arrested downtown on the evening of the 12th. US media reported that over 500 people have been arrested in Los Angeles in approximately the past week. India plane crash death toll rises to 279. According to Indian media reports today (June 14), the death toll from the Air India plane crash on the 12th has risen to 279, including 38 ground personnel. The Indian government has established a high-level committee, which will release an investigation report within 3 months. Indian media reported that the investigation is primarily focused on engine thrust and flap issues, as well as why the landing gear was in the open position at the time of the accident.
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