1. Architectural Art
The Romans also made outstanding contributions in architecture and art. Such as: the Colosseum and the Roman Pantheon built in 27 BC, as well as the female wolf sculpture, etc. The architecture and art of the Middle Ages were mainly Romanesque and Gothic, both of which were extensions of classical art.
2. Literary creation
In terms of literary creation, long epics (Epic) appeared. Beowulf, a Germanic Anglo-Saxon epic, is the most complete early heroic epic that has been handed down to this day. The "Song of Roland" is the most famous of French epic poems.
3. Renaissance
A bourgeois ideological and cultural movement that developed in many other European countries.
4. Code of Laws
The most important contribution made by the Romans to European culture was the Roman law they created.
5. The birthplace of the Renaissance
It is of great significance in the history of European literature. He developed the tradition of medieval short stories and laid the foundation for Italian prose. Petrarch made great contributions to poetry. Sonnets became an important poetic style in Europe. Extended information
Jinchang, an important Silk Road town, will build the only ancient Roman cultural themed scenic spot in China
The third China Jinchang Liqian Culture International Tourism Festival opened in the Liqian Ancient City in Yongchang, Gansu. Jinchang City, Gansu Province proposed to build the Liqian Cultural Industrial Park, one of the core scenic spots in the Gansu section of the "Silk Road Economic Belt", into the only international park in China with the integration of Chinese and Western traditional cultures as the background and the theme of the sinicization of ancient Roman culture. Scenic spots.
This tourism festival, with the theme of "Perceiving Liqian Culture and Enjoying Jinchang Tourism", is an important part of the 4th "Dunhuang Tour Silk Road International Tourism Festival" in Gansu Province.
The tourism festival activities include the "Opening Ceremony of the 3rd Liqian Culture International Tourism Festival in Jinchang, China", "The Ancient Silk Road Mysterious Liqian" Literary Gala, "China-Italy Cultural Exchange Film Week", " Elegant Art Enters Jinchang and Jinchang Grand Theater Launching Ceremony and Performance Season Events", "Silk Road Ancient Road Liqian Auto Cross-Country Rally", "Jinchang City Tourism Promotion and Recommendation Meeting" and other series of activities.
At the opening ceremony, 32 gladiators from Italy "visited relatives" the Liqian people, descendants of ancient Rome, and performed scenes of historical events such as the slave trade, the emperor's parade, and legionnaire fighting in the Gobi.
Yongchang, known as Liqian in ancient times, was an inevitable place on the ancient Silk Road. More than 2,000 years ago, the ancient Roman legions failed in their expedition. After breaking through, thousands of soldiers entered the territory of the Western Han Dynasty several times. The Han Dynasty specially set up "Liqian County" to resettle them in Liqian Village, Jiaojiazhuang Township, Yongchang County today.
In the long history, the Liqian people gradually integrated with the Han and other ethnic groups. The existing Liqian ruins have become witnesses of the blending of Chinese and Western cultures. Liqian culture has become a hot spot for cultural exchanges between China and the West because of its uniqueness, uniqueness, internationality and mystery.
Sfinna, Cultural Counselor of the Italian Embassy in China, said: "The Liqian Cultural International Tourism Festival has built a platform for the integrated development of cultural tourism and built a bridge for cultural interaction between China and the West."
< p> Wu Mingming, Secretary of the Jinchang Municipal Party Committee, said at the opening ceremony that Jinchang is an important node city in the middle of the Hexi Corridor of the Silk Road. The intersection and integration of glaciers and snow mountains, forest grasslands, red culture, Chinese herbal gardens and modern industrial civilization have formed a unique Unique cultural tourism resources.In particular, the mysterious Liqian culture has attracted widespread attention at home and abroad for its unique origins in cultural exchanges between China and the West.
Wu Mingming said that in recent years, the Jinchang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have regarded tourism as a new economic growth point for the city and a pillar industry of the tertiary industry, and have introduced preferential policies and taken effective measures.
Invested billions of yuan to carefully build Liqian Cultural Industrial Park, Beihaizi Wetland Scenic Area, Wudang Mountain Religious and Cultural Tourism Area, Yushanxia Shengrong Temple Tourism Area, Jinchuan National Mine Park, Jinshui Lake Scenic Area, etc. Different tourist attractions, relying on Qilian Mountains, Badain Jaran Desert and other surrounding tourist attractions, have initially formed two high-quality tourist routes: the southern route Liqian Exploration Tour and the northern route ecological sightseeing tour.
According to reports, Yongchang County, Jinchang City launched the Liqian Cultural Industrial Park project in August 2010. The park has a planned area of ??21.6 square kilometers and an estimated total investment of 5 billion yuan. In 2013, Liqian Scenic Spot was included in the 11 comprehensive scenic spots and 19 core scenic spots in the Gansu section of the "Silk Road Economic Belt".
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