【Commentary】The Grand Canal Source Site Park, located in Changping District, Beijing, will open on April 4. On April 8, the reporter entered the park in advance.
【Commentary】At the Nine Dragon Pond, the site of Baifu Spring in the park, nine exquisite dragon heads are carved, and trickling spring water flows out of the dragon's mouth, reproducing the beauty of "Longquan gargling jade" in the Ming and Qing dynasties. According to experts, Baifu Spring can be traced back to the northernmost starting point of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the Yuan Dynasty.
【During the same period】Xing Jun, former director of Beijing Changping District Museum
Through some of his field interviews (visits), Guo Shoujing, a scientist of the Yuan Dynasty, found the source of Baifu Spring, turned this water along the Changping terrain to the west and south, and also incorporated the springs along the way, and then introduced this water into the pond, forming such a water source of the Tonghui River, so that the Tonghui River could transport grain by boat. Therefore, Changping Baifu Spring is used as the northernmost source of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the Yuan Dynasty.
【Explanation】As an important node of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt, the Grand Canal Source Site Park takes the historical and cultural heritage of Baifuquan as the keynote, connects the landscape nodes such as "Long Flow Huize", "Longquan Shuyu" and "Landscape and Water Qingyin", and integrates with Changping New City Riverside Forest Park to form a beautiful scenery reflecting mountains and rivers.
【During the same period】Wu Zhenping, deputy general manager of Changping Cultural Tourism Group
The first phase of the project includes three landscapes, one is the Dulong King Temple, one is the Longquan Temple, and the Baifuquan Ruins. Through the protective repair of historical relics such as the Dragon King Temple, the historical and cultural landscapes such as "Longquan Shuyu" are reproduced, and its historical and cultural value as the water source at the northern end of the Grand Canal in the Yuan Dynasty, the classic masterpiece of ancient Chinese water conservancy engineering, and an important carrier of prayer for rain folk culture are excavated, and a landmark public cultural area at the source of the Grand Canal water is built.
【Commentary】In the future, the park will continue to develop practical activities such as research courses and public welfare lectures, and regularly hold reading clubs, forums, salons and "Canal Source White Floating Rhyme" themed activities, create "Canal Source" cultural IP, spread canal culture, and tell canal stories well.
【During the same period】Wu Zhenping, deputy general manager of Changping Cultural Tourism Group
Develop and design some cultural and creative products, including such a bookmark, ruler, puzzle, mouse pad, including refrigerator stickers of "Long Xing Good Luck", which is a series. Baifu Spring, Dulongwang Temple, Archway, and Longquan Temple are the four landscapes of our first phase project. In addition, we have connected research institutions in 35 cities along the canal, and we have now established a database of experts on the culture of the Grand Canal.
Reporting by reporters Lang Jiahui and Xu Jing from Beijing
Responsible Editor: [Lu Yan]