On the 7th, the 2020 Beijing Grand Canal Cultural Festival opened at the Tongzhou Grand Canal.
This is the first time that Beijing has assembled a brand-new Grand Canal brand event by gathering resources from 7 districts along the Beijing section of the Grand Canal.
On November 7, the 2020 Beijing Grand Canal Cultural Festival opened at the Tongzhou Grand Canal.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Sheng Jiapeng
The Grand Canal stretches for more than 3,200 kilometers and runs for more than 2,500 years. It integrates regional cultures such as Beijing-Tianjin, Yanzhao, Qilu, Central Plains, Huaiyang, Wuyue, etc., giving birth to water transport culture, water conservancy culture, commercial culture, and folk culture. It is an area where Chinese culture and tourism resources are highly concentrated.
Beijing is actively promoting the protection of various cultural relics along the Beijing section of the Grand Canal.
The picture shows at the opening ceremony, various districts along the Beijing section of the Grand Canal promoted "net celebrity check-in sites".
Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang
The main relics of the Dulongwang Temple, Jiulong Pond and other key cultural relics have been restored, and the Baifuquan site has revived; the old bridge of Bali Bridge has been restored, and the construction of a new bridge has reproduced the traffic of the water gate; Wanshou Temple and surrounding areas have been fully retired, and Lu County has been promoted. Construction of Archaeological Site Park of Gucheng.
Currently, Beijing has initiated the creation of the “National 5A-level Tourist Attraction” of the Grand Canal Cultural Tourist Attraction.
The data picture shows the stupa and Sanjiao Temple in Beijing.
Photo by Wang Xiaoming issued by China News Agency
In October 2019, the navigation starting point of the Tongzhou section of the North Canal was at Beiguanzha, and the 11.4 kilometers of the river from Beiguanzha to Gantangzha became navigable for tourism.
In June 2021, the 40 kilometers of the Tongzhou section of the North Canal will be open to navigation.
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In Beijing, the historical context of the canal has gradually become clear, and the landscape along the line has been improved.
Present the contemporary value and world significance of the millennium context
Beijing is called "the city floating on the canal".
Du Feijin, member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda, said at the opening ceremony that the Grand Canal and Beijing City "were weary together and complement each other."
The picture shows Du Feijin, member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda, giving a speech at the opening ceremony.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang
He proposed that Beijing, as the northern starting point of the Grand Canal, should organically integrate the holding of the Grand Canal Cultural Festival and the construction of the National Cultural Park, attracting participation from other provinces along the route, and creating the most dazzling comprehensive cultural brand of the Millennium Canal.
At the same time, it is necessary to vigorously promote activities such as literary creation, exhibition performance, cloud display, non-genetic inheritance, academic exchanges, etc., to create a first-class platform for telling the story of the Grand Canal, and vividly present the contemporary value and world significance of the Grand Canal culture.
The theme of the first Beijing Grand Canal Cultural Festival is "Walking on the canal and empowering a well-off society".
Du Feijin said that he hoped that people would walk the canal and feel the "poem and distance" brought about by the building of a well-off society in an all-round way.
Mr. Shu Yi, who has been committed to the protection of cultural relics and cultural heritage for many years, once said: The Great Wall is the backbone of China, and the Grand Canal is the bloodline of China. They are both symbols of the Chinese nation.
"The Grand Canal is not only of China, but also of the world." Chen Junjun, president of the China News Agency, said in a speech that the protection and display of the cultural heritage of the Grand Canal is a dynamic and living work, and one of the important tasks is news dissemination.
The picture shows the President of China News Agency Chen Lujun giving a speech at the opening ceremony.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Sheng Jiapeng
Chen Lujun pointed out that in history, China's Grand Canal has circulated the government, transported the world, and benefited hundreds of millions of people. It has promoted economic exchange, personnel exchanges, and cultural integration on the vast land. It is a powerful force that promotes the formation and cohesion of the great unification of China.
Beijing’s holding of this Grand Canal Cultural Festival and Beijing’s launch of the creation of the “National 5A-level Tourist Attraction” of the Grand Canal Cultural Tourist Attraction are all pragmatic actions, which will surely gather more forces, gather more consensus, arouse more attention, and make the ancient The canal is full of vitality.
In order to help the construction of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt in China and actively promote the international dissemination of the Grand Canal culture, China News Service, as the initiator, has participated in the Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt of China for two consecutive years, and participated in hosting the Beijing Grand Canal Cultural Belt. Section.
Chen Lujun said that China News Agency will always pay attention to the Grand Canal, strive to tell the story of China's Grand Canal, and spread the Chinese Grand Canal culture to the world.
The picture shows Ou Xiaoli, Director of the Department of Social Development of the National Development and Reform Commission, giving a speech at the opening ceremony.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang
Beijing held the Grand Canal Cultural Festival for the first time at the municipal level.
Ou Xiaoli, Director of the Department of Social Affairs of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at the opening ceremony that Beijing can promote the protection and inheritance of excellent traditional culture around the five key words of "culture, ecology, tourism, cooperation, and international."
He suggested that Beijing should do a good job of legislative work, strictly implement the space control requirements of the Grand Canal, issue a negative list, rationally plan the use of shorelines, improve the ecological landscape of the Grand Canal as a whole, and promote the construction of cultural protection across regions and river basins. Coordinate innovation and cooperative development.
Public participation, 39 activities invite citizens to adhere to the millennium context
During the cultural festival, various forms of online solicitation activities will invite the public to participate, share their unique experience, and feel the charm of the Grand Canal Cultural Festival.
These activities include the Grand Canal themed video creation contest, which will lead the public into important spots in the east section of the Grand Canal, such as Nanluoguxiang, Nanxincang, and Datong Binhe Park, discover themes, creative content, and produce short videos of 3 to 5 minutes. Broadcast on the whole network, showing the Grand Canal from multiple angles; The Grand Canal Cultural Innovation and Creative Design Competition will be based on the theme of "Inheriting the Millennium Context and Illuminating the Canal Culture" for non-genetic inheritors and intangible heritage brands, cultural enterprises and cultures Customized design of brands, museums, and cultural and tourist attractions, and market transformation of design results.
The data picture shows the stupa and Sanjiao Temple in Beijing.
Photo by Wang Xiaoming issued by China News Agency
The scenery along the Grand Canal is beautiful, and it is one of the places for citizens to exercise on foot.
During the cultural festival, the "Rhythmic Canal" series of public sports activities will be launched, and cultural heritage routes will be set up (three temples and one tower to Baliqiao route, Dongbianmen to Qingfeng gate route, Changhe route, Changping Dongguan route to Baifuquan route, Shichahai route , Yuhe Old Road Route, Shunyi Chaobai River Route), through hiking, cycling, marathon and other sports, connect important cultural heritage along the Grand Canal, lead the public to experience the spiritual nourishment brought by cultural heritage during the exercise, and enhance the public’s cultural heritage protection Consciousness also allows historical relics, traditional culture, and national spirit to be vividly passed on in outdoor sports.
Intangible cultural heritage display, multiple exhibitions tell the story of the Grand Canal
During the cultural festival, a series of intangible heritage activities with the theme of the Grand Canal will be launched, allowing citizens to experience the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the times.
The picture shows the audience visiting the Grand Canal Art Exhibition at the opening ceremony.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Sheng Jiapeng
For the selection of "Intangible Cultural Heritage · People's Arena", the selection of "intangible cultural heritage" jobs in various districts along the Grand Canal will be collected online, the competition will be held, and non-genetic inheritors from the public will be invited to compete on the same field and live online.
The "Fanying Xianxian Song Thousands of Canal Intangible Cultural Heritage" will use typical intangible cultural heritage music, intangible cultural heritage dance, intangible cultural heritage drama, etc. as the carrier to explain the important role of the canal in cultural integration.
The heavy history and culture of the Grand Canal will also be presented in many cultural exhibitions, achievement exhibitions, photography exhibitions, and photo exhibitions.
"Zhou Qi Thousand Miles-Grand Canal Cultural Exhibition", "Grand Canal Cultural Belt Archaeological Achievement Exhibition", "Xiao Queen Mother River Theme Exhibition", "Grand Canal Picture Exhibition", etc., show the protection and inheritance of urban heritage along the canal through pictures, documents, books, etc. , Use of new achievements and new models.
The picture shows the intangible cultural heritage performance at the opening ceremony-the canal boatman chant.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Jiang Qiming
In the Thousand Years Canal, not only the river is constantly flowing, but also the literary and artistic works inspired by the Grand Canal.
During this cultural festival, a batch of literary and artistic creations with the theme of the Grand Canal will be launched.
Among them, "The Grand Canal·Peking Opera" Beijing Symphony Orchestra's special concert, taking the 230 years of Huiban's entry into Beijing as an opportunity, through the performance of the seventh symphony "Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal" and "Peking Opera Symphony", showing the long history of the Grand Canal and The rich cultural connotation traces the origin of Peking Opera; the historical commentary "Shoujing Longquan", with the famous water conservancy scholar Guo Shoujing searching for the white floating spring at the north source of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and building the Tonghui River as the main content, showing the profound historical and cultural heritage of the canal .
"Yunshang Canal" to experience the cultural charm of heritage
The Grand Canal is rich in history and era.
During the cultural festival, a series of activities "Canal on the Clouds" will be launched to show the beauty of the Grand Canal culture in an all-round way through a combination of interaction and popular science, and lead the public to experience the cultural charm of the canal heritage on the "Clouds".
The data picture shows the Tongzhou Canal outside Beijing International Fortune Center.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Yang Kejia
In order to further explore and carry forward the cultural connotation of the Grand Canal, the Cultural Festival launched a number of "net celebrity check-in sites" for the Beijing section of the Grand Canal. The final selection results will be announced at the closing ceremony, leading citizens to experience the new life of the Canal and the new changes in the Canal, highlighting The cultural vitality and tourist charm of the Grand Canal.
The 2020 Beijing Grand Canal Cultural Festival is sponsored by the Beijing Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department and China News Service, Beijing Municipal Commission of Cyberspace Affairs, Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Radio, Film and Television, Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage, Beijing Sports Organized by the Bureau, Tongzhou District Committee and Tongzhou District People’s Government, and co-organized by the Propaganda Departments of the District Committees along the Beijing section of the Grand Canal and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism. It will continue until the first day of October in the lunar calendar, "Closed Water Day" (November 15) .
At this moment, where are you going to experience the thousand-year cultural charm of the Grand Canal?
Reporter: Du Yan