China News Service, Beijing, November 7th (Reporter Yu Lixiao) The Beijing section of the Grand Canal with a thousand-year history spans seven districts of the capital. It uses Baifu Spring and Yuquanshan springs as water sources and passes through the old course of Yuhe River and Tonghui River. , And eventually flow into the North Canal.

　　On November 7th, the 2020 Beijing Grand Canal Cultural Festival opened, and 31 themed activities of the eight major sections were gradually launched.

A series of activities have been held in the past 10 days, attracting the attention of the people to the long history and culture of the Grand Canal, and then building a good atmosphere for the whole society to participate in the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage.

　　With the attitude of protection first and inheritance first, Beijing is carrying out the overall protection and utilization of the historical and cultural sites along the Beijing section of the Grand Canal to bring the Millennium Canal to life.

　　In recent years, Beijing has made important archaeological discoveries at 9 sites along the Grand Canal, including Baifu Spring, Yuhe Old Road, and Lu County Old City. The types of sites include gates, dikes, bridges, docks and other canal hydraulic remains.

The Xiaoshengmiao site is the first archeological discovery of the temple site dedicated to the river god in the Beijing section of the Grand Canal, which is of great value to the study of water transport culture.

　　The Ruxian Gucheng site found in Tongzhou District along the Grand Canal is a typical Han Dynasty county site. More than 30 house sites, more than 10 kiln sites, more than 140 wells, more than 10 roads and more than 1,000 ash pits have been excavated. Remains of social production and daily life, more than 6000 ancient tombs from the Warring States Period to the Ming and Qing Dynasties were also discovered.

　　According to cultural relics experts, the discovery of the ruins of the ancient city of Lu County advanced the history of Tongzhou to the early Western Han Dynasty at least 2,200 years ago, proving that Tongzhou was a remarkable political, economic, and cultural center as early as 2000 years ago. And profound cultural heritage.

　　In recent years, Beijing has also discovered the old road of the Grand Canal before the thirteenth year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1808) in the "Green Heart" Forest Park in the city's sub-center. This has become a clear evidence of the rise and fall of the Grand Canal's water transport in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

　　These unearthed historical relics have been protected according to local conditions, and some of them are also displayed for protective display by constructing relic parks.

　　The Lu County Gucheng Ruins Museum, which started construction not long ago, is located in the Lu County Gucheng Ruins Park.

The museum integrates the four major functions of exhibition, cultural relics protection, scientific research, and social education. When completed, it will become a museum surrounded by greenery, winding paths, and the ruins.

　　"The concept of cultural relic protection is changing from the main body of cultural relics to the surrounding environment." Chen Mingjie, director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics, said that through environmental remediation and archaeological excavations, Beijing has further restored the historical environment of the heritage, enhanced its display and interpretation capabilities, and enabled the public to better understand the heritage The historical pattern enhances cultural self-confidence in perceiving the beauty of cultural relics.

　　Many cultural relics along the Grand Canal have been repaired and protected. The upstream focus is on the construction of the Baifuquan Grand Canal Source Ruins Park, the implementation of the protection plan for the Longwang Temple murals at the Baifuquan site, and the repair of the Dragon King Temple wall and the Jiulongchi stele pavilion.

In the Wanshou Temple in the middle reaches, more than 70 ancient buildings have been restored, creating conditions for the centralized and contiguous protection of Wanshou Temple, Yanqing Temple, and Five Pagoda Temples.

　　The most noteworthy thing is that in ancient times, various materials were transported from the south to the capital along the Grand Canal. The burning lighthouse located on the lower reaches of the Grand Canal was not only the goal of the boatman, but also the symbol of the northern end of the Grand Canal.

The Ran Lighthouse was built in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and is an octagonal brick-wood structure. There are 2,248 copper bells hung on each rafter end and aberdeen angle beam. The number of copper bells hanging on the tower is the highest in the world.

　　Chen Mingjie said: "In the next step, we will help Randian to declare a national key cultural relics protection unit, especially the ancient city of Lu County, Tongzhou Ancient City, and Jixian Ancient City together to become an important node of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt."

　　The organizer stated that the Grand Canal Cultural Belt is a linear world cultural heritage passing through the city, and it is also the only cultural belt that connects the core area and sub-center of the capital.

The development of the Grand Canal Cultural Festival will effectively enhance the cultural connection between urban areas and promote the continuous improvement of the urban cultural atmosphere.

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