Huang Kunming, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, addressed a meeting marking the 110th anniversary of the National Museum of China (NMC) in Beijing on Saturday.

Huang Kunming, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, addresses a meeting marking the 110th anniversary of the National Museum of China in Beijing on July 9, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

A letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission , replying to senior experts at the NMC was read out at the meeting. Huang said the letter shows the CPC Central Committee's utmost care and great expectations with regard to the NMC's work. He urged the NMC to build itself into a world-class museum with Chinese characteristics.

Huang said that the NMC should make innovations while keeping to the right path. He called for the NMC to take on its cultural mission, and make more efforts in the fields of collection, research, exhibition, and international exchange. He also urged the NMC to train a number of high-caliber talents and set an example for the high-quality development of China's museums, making new contributions to the building of China into a country with a strong socialist culture.

About 100 experts and representatives from the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the National Cultural Heritage Administration, and other government bodies attended the meeting.