On April 22, the Grand Canal Reading Action Plan Tongzhou Station was held at the Grand Canal Academy on the banks of the Grand Canal. Representatives of cities along the Grand Canal in Beijing, Yangzhou, Hangzhou and other places were connected on the spot, marking the official opening of the Grand Canal Reading Action Plan Reading City Relay Activity. The "China Grand Canal Reading Walking Handbook" was also released for the first time on the spot, and readers can complete their canal journey according to the "5 Strategies for Reading the Grand Canal" in the handbook.
For the first time, the "Grand Canal Reading Base" awarding activity was carried out
At the scene of the event, the well-known actor Jing Junwei recited the clip of canal writer Wang Zifu's new work "Caoyun Boat Gang", which instantly brought people back to the grand canal in their memories. Writer Xu Zechen's literary work "Going North" depicting the Grand Canal won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Award, and the fragments of the work were put on the stage for the first time, and the film and television actors, special actors, and Zhao Yong, played by Marshal He Long, reproduced the canal story in literary works.
It is worth mentioning that at the event on the same day, the "Grand Canal Reading Base" plaque was also awarded to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Academy. Located in the Grand Canal Forest Park in Tongzhou District, Beijing, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Academy is not only a bookstore, but also an excellent punch card with "canal culture".
In order to better promote the integration and sharing, vertical flow and cross-regional extension of reading resources in cities along the Grand Canal, this year's Grand Canal Reading Action Plan carried out the "Grand Canal Reading Base" awarding activity for the first time. Cities participating in the Grand Canal Reading City Relay will select reading spaces with canal cultural characteristics in various places for awarding.
Zhang Hua, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Tongzhou District Culture and Tourism Bureau, introduced, "We launched the Grand Canal Reading Base for the first time, aiming to provide policy support, activity space, cultural support and professional guidance for the dissemination of the Grand Canal culture in the public domain, so that people living along the Grand Canal can have a place to read the canal, have a space to display the canal, and have the opportunity to swim in the canal, so as to promote the normalization of the Reading Action of the Grand Canal." ”
In this regard, the Tongzhou District Bureau of Culture and Tourism also issued a proposal for the Grand Canal Reading Action Plan, calling on social forces and more resources to join the Grand Canal Reading Alliance, comprehensively promote exchanges and cooperation between cities along the Grand Canal in the field of reading for all, enhance interaction and connection between various places, and establish a long-term operation mechanism for the Grand Canal Reading Action Plan.
Handbook 5 strategies to help readers complete the canal journey
At the event of the day, the "China Grand Canal Reading walking handbook" was also released for the first time on the spot. In order to help more people who love the culture of the Grand Canal to participate in the action of reading the canal, the organizers specially planned and produced the "China Grand Canal Reading Walking Handbook". Readers can complete their own canal journey according to the "5 Strategies for Reading the Grand Canal" in the handbook, draw a study tent, and leave a unique memory of reading the canal.
It is understood that in order to continue to explore the cultural resources of the Grand Canal, the Grand Canal Reading Action Plan has further expanded the lineup of relay cities. Compared with previous years, the cities participating in the Grand Canal Reading City Relay reached a new high, with more than 30 cities participating. These cities will inherit and carry forward the cultural characteristics of their respective cities in the form of colorful activities, share the spirit of canal culture and humanistic stories, continue to excavate reading promoters who are committed to inheriting canal culture, and open up a number of reading bases with canal cultural characteristics.
In Beijing, since the end of March this year, Tongzhou District has carried out the "Reading the Grand Canal Together" street relay in 22 streets and townships under its jurisdiction, and has completed the relay in 9 streets and townships such as Yongledian Town, Wenjing Street, Xiji Town, Yongshun Town, and Lucheng Town.
The Tongzhou District Bureau of Culture and Tourism will continue to cultivate the Grand Canal Reading Promotion Volunteer Team, build the mass foundation of the Grand Canal Reading Action Plan, mobilize the masses to actively participate in the reading activities of the whole people, and also let the results of the Grand Canal Reading Action Plan benefit more citizens.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhang Enjie
Editor/Cui Wei