On November 26th, the Hangzhou Liaison Group, a member of the Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, conducted a collective inspection and research on the construction of the Grand Canal National Cultural Park. Pan Jiawei, Chairman of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and convener of the Hangzhou Liaison Group, led the team, with the participation of city leaders Chen Xinhua, Hu Wei, Ye Jianming, and Feng Renqiang.
The delegation came to Gongshu District to investigate the construction of the Grand Canal Hanggang Industrial Park, waterfront public space, cultural park and other projects. At the symposium, Gongshu District and Shiyunhe Group introduced relevant information. The committee members believe that in recent years, in accordance with the national, provincial, and municipal plans for the protection, inheritance, and utilization of the Grand Canal culture, as well as the construction plan of the National Cultural Park, Hangzhou has actively implemented six major projects, including the active inheritance of heritage and the deep integration of culture and tourism. Ten iconic projects have been constructed, including the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal Museum and the comprehensive preservation of Hangzhou Steel’s old site, creating a cultural brand of the Hangzhou Canal and reshaping the waterfront landscape on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, The construction of the Hangzhou Grand Canal National Cultural Park has initially presented a beautiful image. The committee members also put forward opinions and suggestions on continuously expanding the cultural influence of the canal, improving the living ecological environment, and building an innovation and entrepreneurship platform.
We should be good at taking advantage of time, opportunities, and resources, make good use of major opportunities such as the Hangzhou Asian Games, adhere to the “trinity” of protection, inheritance, and utilization, prioritize culture, coordinate and promote, accelerate the construction of a number of landmark projects and boutique projects, and strive to create a model area for the construction of the Grand Canal National Cultural Park. The construction of the Grand Canal National Cultural Park should focus on people first, drive the continuous improvement of the urban living environment, promote the Common prosperity of urban and rural residents, constantly enhance the people’s sense of gain and happiness, and carefully build the “people’s canal” and “tourists’ canal”. We must adhere to an international perspective, deepen the excavation and inheritance of cultural heritage, promote the display and dissemination of the Grand Canal culture, continuously polish the gold lettered signboard of world cultural heritage, and make the Hangzhou Grand Canal National Cultural Park an important window to showcase the influence, cohesion, and appeal of Chinese civilization. (Reporter He Qufei)