Not long ago, I accompanied my children to see an exhibition at the National Museum, the theme is about the culture of the Grand Canal, it is said that this is the first time that the National Expo has comprehensively and systematically displayed the Grand Canal and its derived profound cultural heritage, many of which are exhibited for the first time.
The scene of the "Thousand Miles of Boats - Grand Canal Cultural Exhibition".
Picture | Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
The overseas edition of People's Daily also has a special article introducing this wonderful exhibition: "The National Expo Holds the Grand Canal Cultural Exhibition: Turning over the Poems of the Grand Canal Flowing for a Thousand Years".
The child was fascinated by it, gained a lot of knowledge, and even benefited a lot from the old mother.
In memory, when the Grand Canal is mentioned, what comes to mind is the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the history textbook "North to Zhuo County, South to Yuhang", and after watching this exhibition, I truly understand the depth and breadth of the Grand Canal culture.
A river, flowing for thousands of years, stretching for thousands of miles, connecting the north and south, crossing the ancient and modern, carrying countless prosperous scenes and moving stories.
The Grand Canal is not only a great water conservancy project that condenses the wisdom of Chinese, but also a humanistic and historical poem that lasts for more than two thousand years.
Knowing and understanding the Grand Canal is not only limited to the Grand Canal itself, but also contains profound connotations such as the history of the Chinese nation and the evolution of economy and culture in the past 2500 years.
In order to allow children to fully understand the great value of the canal, the China Cultural Heritage Research Institute and the united front-line original children's book team "Millais Children's Books" jointly created this gold medal work with great visual impact and knowledge content.
"Busy Grand Canal - Time Travel Through China" is the first magnificent work on the market to introduce the vicissitudes and influences of the Grand Canal to children over the millennium.
It is a young people's picture book that comprehensively describes the development process, coastal style and historical influence of China's Grand Canal with geographical coordinates as a reference, the Grand Canal application text as the model, and the ancient and modern comparison hand-drawn paintings as the content expression.
There is the ins and outs of the Grand Canal, from the Hangou in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Sui and Tang Grand Canals in the shape of the "Zigzag" excavated by the Sui Dynasty Emperor, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal opened by the Yuan Dynasty ancestors, and then to the Zhejiang East Grand Canal...
There are explanations of the principles of the more important water conservancy projects in various dynasties and periods, such as what was the earliest compound lock in China?
We often hear about the governor of Caoyun and the caozhou in the TV series, what is going on? Look at the complete demonstration of this shipping process, you will fully understand!
A separate spread page to introduce the whole process of Caoyun: collecting Cao grain (public grain) Loading Cao grain transportation through the banknote customs, collecting ship tax acceptance of Cao grain.
In addition, there are horizontal canal comparisons, vertical canal cognition, there is also the impact of the Grand Canal on the livelihood and life of the people at that time, and there are also people's transformation of the Grand Canal...
The book connects the 10 sections of the canal and the important cities along the route (23 canal cities) with comics, involving history, architecture, customs, technology, natural landscapes and other aspects.
There are the origin and development of the city, the important position and role in the canal, and the unique urban human history, customs and culture formed by the circulation of the canal.
"Why is Tianjin also called Tianjin Wei?"
What is the martial art of "Southern Fist and Northern Leg" and where did it originate?
What is the relationship between the custom of "walking the bridge" of the Lantern Festival in Hangzhou and the Grand Canal?
Why was The largest granary in ancient China, Han Jiacang, built in Luoyang?
What does the formation of "Peking Opera" have to do with the Grand Canal?
This knowledge is an interesting and comprehensive introduction to the vicissitudes and influences of china's Grand Canal over the past thousand years, and takes children to a comprehensive, in-depth and systematic understanding of the history and current situation of China's Grand Canal.
In addition to the books, a special gift has been added for the reader - a miniature volume of the Grand Canal that unfolds more than 3 meters long.
The long scroll is equipped with stickers, through the two games of "Caoyun Journey" and "Accompanying the Emperor to the South of the Jiangnan", to guide the Grand Canal to "paste" out, and the game is deliberately integrated into the common examination points related to the Grand Canal.
Illustrations can not only enable children to have a fuller understanding and memory of the Grand Canal, but also help them learn the knowledge they need.
1. From overview to detail
Give you a logical grand canal
This book is not only depicting the indispensable role of the Grand Canal in maintaining national unity, urban prosperity and people's livelihood throughout the ages, but also showing the appearance of all walks of life and the real life of the people at that time that were born, developed and constantly advancing with the times because of the Grand Canal.
The Grand Canal was founded in the Spring and Autumn Period of Hangou, by the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Sui and Tang Grand Canal and Zhejiang East Canal three parts, from the excavation to the present has a history of more than 2500 years, is the world's earliest excavation time, the longest flow distance, the largest scale of ancient canals.
The book can be described as "a journey to the canal on paper", and the main content is divided into three parts: the Sui-Tang Grand Canal in the shape of a "human", the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal from north to south, and the Zhejiang East Canal connecting the ocean.
The book provides a detailed introduction to the important cities through which these canals flow and the different characteristics of each section.
A city of 23 canals
In the city section, according to the degree of association with the canal, the most representative 23 cities are selected, starting from history, architecture, customs, culture and other aspects, comprehensively showing the relationship and influence between the canal and the city, the canal and people.
Let's take Tianjin as an example to see the specific content!
> in terms of historical knowledge: it tells the origin of the name of Tianjin City - "the land of Tianzi Jindu", from the Ming Dynasty's Battle of Jingnan to the modern history of China at the end of the Qing Dynasty, "a hundred years of China looking at Tianjin"——
> in terms of humanities, customs and culture: the legend of Mazu originated in the southeast coastal area, and it is precisely because of the prosperity of shipping and river transportation that the faith of Mazu has also been brought to Tianjin.
The humorous Tianjin dialect, how was "Te Que Er" formed?
The city embraced by the canal - Liaocheng, here is the northern starting point of the Grand Canal "cut and straightened" directly to Beijing project, the Ming and Qing Dynasties were very developed, the canal banknote pass, Chongwuyi large wharf, Zhoujiadian locks, etc. still show the city's former prosperity;
Liaocheng is also the birthplace of many literary stories, and the Jingyang Gang of "Wusong Fighting Tigers" is here; many of the stories in "Liaozhai Zhiyi" also happen here...
There are also Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou, Zhenjiang, these are known to many of us as the city of canals, if there is no canal, the prosperity of these ancient cities, cultural accumulation, will certainly be inferior to a lot of it ~ ~ ~
Officially divided into 10 sections of the Grand Canal
According to the 10 river sections officially divided by the canal, the river section section explains the characteristics of each river section and scientific and technological achievements in turn, so that children can understand.
These 10 river sections basically summarize the 10 most important canal sections since ancient times: the Tonghui River North Canal South Canal will pass through the middle river Huaiyang Canal Jiangnan Canal Weihe Tongji Canal Zhejiang East Canal.
Each section of the river starts from the overall summary, along the meandering river, explaining the excavation, treatment, and key water conservancy projects of this section of the river, so that children can understand the advanced water conservancy technology of ancient times, and can also truly understand the Grand Canal.
Taking the Huitong River as an example, a brief overview of the Huitong River is first given, and then the environment of the Huitong River is introduced, followed by what problems the ancients encountered in this environment, how to solve the problems, the evolution of these problems and the evolution of solutions;
This includes some outstanding introductions to water conservancy projects and the historical development of this section of the river, and finally to the current situation of the Huitong River.
For example, what is "cutting and straightening", and why "cutting and straightening"? What is "river reduction"? How did the ancients deal with problems such as canal siltation and breaches?
It can be said that through a brief explanation of a spread page, children can immediately have a clear and comprehensive understanding of this section of the river.
The analogy of water transport and Chinese and foreign canals