00:00With thousands of years of history, Hongshan culture reveals new insights into the origins of Chinese civilization.
00:07International experts and journalists gather to learn about its legacy.
00:12From this event, our correspondent Bruno Falci brings us this report.
00:19In the city of Xiaoyang, in China's Liaoning province, researchers, experts and journalists from different countries
00:27gathered for the second Hongshan Culture International Communication Conference
00:32to learn about one of China's oldest archaeological cultures dating back more than 5,000 years.
00:41My general impression is how the Chinese people are preserving their history.
00:47They can trace their history to 5,000 years ago.
00:50In my country, we had history, but why didn't you preserve like these people did?
00:54So that's one thing which impressed me.
00:56But another thing is that the artifact we found here, the dragon jade and other artifacts,
01:01when you see them and how they were crafted, those people had very poor tools.
01:05They used wood.
01:06But these artifacts have survived for centuries.
01:09Until today, they're still there.
01:11So you can see how intelligent and creative those people were.
01:14The conference agenda included visits to Hongshan Cultural Museum
01:19at the Niaoliang Archaeological Site, one of the most important sites of this culture.
01:26Where ceremonial spaces, altars, tombs and jade artifacts reveal the social complexity and spiritual expressions of one of humanity's oldest
01:38prehistoric societies.
01:40This archaeological site, the museum where the artifacts are being stored and shown to the public, is very good for
01:48the younger generation,
01:49for them to learn human history and human civilization, where it started, what happened before, and how they can make
01:56a connection of what is happening now.
01:57You cannot move to the future if you don't know the past.
02:01And I think the future and the past are always connected.
02:04And you learn many things from the past that you can use in the future.
02:12Beyond research and heritage preservation, the conference promoted cultural exchange by bringing together media outlets from the global south,
02:22including Telesur, to share experience and reflect on dialogue among civilizations.
02:28As a keynote speaker, it's really important to showcase the world where China was and what's right now in the
02:37present.
02:39And from the culture, we have seen this forum played an important role.
02:44And as a media, we have to present to the world what the culture is about through this forum.
02:49So, you know, the important speakers here, as one of myself as well, identified these issues.
02:57Hongshan culture continues to be a bridge between the past and the future.
03:03Its preservation and international outreach allow the millennia-old legacy to contribute to dialogue among cultures
03:12and the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.
03:17Bruno Fauci, Shaoyang, China, for Telesur.
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