[Commentary] October 20th, hosted by the Press Office of the Beijing Municipal People’s Government, the Press Office of the Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government, Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government, China News Service, World Canal Historical and Cultural City Cooperation Organization, Yangzhou Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, China News Picture Network , China News Agency Jiangsu Branch hosted the "Millennium Canal Traveling Thousand Miles-Chinese and Foreign Media Collecting Groups Checking in Yangzhou" event was held in Yangzhou.
[Commentary] Starting from Beijing all the way to the south, more than 30 media reporters from home and abroad traveled thousands of miles and arrived at the Sanwan Scenic Area of the Yangzhou Canal on the same day, marking the "origin" of the Grand Canal 2500 years ago.
According to "Zuo Zhuan" records, in 486 BC, King Wu Chai dug the first shovel soil in Hangou, and Emperor Yang of Sui dug the North-South Grand Canal on the basis of Hangou.
The long and winding waterways are the main waterways used by literati, inkmen, wealthy merchants and monks to enter Yangzhou.
In the 25th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, in order to solve the problem of water transportation and transportation, according to the idea of "three bays to one dam", the original more than 100-meter-long river course was changed to 1.7 kilometers after being bent to form the three bays of the canal. This is also a well-known water conservancy project in ancient times. .
Since 2014, Yangzhou City has begun to promote the renovation of the Sanwan area in accordance with the requirements of “ecological restoration and urban repair”, and has successively completed the demolition of 25 factories and 88 enterprises, carried out river dredging, greening construction, and promoted the protection and restoration of the Sanwan wetland.
After more than three years of construction, Sanwan Ecological and Cultural Park was officially opened to the public in September 2017 and was rated as a national 4A tourist attraction in December 2018.
Today, the ecologically restored Yangzhou Canal Sanwan Park is like a dazzling green pearl inlaid on the canal.
The ancient canal winds and flows, and the park is lined with trees.
[Concurrent] Yin Man, China-Arab Satellite TV reporter
This is my first time in Yangzhou. I really think Yangzhou is a good place. It's so beautiful. It's a big place with plenty of water. It's a place suitable for traveling.
[Explanation] On the east side of the Sanwan Ecological and Cultural Park, an urban bookstore adds a touch of book fragrance to it.
[Concurrent] Wang Wei, English Editor of China Daily
Because I usually like to read books, I have been to many bookstores, but I am a northerner, and it is my first time to read a book in a bookstore by the river. I think the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal itself has a very deep cultural heritage. Reading next to the river in the background must also be a very enjoyable thing, very pleasant!
[Concurrent] Zhang Jie, Deputy Director of Yangzhou City Library Office
The Sanwan City Study is built on our ancient canal river. The overall style is simple and primitive. The walls are made of scrap fishing boats on the ancient canal. It is environmentally friendly and also decorates our beautiful study. space.
The study is free for all readers (provided) throughout the country.
[Explanation] Looking around, a red landscape bridge like a paper-cut garland spans the ancient canal.
This is a landscape bridge across the ancient canal-a silhouette bridge. It draws on the intangible cultural heritage-Yangzhou's paper-cutting art and lacquer craftsmanship. It uses modern materials and craftsmanship ingeniously to express the beauty of intangible heritage.
Walking down from the silhouette bridge, you can reach a new landmark of the canal-Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum.
Viewed from the air, the museum adopts the shape of a giant ship with sail elements and is "stationed" on the bank of the Sanwan Ancient Canal in Yangzhou.
Members of the interview team checked in and took photos, leaving the most beautiful silhouettes at the "origin" of the canal.
[Explanation] In the event of the day, Yangzhou Puppets and Yangzhou Tanci were performed wonderfully.
According to Zhou Shan, an actor of the Yangzhou Puppet Theater, the traditional puppet show, singing, speaking and playing, is performed by the actor alone. With the advancement of technology, there is gradually recording, but there are also more innovative forms of performance, which is " The puppets are on the same stage".
[Concurrent] On-site
[Concurrent] Zhou Shan, a puppeteer from Yangzhou
The characteristic of Yangzhou puppets is the stick head puppet. You see, we hold the crown of life (Yangzhou puppet) with our right hand. It is the crown of life (Yangzhou puppet). We control its (Yangzhou puppet) head and body. Human hands control the right and left hands of it (Yangzhou puppets), hello everyone!
Hello!
Yangzhou is a good place.
[Commentary] It is reported that the interview team will continue to the south of Hangzhou after checking the "origin" of the canal 2500 years ago in Yangzhou, and participate in the 2021 China Grand Canal Cultural Belt "Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue", telling the story of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal with lens and text, and spreading China to the outside world. The Grand Canal culture.
Shen Yishan Zhang Chuanming Ge Yong reports from Yangzhou, Jiangsu
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】