China News Service, Beijing, September 23 (Reporter Ran Wenjuan) The 2020 China Grand Canal Cultural Belt Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue with the theme of "Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue on the Canal, Building and Sharing a New Future" was held in Beijing on the 23rd.

At the meeting, the event organizing committee issued the "Co-building and Sharing Grand Canal Culture Initiative".

The picture shows the night view of the Grand Canal Forest Park.

(Taken on January 10, 2020)

　　The proposal states that China's Grand Canal runs through the north and south, flowing over the vast land for more than 2,500 years. It embodies the great wisdom and courage of the Chinese people. It is a precious world cultural heritage and one of the most representative cultural icons of the Chinese nation.

The organizing committee issued a five-point proposal to the whole society.

　　1. Strengthen the protection of the canal.

The Grand Canal is a living heritage.

It is recommended to protect the Grand Canal, implement every foot and inch of the river, and maintain the vitality of the canal forever.

　　2. Inherit the canal culture.

There are more than 450 national intangible cultural heritage items along the Grand Canal.

It is proposed to gather forces from all walks of life, promote regional coordination, carry out cross-regional cooperation, and work together to build the Grand Canal cultural community and inherit the canal culture.

　　3. Make good use of the canal wealth.

Thousands of years of business has created the legend of the Chinese nation's water transport on the Grand Canal.

It is proposed to use the advantages of all parties to promote the dual-line development of cultural tourism and sustain the charm of the canal.

　　Fourth, promote international exchanges.

The success of the application, the value of China's Grand Canal has won worldwide attention.

It is proposed to promote China's Grand Canal to "go global" with a more open and inclusive attitude and increase its international influence.

　　5. Encourage the participation of all people.

The protection, inheritance, and utilization of the Grand Canal cannot do without mass participation.

It is recommended to do a good job in dissemination, innovative expression, and call on the whole people to participate in the joint construction of the Grand Canal, and to build a shared new future.

　　The proposal states that culture is prosperous and national luck is prosperous.

May every Chinese son and daughter work together to let the thousand-year cultural heritage continue to flow and the canal culture to survive, and let us wish the great luck of the nation and the prosperity of the motherland.

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