Recently, the Beijing Urban Sub Center has taken the initiative of "One Space, More Chance (One Space, Unlimited Choice) "is the theme of the exhibition, which will appear in the 2024 Milan Design Week China Week. Through vivid video and poster products, it will convey the innovative solutions and development achievements of the sub center in the process of building a green city to the world, and show the construction achievements of the green development demonstration area and the new urban style and features suitable for living and working. A good life can not be separated from the nourishment of "beauty". As a key force to improve aesthetic quality, aesthetic education can help people deepen their perception and understanding of beauty, strengthen our belief in life, encourage us to maintain a positive mental state, and make life full of vitality.

Not only is it a sub center of Beijing city, but in recent years, there are many places that have actively explored, deeply excavated and utilized the rich resources of cultural and art places such as local historical blocks, museums, art galleries, carefully planned and organized a series of popular cultural forms such as exhibition activities, drama performances, art exhibitions, and gathered aesthetic consensus, Make full use of urban space to carry out aesthetic education and accelerate the construction of a higher level of urban cultural public service system. At the same time, the innovative practice of aesthetic education has also injected new momentum into the high-quality development of urban cultural construction.

For example, Fuzhou takes three lanes and seven alleys as the carrier to create the urban theme of "a blessed state". The three lanes and seven alleys belong to the local characteristic architectural form, which is the "living fossil" of the system of the inner lanes in ancient Chinese cities. Fuzhou has preserved the former residences of the old streets and renovated them, so that the space form and place connotation of the old streets can be integrated into the present, and the profound history can be transformed into a tangible cultural experience for modern people to live in; In Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, an "Asian Flower Theme Park" integrating the Song Dynasty culture and Asian plant culture, which uses flowers as a medium, inscribes the memory of the Asian Games, conveys people's desire to cooperate and create a better future, and becomes a popular clocking place... These cities use the creation of beauty to write a vivid footnote for building the comprehensive strength of urban culture, and build a new highland for urban cultural construction, Meet the people's pursuit of a better life.

When the creation of beauty appears in every corner of the city, and the existence of beauty infiltrates every resident in the city, the humanistic spirit of the city will become more bright, and the context of urban cultural construction will become clearer. As a special way of education, urban cultural construction not only has the functions of cultivating sentiment, shaping personality, stimulating innovation and creativity, but also helps to improve the quality of citizens and enhance the image of the city, which is of great significance to promote urban cultural construction.

To promote urban cultural construction in the new era, we must adhere to Xi Jinping's cultural thought as the guide, innovate the ideas and ways of aesthetic education, build a new pattern of "great aesthetic education", improve the comprehensive strength of urban culture through the creation of beauty, and constantly meet the people's direction for a better life.

Strengthen the supply of aesthetic education resources, take aesthetic education as the engine, and inject continuous vitality into the construction of urban culture. In this process, it is necessary to accurately grasp the direction and core of the supply of aesthetic education resources, protect and make good use of the precious wealth of historical and cultural heritage, deeply tap the unique value of urban history and culture, and refine the aesthetic gene with regional and unique characteristics. The historical context of a city is composed of historical figures and events on this land, which embodies the common feelings and values of local people, and also shapes a unique urban cultural theme. Take the Laohe Street in Changde, Hunan Province as an example. In history, Changde has suffered seven times of destruction and seven times of reconstruction. The ancient city and street here have been reborn from the ruins again and again and constantly show new features, relying on the cultural roots that are constantly cut and indestructible. Today, Changde Laohe Street presents a unique cultural charm, making people feel the cultural charm of the ancient city. A city's historical sites, cultural relics and cultural heritage are part of the city's life. Only by integrating historical culture with modern life can we stimulate cultural vitality and enhance the city's charm.

Innovate the content and form of aesthetic education, and promote the continuous and in-depth development of urban cultural construction. Harbin, known as the "Ice City" by the Songhua River, has formed a large number of cultural experience projects with unique northern characteristics, such as ice and snow festival, ice and snow art, ice and snow culture, ice and snow sports, which show the unique geographical features and cultural heritage of the city and attract the attention of the world. Harbin makes full use of rich ice and snow resources and cultural customs to develop the ice and snow industry economy and show the beauty of cultural and economic integration and development. At the same time, Harbin's popularity is inseparable from the continuous exploration of presenting urban culture with new technologies and new media. Making good use of digital media is not simply "moving urban stories online", but through the modern interpretation of traditional festivals, folk customs and lifestyles, integrating modern design concepts and scientific and technological means into the historical context, creating a vibrant urban image and giving greater appeal to urban culture. The new landscape and new experience of urban culture created by digital media are dazzling and exciting, making more people remember a scene and fall in love with a city.

We will strengthen the popularization of aesthetic education and cultivate the humanistic quality of citizens. The improvement of citizens' aesthetic ability is related to the overall shaping and promotion of urban culture. The popularization of aesthetic education can not only improve citizens' aesthetic ability and artistic accomplishment, but also promote the improvement of urban civilization. Relying on the advantages of cultural infrastructure, the Shanghai Municipal Government has organized more than 200 professional cultural and art venues and institutions in the city to "open the walls", carried out nearly 8000 art popularization and education activities, shared the beauty of art with the public, so that art museums, science and technology museums, libraries, dance troupes, and theaters can enter the homes of ordinary people, and continue to build Shanghai's "cultural landmark". This open attitude not only provides citizens with valuable opportunities to experience the charm of art personally, but also promotes the construction of urban aesthetic education community invisibly, allowing the trickle of aesthetic education to permeate every corner of the city. In this way, it is expected that more places will open new cultural spaces based on local characteristics, make layout from the perspective of urban planning, create more lively classes for citizens' aesthetic education practice, and make cities more attractive and citizens more happy because of aesthetic education.

Aesthetic education, as an important engine of urban cultural construction, is injecting continuous vitality into urban prosperity and development. In the final analysis, it is the needs of the people and the times that aesthetic education enables urban cultural construction and drives public cultural services to improve quality and efficiency. With aesthetic education as the link, we will connect the history and future of the city, build a more beautiful, civilized and harmonious urban home, and make the city a happy place for people to live and work in peace and become an important window to show the beauty of Chinese culture.

(Author: Ni Yuting, lecturer of Art School of Xiamen University)

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