[Explanation] On October 18th, the "Millennium Canal Journey" and "Fall in Love with the Grand Canal" Chinese and foreign media gathering activities came to Zaozhuang, Shandong, to appreciate the canal style of Jiangbei Water Village.

Zaozhuang is the southern gate of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal from Su to Lu. When it comes to the Zaozhuang section of the Grand Canal, we have to mention the ancient city of Taierzhuang.

This "water and drought wharf" built near the water and prospered by the river has the most complete canal cultural heritage system on the Grand Canal-the 3-km-long ancient canal channel, which is called the "living canal".

　　[Explanation] In the ancient city of Taierzhuang, the relics of the Great War, the ancient city wall, the ancient wharf, and ancient buildings are eye-catching.

At the beginning of the reconstruction of Taierzhuang, the local area established the eight-character concept of "preserving the ancients, restoring the ancients, promoting the ancients, and using the ancients", developed on the basis of protection, integrated the canal culture into the tangible buildings, and made the ancient city "resurrected". vitality.

　　[Concurrent] Huang Xiaoli, Deputy General Manager of Taierzhuang Ancient City Tourism Group

　　The ancient city of Taierzhuang also organically integrates the canal culture and the war culture.

At present, it is mainly in accordance with the positioning of "the famous city of World War II, the ancient city of the canal, the ancient city of China, the water city, and the international slow city". The unique history and culture of the Grand Canal.

　　[Commentary] Ma Limei, President of Portuguese New International Culture Media, has lived abroad for many years and always pays attention to the lives of overseas Chinese groups.

In her opinion, if overseas Chinese media want to tell Chinese stories well, they need to come to China to experience it for themselves. This "Millennium Canal Journey" event provides an opportunity.

　　[Concurrent] Ma Limei, President of Portuguese New International Culture Media

　　The Grand Canal does make people feel that it is a "living canal."

Along this line, we may not have paid attention to their culture before, but now we really feel it (the Grand Canal) as a long-standing canal culture.

But for us overseas travelers, whether it is the canal or the Yellow River, it is our mother river.

　　[Explanation] In addition to the "shining" canal culture, Zaozhuang is also the hometown of Luban and Mozi and the hometown of the railway guerrillas.

At the Railway Guerrillas Memorial Hall, with the "railway guerrillas" as the core, the red genes are passed on from generation to generation by conducting red studies and holding red classrooms.

　　[Explanation] In order to protect, inherit, and make good use of the historical and cultural value of the Grand Canal, Liu Jizhong, the deputy mayor of Zaozhuang Municipal People’s Government, stated that Zaozhuang makes full use of the canal resources, combines environmental protection and cultural inheritance to create a canal city brand, and tap red culture and historical culture. Resources to enhance the economic and cultural influence of Zaozhuang.

　　[Concurrent] Liu Jizhong, Deputy Mayor of Zaozhuang Municipal People's Government

　　In recent years, Zaozhuang City has continuously strengthened the protection and development of the canal cultural heritage.

It is to use the reconstruction of the ancient city as the carrier to protect and inherit the culture of the canal.

We took several years to carefully restore and reconstruct the ancient city of Taierzhuang, which was destroyed in World War II.

We have left the ancient barge, ancient wharf, and ancient ship lock intact, so that the original canal water system framework can continue to function.

　　Report from Zhang Shun in Zaozhuang, Shandong

Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】