China News Service, Hangzhou, February 26th (Wang title) How to protect, inherit and make good use of the Grand Canal?

On February 26, the reporter learned that in the "Hangzhou Grand Canal Cultural Protection, Inheritance and Utilization and National Cultural Park Construction Plan" (hereinafter referred to as the "Construction Plan") issued by Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, how to coordinate the protection and inheritance of the Grand Canal culture in Hangzhou with high quality. Utilize the planning, including the construction of Hangzhou-Suzhou, Hangzhou-Wuxi and other Grand Canal inland river cruise lines.

　　As the world's largest, longest and longest-running canal, as well as a living world cultural heritage, the Grand Canal of China is known as the spiritual home of the Chinese nation.

At present, China is actively promoting the construction of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt and the Grand Canal National Cultural Park.

The 2021 China Grand Canal Cultural Belt Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue Series was held on the banks of the Hangzhou Grand Canal.

Photo by Wang Gang

　　Standing at the new starting point of the construction of the Grand Canal National Cultural Park, the "Construction Plan" has carried out systematic planning in terms of construction goals, spatial pattern, functional divisions, major projects, safeguard measures, etc., aiming to promote the scientific protection and inheritance of the Grand Canal culture from generation to generation. , rational use, and organic integration, providing strong spiritual support for Hangzhou to strive to become an example of Zhejiang’s high-quality development and construction of a demonstration area for common prosperity.

　　It is reported that the construction scope of Hangzhou Grand Canal National Cultural Park is Shangcheng District, Gongshu District, Xihu District, Binjiang District, Xiaoshan District, Yuhang District, Linping District and other 7 urban areas along the Grand Canal.

Hangzhou section of China's Grand Canal.

Photo by Xu Jun

　　The construction period is from 2022 to 2025, of which the basic completion stage will be by the end of 2023; the optimized development stage will be by the end of 2025. Within the scope of the Grand Canal Cultural Park, the protection of various cultural heritage resources will be fully covered, and the hierarchical and classified display system will be basically form.

　　It is worth noting that the Grand Canal National Cultural Park will focus on the construction, control and protection and themed exhibitions based on the overall layout of cultural relics and cultural resources, differences in endowments, the surrounding living environment, natural conditions, supporting facilities, etc., combined with national land space planning. There are four types of functional areas, including cultural and tourism integration, and traditional utilization, to clarify the focus of differentiated construction and protection, and to create an entity of Hangzhou Grand Canal National Cultural Park.

　　Among them, the theme exhibition area is composed of a series of public cultural spaces with distinct themes, clear connotations, clear boundaries and complete functions, including core exhibition gardens, centralized exhibition belts, and characteristic exhibition points.

　　The cultural and tourism integration area is composed of the theme exhibition area and its surrounding historical culture, natural ecology, and modern cultural and tourism high-quality resources.

　　In order to provide citizens and tourists with a better Grand Canal cultural tourism experience, Hangzhou will take the Grand Canal culture as the core and the tour line as the carrier to connect the scenic spots along the canal, and create a number of classic cultural tourism routes of the canal, such as the upper water line and the upper shore line. Lines, theme cruise lines, and Hangzhou-Suzhou, Hangzhou-Wuxi and other inter-provincial river cruise lines.

　　It is worth mentioning that, in order to solidly promote the construction of the Grand Canal National Cultural Park, Hangzhou will also focus on building a museum including the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Museum, the Grand Canal Future Art Technology Center, the comprehensive protection project of the old site of the Grand Canal Hanggang Industrial Site, the Canal Digital Twin Platform, the Grand Canal Ten iconic projects including the Canal Asian Games Park, the Grand Canal Waterfront Public Space, the Ten Canal Historic District, the Xiaohe Park, the Central Landscape Avenue in the North of Dacheng, and the Second Passage of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal.

　　It is understood that the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Museum project has started construction in December 2020, and it is planned to be completed and put into trial operation by the end of 2024.

The Grand Canal waterfront public space has a total length of about 23 kilometers and a total investment of about 1.9 billion yuan. The project is based on the coast of the Grand Canal and its tributaries. After completion, it can meet the needs of citizens and tourists for sightseeing, leisure, experience, running, cycling, etc. need.

Other iconic projects are also under construction.

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