＂tenon and mortise＂ wisdom of cultural protection

　　With regard to cultural heritage, we often pay attention to how to balance the relationship between protection, inheritance and utilization.

　　At present, the contradiction between the protection, inheritance and utilization of cultural heritage that we generally encounter is not the contradiction between the development and change of things themselves, but the contradiction between external forces, such as the cultural relics protection department and the tourism development department. Fundamentally speaking, it is caused by each side looking at things from its own perspective, amplifying its own value and simply denying the other’s value.

　　In fact, the protection, inheritance and utilization of cultural resources are mutually embedded, mutually achieved and mutually balanced. Without good protection, let alone inheritance, there is no good inheritance, and there is no rational use. At the same time, inheritance is the goal of protection, and utilization is the embodiment of contemporary value. Ignoring the blind development of protection and inheritance will inevitably lead to the disaster of cultural fault. If thinking is solidified for protection and protection, it will only fall into the quagmire of complacency. On the basis of protection, cultural research and context arrangement can not directly bring cultural commercial value, but it is a stage and process that must be experienced.

　　In the process of protection, inheritance and utilization of traditional cultural resources, it is the key to solve the problem that we can’t turn a deaf ear to what is going on outside the window, and each family should sweep the snow in front of the door to achieve win-win and symbiosis. There is a building method called tenon-mortise structure in the field of ancient buildings and furniture in China. The two wooden structures are connected by a combination of concave and convex parts, without nails, but they can be tightly fastened to achieve a "seamless" degree. When dealing with the relationship between the protection, inheritance and utilization of cultural heritage, we may learn from the wisdom of tenon-mortise structure.

　　One is to embed each other without losing the ontology. Each side has its own main body, and the concave and convex parts are used to embed and connect with the other side, instead of simply catering to the other side. The second is mutual achievement. Each party is a basic unit, but together they have created beautiful ancient buildings and classical furniture, realizing the overall value amplification. The third is mutual checks and balances. In the tenon-mortise structure, the other party is not allowed to be offside, lose principle, check and balance each other and supervise each other. If we can achieve this "seamless", it will greatly benefit the protection, inheritance and utilization of cultural heritage.