China News Service, Beijing, October 9th (Du Yan, Xu Jing, Chen Hang) In order to protect, inherit and make good use of the Grand Canal culture, on the evening of October 9, Beijing 2021 ( The International) Canal Culture Festival kicked off at the Water Transport Wharf of the Grand Canal Forest Park in Tongzhou District, Beijing.
With the theme of "Visit the Canal and the Grand Canal", the Canal Culture Festival integrates various resources along the route, such as culture, tourism, and sports, and organizes a rich form of "Canal Tour" cultural activities, allowing the public to experience the profound experience of the Canal Cultural charm and a brand-new look, enjoy the achievements of the construction of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt, and then demonstrate the important role of the Canal in promoting domestic and international cultural exchanges, prospering the economy, and promoting national movement and people’s prosperity.
Concentrated release, gratifying achievements in the construction of Beijing's Grand Canal Cultural Belt
In the formation process of Beijing city, the Grand Canal (Beijing section), as a water conservancy transportation project, carried an important function for the construction of Beijing city and the sorting of water system.
In June 2014, the Grand Canal was included in the "World Heritage List."
In December 2019, the "Beijing Grand Canal Cultural Protection, Inheritance and Utilization Implementation Plan" was officially released. From the three stages of 2025, 2035 and 2050, the medium and long-term goals for the protection, inheritance and utilization of the Grand Canal were arranged, involving cultural relics. , Ecology, tourism, landscape, coordination and other aspects.
In recent years, the construction of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt has achieved gratifying results.
At the opening ceremony, the "Beijing Grand Canal National Cultural Park Construction and Protection Plan", the construction achievements of the cultural and expo area of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt, the Grand Canal-themed literary works, 12 canal-themed boutique tourist routes and a hand-painted map of the Grand Canal were released, and the "Grand Canal" Part of the outstanding product achievements of the Canal Culture Innovation and Creative Design Competition.
As one of the initiators of the Grand Canal application for heritage, Zhu Bingren expressed his congratulations to the opening ceremony of the cultural festival through video.
During the cultural festival, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics and the Beijing Municipal Water Affairs Bureau jointly issued the "Beijing Water Conservancy Heritage List" and launched the "Strengthening Water Conservancy Heritage Protection and Utilization" initiative to the society.
At the same time, on October 16th, a "Water Conservancy Heritage and Urban Sustainable Development Forum" will be held in the Wanshou Temple on the bank of the Canal. In-depth discussions on relevant hot topics such as sustainable development.
It is worth mentioning that the "Cao Xueqin Site Identification Project in Beijing" was also launched on the forum site.
On the evening of the 9th, the 2021 Beijing (International) Canal Cultural Festival opened. The picture shows the 2021 Beijing (International) Canal Cultural Festival themed exhibition at the opening ceremony.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu
Internet celebrities check in to create a canal cultural consumption scene
The Millennium Canal not only nurtures the people on both sides of the strait, but the beautiful water scenery is also a good place for citizens to take pictures.
During the cultural festival, Beijing released 12 fine tourist routes along the Beijing section of the Grand Canal. The routes are distributed in District 7 along the Beijing section of the Grand Canal. The public can enjoy a full range of new tourism experiences during the tour, allowing the fine cultural tourist routes to lead the transformation of canal tourism. upgrade.
Based on the creation of the "net celebrity check-in site" along the Grand Canal (Beijing section) last year, during this year's cultural festival, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Heritage, together with the Municipal Party Committee Cyberspace Administration and other units, jointly created a "Great Canal" as the theme. The new route of "cultural heritage + internet celebrity check-in locations" explores, sorts out, and integrates the characteristic cultural tourism resources of the Grand Canal cultural belt, and uses various new media platforms to invite well-known big Vs to shoot and produce "visit the characteristic'net celebrity check-in locations" along the canal. The series of Vlog videos, together with the presentation and production of posters and long pictures, highlight the rich cultural heritage and fashion charm of the Grand Canal, and make the cultural consumption of the Canal become a symbol for the general public to demonstrate their individual characteristics and life philosophy.
"Light up" the canal to enhance people's sense of cultural gain and happiness
In order to make better use of the results of waterfront management along the Beijing section of the Grand Canal to serve the public's cultural life and promote canal cruises, during the cultural festival, various districts along the Grand Canal (Beijing section) launched various activities to "light up" the canal.
After the opening ceremony, the public opened the "Night Tour Mode" of the Grand Canal and carried out the "Canal Cruise/Art·Yunhe Experience Tour". The public took a cruise to visit some navigable sections of the North Canal and enjoy the beautiful scenery along the route.
Relying on the resources of the canal and the landscape space, Chaoyang District has launched the Liangma River navigation project, creating a "light boat night viewing Liangma River" tour experience that integrates cruises and consumption, and helps Beijing's night economic prosperity.
During the cultural festival, a series of activities with clear themes and various forms will be carried out successively, covering academic exchanges, exhibitions, literary creation, public participation and other aspects, such as the theme activity of theatrical performance-Peking Opera Symphony Suite "Beijing Grand Canal" "Fall in Love with the Grand Canal" concerts, etc., let the public feel the rich historical and cultural nourishment of the Grand Canal.
On the evening of the 9th, the 2021 Beijing (International) Canal Cultural Festival opened. The picture shows the 2021 Beijing (International) Canal Cultural Festival themed exhibition at the opening ceremony.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu
Infiltrate the spirit, looking for the guardian of the most beautiful cultural relics of the Grand Canal (Beijing section)
Over the years, the guardians of the Grand Canal have kept their original intentions and ingenuity, and worked diligently in their ordinary and great positions. They not only set an example for the cadres and employees of the cultural relics system in Beijing and the whole country, but also interpret the cultural heritage workers' inheritance and promotion of the excellent Chinese traditions. Culture, to promote the positive role played by the construction of the capital's national cultural center.
During the cultural festival, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics and the China Cultural Relics News Agency jointly launched the 2021 “Finding the Guardians of Beijing’s Most Beautiful Cultural Relics (The Grand Canal)” for the first time at the city level. The guardian of the most beautiful cultural relics on the paragraph) promotes the advanced deeds of the guardian and the unknown farming stories behind it, further enhances the awareness of cultural heritage protection in the whole society, forms a good atmosphere for the protection, inheritance and utilization of cultural heritage in the whole society, and helps to promote the whole country of Beijing Cultural center construction.
It is reported that the opening of the 2021 Beijing (International) Canal Cultural Festival is sponsored by the Beijing Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, China News Agency, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Heritage, Beijing Tongzhou District Committee and District Government, Beijing Municipal Commission of Cyberspace Affairs, Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Beijing Water Affairs Bureau, Organized by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau, Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and co-organized by China Cultural Relics Protection Foundation, China Academy of Art, China Cultural Relics Newspaper, and the Propaganda Departments of District Committees and Cultural Tourism Bureaus along the Grand Canal Cultural Belt .
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