China News Service, Beijing, September 24 (Ran Wenjuan, Wang Yifei, Zhang Yuhuan) Winding 3,200 kilometers and flowing for more than 2,500 years, the Millennium Grand Canal runs through the ancient and modern times, bringing history and modern prosperity to your eyes.

When the "functional canal" gradually fades, how can the "cultural canal" shine more?

　　On September 23, Beijing Tongzhou at the northern end of China's Grand Canal ushered in the 2020 China Grand Canal Cultural Belt Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue.

At the opening ceremony, Shan Wei, Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of the National Museum of China, Li Jingze, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Writers Association and famous literary critic, and three cultural masters, the former chairman of the Zhejiang Writers Association and the famous writer Mai Jia, had a wonderful dialogue and talked about the Grand Canal culture. The rhyme is also a suggestion for the protection, inheritance and utilization of the Grand Canal.

　　"The Grand Canal is a sacred existence in my mind. It is a miracle created by our ancestors and a treasure that we want to pass on from generation to generation." Dan Wei uses four "miracles" to describe the Grand Canal in his heart.

　　“First of all, it is a miracle of engineering. The Grand Canal has been designed and rebuilt many times and finally put into use, and it is still in operation. It is also a miracle of management. Thousands of kilometers of rivers are still playing an important role in the construction of the national economy. The difficulty can be imagined. It is also a cultural miracle. The Grand Canal has nurtured our joyful, painful, and peaceful lives for generations to come. It is a miracle of national governance, which is a manifestation of the ability to mobilize social forces for major construction projects. "Dan Wei said.

　　In Mai's view, regardless of space, time, and wherever they live in China, many people are infiltrated by the spirit of the Grand Canal.

He compared the Great Wall with the Grand Canal: "The Great Wall is a man-made moat, and the Grand Canal "folds" the whole of China, allowing people to become messengers and communicate with each other through the canal.

　　He believes that the Grand Canal, which has been flowing for thousands of years, is still enjoyed by the world. It is not only a river, but has even become a spiritual code for the Chinese.

"The Grand Canal is like the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and Mount Tai. It is not only a landmark, but also a dimension of our national spirit."

　　For thousands of years, a long history of context has flowed along the Grand Canal.

"The Grand Canal is a flowing culture, which comes from tradition and goes toward the future." Li Jingze said that the Grand Canal is not only material, but also a long river of Chinese culture and spirit.

The coast of the canal has become the center of Chinese civilization. The canal civilization has also nurtured countless great writers and poets, and has a profound impact on Chinese literary creation and artistic development.

　　Many great literary works are related to the canal.

Li Jingze cited "Lin Daiyu throwing her father into Kyoto" in "A Dream of Red Mansions" as an example. Lin Daiyu went north to Beijing along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

The Ming Dynasty writer Zhang Dai also recorded in the collection that he had traveled along the canal to Yanzhou, Shandong.

　　"I also have a small dream. I hope that one day I will take a boat from Hangzhou to Tongzhou and walk a circle along the road that Lin Daiyu and Zhang Dai have walked." Li Jingze believes that the Grand Canal connects the life, economy and culture of North and South China, and has a profound impact. The North-South culture has also forged the different character of the North and South.

　　The Grand Canal "lives" in the present and flows into the future. The story of man and river continues.

In the conversation, the three famous cultural experts used the cultural perspective to protect and inherit the Grand Canal, sharing their experience and telling the story of the Grand Canal.

　　Shan Wei said that the National Museum of China will use its own efforts to promote the spread of the Grand Canal culture.

He introduced that the National Museum is preparing to hold a canal cultural exhibition, and will use more display forms and technical means to tell the canal story, excavate and display the spiritual signs of thousands of years, and help the construction of the Grand Canal cultural belt.

　　Li Jingze believes that it is not enough for us to display the good and ancient things along the canal. The most important thing is to make the Grand Canal truly become a river that carries the creativity of national culture.

"I believe that in the new era, more great writers and poets will emerge along the canal."

　　“The Great Wall and the Grand Canal both have a long history and contain miracles. However, the reputation of the Great Wall in the world may be much greater than that of the Grand Canal. This is related to people’s propaganda of the Great Wall over the years and its appreciation.” Mai Jia said In the next step, the Grand Canal should take the construction of the Grand Canal National Cultural Park as an opportunity to increase viewing and make the Grand Canal "live".

　　Talking about how to tell the story of the Grand Canal in China to the world, Mai Jia said that the artist should pour more emotion into the Grand Canal and go to the canal to create a series of stories and works related to the Grand Canal.

"This will be the story of our nation. I hope not only we are watching it, but people all over the world will also watch it." (End)