The Great Westward Migration
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The Great Westward Migration

西迁壮歌

Some migrations are made to avoid disaster; others are made to protect civilisation within disaster. Song of the Westward Migration tells of the latter kind. In the flames of the War of Resistance, Zhejiang University, the Wenlan Pavilion copy of Siku Quanshu, and Palace Museum relics moved westward and reached Guizhou after many hardship.

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Some migrations are made to avoid disaster; others are made to protect civilisation within disaster. Song of the Westward Migration tells of the latter kind. In the flames of the War of Resistance, Zhejiang University, the Wenlan Pavilion copy of Siku Quanshu, and Palace Museum relics moved westward and reached Guizhou after many hardship.

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Watching Song of the Westward Migration today is not only about looking back at a period of wartime history. More importantly, it helps us understand again what “the vitality of culture” means. Culture does not exist only in palaces, studies, and museums; when crisis comes, it can also be packed onto the road, cross mo.

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《西迁壮歌》:烽火深处,文脉向西而行

Song of the Westward Migration: In the Flames of War, Culture Moved Westward

有些迁徙,是为了躲避灾难;有些迁徙,却是在灾难中守护文明。《西迁壮歌》讲的,正是后一种迁徙。抗战烽火中,浙江大学、文澜阁《四库全书》、故宫文物,一路向西,辗转贵州。那不是一次普通的搬迁,而是一场关于书籍、器物、知识、教育和民族精神的长征。“西迁壮歌”四个字里,有地理的远行,也有精神的高音。向西,不只是从杭州、南京、北平走向贵州山地,更是从战火中心走向文化存续。

Some migrations are made to avoid disaster; others are made to protect civilisation within disaster. Song of the Westward Migration tells of the latter kind. In the flames of the War of Resistance, Zhejiang University, the Wenlan Pavilion copy of Siku Quanshu, and Palace Museum relics moved westward and reached Guizhou after many hardship.

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