Starting from the Jiangdu Water Conservancy Hub located in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, the first phase of the East Line of the South to North Water Diversion Project celebrated its 10th anniversary of water supply in November, and the Millennium Canal was given a new look. The Grand Canal, which runs through the five major water systems in the north and south, and flows through eight provinces and cities, was once a major artery connecting the economy of the north and south. It still plays important functions such as transportation, irrigation, flood control, and the South to North Water Diversion. The Grand Canal culture is an important component of China's excellent traditional culture, and efforts should be made to protect, inherit, and utilize it, so that the ancient Grand Canal can shine with a new style of the times. The water veins connect with the cultural veins, and the great river nourishes the people. A reporter from Xinhua News Agency recently interviewed and saw that the green ecology on both sides of the canal has been woven tightly, and the brilliant culture has been awakened. The development of towns along the canal has accelerated, giving the Grand Canal new vitality and vitality. 【 Practice Case 】 The culture in the ancient town is "rejuvenated". Cargo ships bring salt and grain, while cargo ships carry gold and silver. Tianjin Wei, located at the foot of the Nine Rivers, has feng shui on board... "The water waves of the Grand Canal carry folk songs, telling the prosperous history of Tianjin's water transportation. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, due to the development of water transportation, the waterway of the Grand Canal became a "painting road". Southern painters, paper, and watercolors traveled north, and the delicate brushstrokes, symbolizing auspiciousness, were sold throughout the country. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the transportation of water in Tianjin was interrupted, and the Yangliu Qingmu New Year paintings began to decline. In the continuous war, some precious woodblocks were lost, and the art of New Year paintings was on the brink of extinction. A view of Yangliuqing Ancient Town, Xiqing District, Tianjin. Born on the banks of the Dayun River, Huo Qingshun, a representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project Yangliu Qingmu New Year painting, remembers the hardships of the older generation of young painters and also witnesses the cultural "rejuvenation" of Yangliuqing Ancient Town in Tianjin. With Tianjin vigorously exploring, inheriting, and promoting the Grand Canal culture, the "Yangliu Youth Painting Revitalization Project" has been launched. Under the guidance of the government, the New Year painting craftsmen in the ancient town have also joined hands with teachers and students from Tianjin Normal University to explore the cultivation mode of New Year painting art talents and the inheritance and promotion of intangible cultural heritage. A group of applied, composite, and innovative intangible cultural heritage talents are growing. Huo Qingshun has collaborated with local New Year painters in recent years to innovate and keep New Year paintings up-to-date. Nowadays, Yangliu Qingmu New Year paintings have become a new cultural "IP" and industry, and new institutions such as New Year picture production experience halls have attracted many young people to visit, study, and experience. Tourists are visiting the Yangliuqing Folk Culture Museum in Xiqing District, Tianjin. (Photographed by Song Rui, a journalist from Xinhua News Agency) It is not only Yang Liuqing, but also the thriving canal culture along the Grand Canal, gathering numerous cultural resources. In Yangzhou, Jiangsu, the first "national name" canal themed museum has become a new cultural carrier for the canal. This museum utilizes technological means such as 5G and VR to showcase the history and culture of the Grand Canal in a comprehensive manner throughout the entire basin, throughout the entire time period. Throughout this "encyclopedia" of the Grand Canal in China, visitors can feel the river profile of the ancient canal and the antique canal streets, standing in a digital immersive experience
Edit：Ling Xiaotong Responsible editor：Li Yi
Source：XinhuaNet
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