The ceremonial seat "returns to duty", integrating commemorative significance into daily life
2025-09-12
A group of ceremonial chairs carrying national memories are quietly entering the daily lives of Beijing citizens. According to reports, after the successful completion of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti Fascist War, nearly 50000 seats on the Tiananmen Square viewing platform are being systematically and efficiently reused in various public spaces in the city. In Shougang Park, the "City Wall Red" color seats are organically integrated with industrial style characteristics, providing a resting space for the audience heading to the 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services; At the Green Heart Forest Park in Tongzhou City, red seats are placed under the shade of trees, along small paths, and in small squares for tourists to rest... The ceremonial seats used for the commemorative conference have been put back on duty, adding a touch of brightness to urban public spaces such as parks, schools, sports fields, and service trade fairs, and have received widespread attention and praise from all sectors of society. The clever reuse of nearly 50000 seats is a practice of circular utilization of public resources, reflecting the refinement and humanization considerations of urban managers, and also a vivid narrative about national memory sharing and urban governance wisdom. The efficient reuse of spectator seats itself is a grand commemoration and a two-way journey towards frugality and green. These ergonomically designed chairs with high-quality materials continue to shine and glow in the urban life scene, effectively promoting the recycling of public resources, which is the embodiment of frugality, green and pragmatic style, transforming the traditional virtue of "one Congee, one meal, when thinking hard; half wisp, always thinking hard" into efficient and accurate urban governance, so that the significance of the commemoration conference will continue in a new and lasting way. In this sense, 'taking with moderation and using with moderation is enough' is not only an internal requirement for improving the efficiency of resource utilization through frugality, but also for enhancing the level of modern governance in mega cities. Ordinary things have a spiritual weight that runs through time because they carry collective memory. The reuse of spectator seats, through the organic combination of national events and urban life, has created more symbols of inheritance and commemorative value for the general public, including young people. When citizens experience slow life in parks lined with green plants, when young students participate in colorful activities on campus and in cultural parks, and when entrepreneurs initiate proposals about their dreams in the park, they can touch the history of the country through these chairs. They will still remember the neat formation and advanced and powerful equipment at the commemorative conference, reliving those pride and emotions. This subtle and silent experience inspires every runner to strive forward. The true sense of ceremony lies not only in the celebration itself, but also in how to place that glory and emotion in the daily lives of the people for a long time. This reuse work covers various landscape elements with special commemorative significance, such as the Red Flag Array in the square, the seats on the viewing platform, carpets, and the Great Wall Nian Hao Tai. Guided by the principle of "inheriting commemorative value and maximizing resource efficiency", they will be reused in various new scenarios. When citizens meet these elements that carry national memory in every corner of the city, the commemorative value is organically integrated into the urban development texture and citizen life, radiating new vitality in the new environmental space. This measure weaves an emotional bond between grand narratives and citizens' lives, making citizens' sense of urban identity and national pride more concrete, reflecting the historical temperature and civilization height of a city. Turning the glorious commemoration into eternity is the deepest tribute to glory. The Book of Changes states that 'life is called change', and the emotions witnessed at the commemorative ceremony did not dissipate with the end of the ceremony. Instead, in the transformation of functions and scenes, and in the close connection between the ceremony and the spiritual core, collective emotions and patriotism were seamlessly integrated into the subtle aspects of citizens' lives, radiating new vitality. To live in daily life without danger, to live in the ordinary and see the extraordinary. We hope that similar innovative measures to uphold integrity can bring more public resources to life and help our city grow into a memorable, warm, and sustainable life form. (New Society)
Edit:Luo yu Responsible editor:Wang xiao jing
Source:Beijing Youth Daily
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