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A Thousand Mile Journey through the Canal: Flowing Cultural Heritage with Endless Fireworks

2024-04-29   

The Grand Canal is a national cultural landmark of China and a world cultural heritage site. Recently, reporters participated in the "Cultural China Tour" interview activity organized by the Central Propaganda Department. They traveled south along the Grand Canal, from Yangzhou in Jiangsu to Suzhou, and then to Huzhou in Zhejiang, Hangzhou, and Shaoxing. With a thousand miles of "luck", they saw the revitalization of traditional culture and contemporary values in the ancient towns and streets along the canal, and also felt the "authentic" fireworks of Jiangnan. The picture shows a water wedding in Anchang Ancient Town, Shaoxing, Zhejiang. Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province is located at the intersection of the Grand Canal and the Yangtze River. Walking into the historic and cultural district of Dongguan, the bustling atmosphere of the city is intertwined with artistic atmosphere. The Winter Rongyuan Small Theater located at the entrance is filled with cheers, and the exciting stick puppet show is being performed. Tourists can drink tea and watch movies here, experiencing the traditional slow life of Yangzhou. Xu Guobing, member of the Party Committee of Yangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, and deputy director of the Cultural Relics Bureau, introduced that Yangzhou used the national key cultural relics protection unit, Wang Lumen, to build an exhibition hall of open Grand Canal salt merchants' culture, and used the national protection unit, Lu's salt merchants' residence, to build a Huaiyang Cuisine Cuisine Museum, to integrate the canal culture into regional culture and urban construction, so that "cultural relics come alive", so that they can be used in protection, protected in use, and the protection of cultural relics can benefit people's livelihood. The Hanshan Temple outside the city of Gusu, with the sound of the clock reaching the passenger ship at midnight, bears the collective memory of the Chinese people on the passenger ship on the canal. In the ancient town of Tongli in Suzhou, the integration of cultural relics protection and tourism industry, the revitalization and utilization of the former site of the Tuisiyuan Lize Women's School, a world cultural heritage site, the opening of a celebrity life exhibition in Chen Qubing's former residence, and the opening of homestays, cafes, and tea rooms in ancient buildings have attracted tourists from home and abroad, allowing the culture of the ancient town to not only retain people but also benefit them. In Nanxun Ancient Town, Huzhou, Zhejiang, the introduction of MuseumMore Global Museum Cultural Experience Store, Bund No. 5, Star Zero Boundary and other "first stores" characterized by novelty, scarcity, and self generated traffic has created a new cultural and tourism scene, stimulating new consumption momentum. The Bund No. 5 coffee shop, which opened in August last year, transformed the Nanxun Grain Station, a cultural relic protection unit in Huzhou City, into a magical world. The appearance of the granary was preserved, and the decoration was in line with the requirements of "cultural relic revitalization", incorporating the decoration and display of the former residence of Zhang Shiming, a national protection unit, and the magical elements favored by young people, making this first shop full of attraction. Shan Jixiang, President of the Chinese Cultural Relics Society, said that the protection and utilization of cultural heritage are not the purpose, and inheritance is the purpose. The ancient town of Xitang in Jiashan, Zhejiang has its own inheritance ideas. Based on Hanfu culture, since 2013, the "Xitang Hanfu Culture Week" has been held annually, forming a new pattern of integrated development of intangible cultural heritage experience, tourism photography, catering and bars, cultural homestays, and other formats. The water of spring and autumn, the towns of Tang and Song dynasties, the buildings of Ming and Qing dynasties, and modern people stroll through the lively poetry and painting of Jiangnan. Many tourists wear various Hanfu and take photos by the ancient bridge bank, where traditional costumes complement the style of the ancient town. Nowadays, Chinese and foreign tourists dressed in Hanfu travel to Xitang in the same robe, which has become a daily routine in this millennium old town. In Xitang, the reporter met Yemeni businessman Nabil, who happened to be with his wife

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