Lin Zixuan proposed the establishment of a non-governmental organization to save cultural relics, and Ding Wenjiang naturally strongly agreed.

Ding Wenjiang is now the general office of the Songhu Commercial Port Supervision Office, and his status in the Shanghai Chinese community 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 lot of power and could act cheaply.

Coupled with Lin Zixuan's influence in Shanghai's cultural circles, the two may really be able to make a career together.

Of course, this matter is not just talking, it also requires a large number of people to do things, and a lot of money is needed to back it up.

Ding Wenjiang was able to allocate a sum of money from Shanghai's financial funds, and Lin Zixuan donated a part of it to set up a cultural relics relief fund to lay a good foundation and attract more people to join.

They decided to call this organization the Chinese Cultural Relics Rescue Association, which was headquartered in Shanghai, and gradually set up branches across the country.

As for the rescued cultural relics, the two agreed to establish a museum to preserve them temporarily and donate them to the state at the right time.

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

However, the two disagreed on the location of the museum, Ding Wenjiang thought that Shanghai was very good, while Lin Zixuan thought that it was better to build it in a remote area to avoid the destruction of cultural relics in the war.

This surprised Ding Wenjiang, who believed that the Shanghai Concession was undoubtedly the safest place in China at present.

Lin Zixuan thinks more long-term.

If history hadn't changed, Shanghai would not be safe, but places like Chongqing and Yunnan would be the right places.

This is only a preliminary discussion, and the two seek common ground while reserving differences, and put this matter on hold for the time being. Make a decision later.

At this meeting in Longhua Town, they talked about the general framework and basic policy of the Chinese Cultural Relics Rescue Association.

That's all. After all, there are too many things involved in this matter, and it is not something that can be said for a while. It is also necessary to discuss the identification and preservation of cultural relics with some cultural relics experts.

The two will jointly publish a proposal in the "Declaration", inviting experts and scholars who are interested in cultural relics protection to participate.

Whether it is Ding Wenjiang or Lin Zixuan, they are both extremely prestigious figures in this era, and their influence should not be underestimated.

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

If you think about the situation in China in the future, this will be a huge project, even if it is to preserve cultural relics. It can't withstand man-made destruction, which is a headache.

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

Someone has to start a lot of things so that later people can continue to do it, and he is willing to be a pioneer.

Advocating traditional culture and protecting cultural relics is a matter of the same lineage, and cultural relics are also traditional culture.

It would be a nation's sorrow not to allow future generations of scholars to go to foreign museums to study Chinese culture.

Speaking of which. Lin Zixuan doesn't like cultural relics, and he doesn't understand these, but he is just a little angry, now that he has prestige. With money, it is incumbent upon you to do what you can to protect it.

This is the patriotic sentiment of an ordinary Chinese.

As a pseudo-writer, the priority is not to form institutions for the protection of cultural relics. That's a long-term project.

Now, he wants to use his position as a writer to publish articles to awaken everyone's awareness of the protection of cultural relics. Exposing the tomb robbery of Western archaeologists in China.

It's not that no one knows about these things, but they haven't been taken seriously. For various reasons, no one said it.

Maybe someone said it, but still no one paid attention.

In these turbulent times, wars and revolutions have captured most people's attention, and there is so much news that needs to be focused on that tomb robbing and selling antiquities are insignificant.

The first article Lin Zixuan wanted to write was called "Mogao Grottoes".

Combined with the materials of later generations, he told about the Feitian culture of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, which is a cultural inheritance that began in the Sixteen Kingdoms and went through ten dynasties and lasted for more than 1,000 years.

It is possible to study the integration of Eastern and Western cultures here, which is of great value for historical research and cultural research.

Naturally, he would not forget that Wang Daoist.

Lin Zixuan is not writing academic papers, but essays, which are suitable for publication in professional academic journals, such as the "Sinology Quarterly" of Peking University.

That can only be circulated in a small circle of professionals, and it will not play a big role.

The form of prose is free, and it can express emotions, remember people, and think philosophically.

This type of prose he wrote was later known as cultural prose.

It shows a distinct cultural consciousness and rational thinking color in the materials and writings, and most of the styles are more restrained, with profound humanistic feelings and ultimate questions.

Yu Qiuyu's "Cultural Journey" and Chen Pingyuan's "Scholar's Human Feelings" belong to cultural essays.

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

Lu Xun's "Morning Flowers and Sunset", Zhou Zuoren's "My Own Garden", Yu Dafu's "Autumn in the Ancient Capital", Zhu Ziqing's "Back", Xu Zhimo's "Scales and Claws of Paris" and so on.

Some reminisce about the past, some write lyrical, and some dissolve culture and history into life.

The so-called master means that no matter what he writes or how he writes, it seems to be easy to come by.

Lin Zixuan has no way to compare with them, so he can only honestly rewrite the articles of later generations, delete the words and materials that should not appear in this era, and add some of his own opinions.

Yu Qiuyu's prose, how to say it, is too sensational.

This may be the reason why "Cultural Journey" has become a best-seller in later generations, and it can resonate with young readers.

Most of the essayists during the Republic of China period were more restrained, recording the bits and pieces of life with light brushstrokes, giving people a natural feeling.

It's like a martial arts master.

One cultivates internal strength, relying on the inner heritage to impress the reader; One cultivates external skills, attracting the public with sensationalism.

You can see at a glance the level of skill.

There are also sensational masters in the Republic of China, such as Guo Moruo's "Goddess", which is deeply loved by young people.

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

Shen Congwen said that Guo Moruo has no talent in writing novels, and is only suitable for writing essays and shouting slogans.

This point of view should be objective.

Later generations of literati often learned Guo Moruo's routines and concentrated on cultivating external skills, while forgetting to refine internal skills.

Lin Zixuan writes this kind of prose not to be famous, but to attract more people to focus, so sensationalism is sensational, as long as it can have an effect, you don't have to care what others say.

He is used to this, and some people have criticized him for his poor writing earlier, and he has not lost anything.

In this way, the cultural essay "Mogao Grottoes" was published in the supplement of "Declaration", showing the cultural catastrophe suffered by the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang in front of the world.

Lin Zixuan ended with this sentence.

That evening, as Stein the adventurer was about to set off with a cart full of boxes, he glanced back at the bleak sunset in the western sky. There, the wounds of an ancient people were dripping blood. (To be continued.) )