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In September, Australia welcomes "National Heritage Month". At this moment of tracing history and paying tribute to culture, the image of the national flag and the national emblem bookmark is like a key to open the national spirit. On the national flag with a blue background and white stars, the Southern Cross always points to the south, just like a bookmark marking the coordinates of knowledge. This starlight was once the direction of the navigator, and now reminds everyone who opens the page: whether exploring the unknown or sticking to the original intention, we must use faith as an anchor. The shield emblem in the center of the national emblem, six groups of coats of arms are pieced together like a shield, just like a bookmark connecting different chapters into a book. It tells the wisdom of the federal system – only by embracing differences and building consensus can we build a solid barrier to withstand wind and rain. The postures of kangaroos and emus with their heads held high and forward are engraved on both sides of the national emblem, just like the bookmarks are not only clamping paper, but also the never-ending enterprising spirit. Legend has it that these two animals cannot go backwards, symbolizing the determination of the nation to move forward forever. When your fingertips touch the shield-shaped pattern on the bookmark, it seems to touch the courage passed down from generation to generation: knowledge needs to settle, but the spirit must run wild. This small bookmark carries the vastness of the starry sky and the heaviness of the land. It reminds everyone who reads the book: the real heritage is not in the museum, but in the unity, knowledge and transcendence practiced in daily life. When the acacia pattern of the national emblem appears and disappears between the pages, what we understand is not only history, but also the fire that illuminates the future.

九月，澳洲迎來「國家遺產月」。在這個追溯歷史、致敬文化的時刻，國旗與國徽書籤的意象，恰如一把打開民族精神的鑰匙。在藍底白星的國旗上，南十字星總是指向南方，正如書籤標記著知識的座標。這片星輝曾是航海家的方向，如今提醒每個翻開書頁的人：無論探索未知或堅守初心，都要以信念為錨。國徽中央的盾徽，六組紋章拼合如盾，恰似書籤將不同篇章串聯成冊。它訴說著聯邦制的智慧──唯有包容差異、凝聚共識，方能建構抵禦風雨的堅實障礙。袋鼠與鴯鶓昂首向前的姿態，被鑄刻在國徽兩側，恰如書籤夾住的不僅是紙張，更是永不停歇的進取心。傳說這兩種動物因無法倒退而行，象徵民族永遠向前的決絕。當指尖撫過書籤上的盾形紋路，彷彿觸碰著代代相傳的勇氣：知識需要沉澱，但精神必須奔騰。這枚方寸之間的書籤，承載著星空的浩瀚與土地的厚重。它提醒每個翻閱時光的人：真正的遺產不在博物館，而在日常實踐的團結、求知與超越中。當國徽的金合歡花紋在書頁間若隱若現，我們讀懂的不僅是歷史，更是照亮未來的火種。