历史内涵是一个群体记忆与现实认同的基础,也是地域文化建构的基本条件。河源是赣闽粤边客家大本营中行政建制最早的地区,在宋以来的客家形成过程中直到了重要作用,是客家文化的源发区和核心区之一。第23届世客会前后,河源充分挖掘了自身的历史内涵,利用学术研究和以文化旅游为主的文化产业建构起了“客家古邑”的文化体系,为客家世界所认同。
Hakka culture, Heyuan has made a great contribution to the formation process of Hakka since Song dynasty. After the 23th World Hakka Conference, by the academic research, cultural industry, cultural tourism included, has be- come the biggest power for Heyuan's Hakka cultural construction. Heyuan has been systematically constructed to be a "Hakka Ancient City", which has got all Hakka people's identity.