[Explanation] On November 7, the 2020 Beijing Grand Canal Cultural Festival opened at the Tongzhou Grand Canal. This is the first comprehensive cultural brand event that Beijing has assembled from the resources of the 7 districts along the Beijing section of the Grand Canal, dedicated to vividly presenting the Grand Canal culture The historical context, contemporary value and world significance of

　　[Explanation] During the formation of Beijing city, the Beijing section of the Grand Canal, as a water conservancy transportation project, performed important functions for urban construction and water system management.

Du Feijin, member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda, stated in his opening speech that the Grand Canal and Beijing City "were weary together and complemented each other."

　　[Concurrent] Du Feijin, Member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Committee and Minister of Propaganda

　　We must focus on the culture carried by the remains of the Grand Canal, the culture that has flowed for half a lifetime, and the culture of historical growth rings, deeply dig into the ideological connotation, and vigorously promote literary creation, exhibitions, cloud displays, non-genetic inheritance, and academic exchanges. Through the cultural festival platform, Concentrate on the story of the Grand Canal and vividly present the contemporary value and world significance of the Grand Canal culture.

　　[Explanation] The theme of the first Beijing Grand Canal Cultural Festival is "Walk the canal and empower 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.

　　[Explanation] Chen Junjun, President of China News Agency, said in his speech that the Grand Canal is not only Chinese, but also of the world. The protection and display of the cultural heritage of the Grand Canal is a dynamic and living work. One of the important tasks is news dissemination. .

　　[Concurrent] Chen Junjun, President of China News Agency

　　Beijing has gathered multiple resources and integrated multiple activities to carefully design and host this Grand Canal Cultural Festival. Beijing has also initiated the creation of the "National 5A-level Tourist Attractions" of the Grand Canal Cultural Tourism Scenic Spot. We believe these pragmatic actions will definitely Gather more strength, gather more consensus, arouse more attention, and make this ancient canal glow with more vitality.

　　[Commentary] In order to help the construction of China's Grand Canal Cultural Belt and actively promote the international spread of Grand Canal culture, China News Service, as the sponsor, participated in the Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue of China's Grand Canal Cultural Belt for two consecutive years, and participated in hosting this Beijing Grand Canal Cultural Festival.

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.

　　[Explanation] 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."

　　[Concurrent] Ou Xiaoli, Director of the Department of Social Affairs, National Development and Reform Commission

　　Strictly implement the space management and 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 regional coordinated innovation and cooperative development through cultural protection and construction across regions and rivers.

　　[Explanation] The 2020 Beijing Grand Canal Cultural Festival will last until the first day of October in the lunar calendar, the Folklore Event "Closed Water Day" (November 15).

In the meantime, 39 themed activities such as intangible cultural heritage performances and rhythmic canals will explain the cultural connotation and value contained in the Grand Canal, and attract the whole society to participate in the protection and inheritance of the cultural heritage of the Grand Canal.

　　Reporter Liu Chao and Xu Pengpeng report from Beijing

Editor in charge: [Zhou Zhaojun]