The canal has been flowing for thousands of years, and Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is not only the river of Hangzhou's growth and growth, but also the lifeblood of Hangzhou's prosperity and development. Located on the thousand-year-old canal in Hangzhou, the "Taste of Song Yun - Canal Qiantang River Tour" route, and the "Gongchen Invitation Moon" ship are the first batch of 50 pilot waterway tourist passenger boutique routes in China, and the only selected project in Hangzhou.
Recently, this boutique route has a "new way to play" - buy a "canal one-day pass" ticket, you can "swim" the classic canal tour line on the same day, and take unlimited boats at Wulinmen Wharf, Xiangji Temple Wharf, Xiaohe Park Wharf, and Native Product Wharf to experience the new gameplay of water and land linkage.
On April 18, the reporter also set off from the new Wulinmen Wharf and boarded the "Gongchen Invitation Moon" cruise ship to experience it. As a multi-functional, high-performance modern cruise ship, the "Gongchen Invitation Moon" has a novel and atmospheric appearance, a wide internal venue, and perfect facilities such as leisure and catering.
The cruise ship slowly sails on the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, and through the "big" glass windows, the beautiful natural landscapes and historical buildings on both sides of the canal can be seen in a picturesque way.
Walk to the Xiangji Temple Wharf (Fayu Archway), disembark from the boat, stroll in the Dadou Road Historical and Cultural District, feel the thousand-year-old cultural history and regional folk customs of the Hangzhou Grand Canal, and taste LAN'COFFEE, Miao Daigo (vegetarian) and other delicacies, and check in freely. When you are tired of shopping, you can go back to Xiangji Temple Pier to take a boat, continue to the souvenir pier (Gongchen Bridge) or return to Wulinmen Pier.
"Since 2021, we have started to create high-quality routes, and we have upgraded our cruise products/routes every year, such as introducing a batch of new ships in 2022, enriching night tour products in 2023, and increasing the guzheng performances, cultural and creative content on board. Han Jun, head of the canal cruise branch of Hangzhou Water and Land Transportation Development Group, told reporters.
With the opening of Xiaohe Park and the use of Xiaohe Park Wharf, the "Canal One-Day Pass" has been enriched and improved, forming the operation effect of the ring line. "Many tourists who come to Hangzhou are no longer limited to a single boat ride or a visit to one neighborhood, but now connect three historical and cultural districts by boat, which are also popular CityWalk attractions, and the half-day tour route for tourists has become rich and smooth. Han Jun said that after the launch of the line, it was very popular with young tourists, and three to four hundred packages were sold a day during holidays.
The "Canal One-Day Pass" runs between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., and on weekends and holidays, there is a boat every 20-30 minutes from Wulinmen Wharf and Souvenir Wharf. Departures are more spaced around 1.5 hours on weekdays.
Yu Lingfeng, Director of the Shipping Department of Hangzhou Highway and Port and Shipping Management Service Center, introduced that based on the "Taste Song Yun - Canal Qiantang River Tour" route, in recent years, Hangzhou Transportation has guided more waterway routes along both sides of the three rivers to upgrade and upgrade, promote the integrated development of waterway passenger transport and tourism, and improve the quality of waterway passenger transport services. For example, in 2023, the provincial-level boutique route "Dream Lion City - Crossing Qiandao Lake" will be launched, and in 2024, the provincial-level boutique route "Poetry and Painting Fuchun River and Fuchun Mountain Residence Real Scene Tour" will be fully built. In the future, we will also cultivate more high-quality transportation products based on various high-quality routes, and integrate popular elements that meet the needs of passengers, so that tourists and friends can get a better travel experience.
Editor|Lin Weifan
Process Editor|Chen Shang
Reporter|Cui Yigang Correspondent|Li Qing
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