This year marks the 10th anniversary of the successful inscription of China's Grand Canal on the World Heritage List
The northern end of the Grand Canal World Heritage Site in China
Xicheng Shichahai
With the theme of "Longteng River End Sea Charm Millennium".
2024 Beijing Xicheng China Grand Canal World Heritage Site
"End of the River" series of cultural activities
Ended successfully
China's Grand Canal, which winds nearly 3,200 kilometers
It carries the long history and civilization of the Chinese nation
Engraved with countless cultural imprints
Provinces (municipalities directly under the central government) along the Grand Canal gathered in Beijing's Xicheng
In the "Huatian Cup" dragon boat race
Chopping the waves, struggling to hit the water
Share this feast of traditional folk culture
At the World Cultural Heritage Salon of the Grand Canal in China
Talk about cultural development and appreciate the beauty of the canal
Condensing the "end of the river" in Beijing's Xicheng
The academic recognition and social consensus of Xicheng cultural identity
In a concert on the "sea" at the end of the river
Take music as the medium and light as the pen
With the elegance of the country
Singing the chapter of prosperity......
The happiness of "the end of the river" "has connotation"
Shichahai in midsummer
The blue waves are rippling, and the green willows are like trees
When you have a cup of coffee in hand
Walk across the Wanning Bridge
Listen to the chirping of birds and watch the flowers bloom
The happiness of the "end of the river".
From the rich historical and cultural heritage of Xicheng District
Happiness "has connotation"
Xicheng District is the core bearing area of the national cultural center and the key area for the protection of famous historical and cultural cities, as the starting place of Beijing's construction of the city, Xicheng District carries the history of Beijing's founding of more than 3,000 years, more than 870 years of history, and is also the northern end of the World Heritage of China's Grand Canal, which winds for nearly 3,200 kilometers, and is the cultural context of "the source of the city, the beginning of the capital, and the end of the river".
There are 18 historical and cultural blocks (historical and cultural protection areas) in Xicheng District, accounting for 50.3% of the total area of 33 historical and cultural blocks in the old city of Beijing, with an area of 1327.4 hectares and 372 cultural relics protection units, including 44 national key cultural relics protection units.
"Ancient capital culture, red culture, Beijing culture, and innovative culture" are intertwined here, and modern civilization and traditional culture complement each other.
Touching history in Xicheng, empowering cultural relics and former residences of celebrities with cultural charm, the story of cultural relics is no longer shelved, but enters the lives of ordinary people and rejuvenates its new style.
The happiness of the "end of the river" is "vibrant"
When you are on the shore of Shicha Sea
Watch an exciting dragon boat race
In the cheering
Feel the charm of competitive sports
The happiness of the "end of the river".
From the brighter and brighter Xicheng health background
Happiness "Vitality"
Xicheng District has always adhered to the concept that health is the greatest happiness, and promoted the construction of a higher level of healthy Xicheng with the "big sports concept", and won the title of the first batch of "National Sports and Fitness Model Area" in the country.
Last year, the construction of the public service system of national fitness took a new step, digging deep into the space for sports activities, expanding the opening and sharing of sports venues, adding 39,000 square meters of sports venues, organizing 452 events of various events, and more than 500,000 people to participate, helping sports become a way of life for more citizens.
The happiness of the "end of the river" is "textured"
When you go deep into the alley
Listen to the neighbors
A new change in the old alley
The happiness of the "end of the river".
From the ever-improving quality of the city
Happiness "has a texture"
Shichahai, Dashilar and other neighborhoods were restored, Di'anmenwai Street and Old Gulou Street made a wonderful appearance, Xidan Renewal Field and Caixi Pian were rated as the first "Best Practices" of Beijing's urban renewal, Fayuansi Cultural Protection Zone project was awarded the Five Area Renewal Awards for China's Excellent Cases of Urban Renewal, and the Lanman Hutong and Mongolian and Tibetan School projects were awarded the "Best Practices" and "Excellent Projects" of Beijing's urban renewal......
In recent years, in strict accordance with the requirements of the new "General Plan" and "Core Area Control Regulations", Xicheng District has continuously strengthened planning guidance, promoted the overall protection of the old city and the protection and renewal of blocks, and continued to promote urban renewal to be deeper, more practical, brilliant and effective, and constantly "embroidered" the beauty of the city and polished the background color of happiness.
The happiness of the "end of the river" is "attractive"
When you're wearing a hanfu
Boating on the "sea".
Enjoy the quintessence of the country in the "birthplace of Peking Opera".
The happiness of the "end of the river".
From Xicheng District
The prosperity and development of cultural undertakings and cultural industries
Happiness "attractive"
Xicheng District continues to build a performing arts agglomeration area and a characteristic performing arts community, strengthens the construction of "performing arts city", "scholarly Xicheng" and "museum city", and blooms the charm of the old city in promoting cultural prosperity and development.
We will continue to polish six national cultural golden business cards, including "China (Beijing) Animation Week", "Birthplace of Peking Opera", "Birthplace of Cross Talk", "North End of Canal", "Musical Theatre Festival" and "Baoguo Temple Ancient Book Market".
We will make every effort to build the three national cultural parlors of "Baita Night Talk", "Xuannan Cultural Museum" and "Centennial Lilac Poetry Club" of Fayuan Temple, focusing on "Giant Port in the east, Maliandao in the west, pan-animation in the south, science and technology innovation nest in the north, and alliance chain" - the five major resource connections, ecological services and value incubation communities for the development of Xicheng's cultural industry, and constantly promote the integration and innovative development of the cultural industry, so that the rich fragrance of ancient rhyme will last forever in the land of Xicheng.
The happiness of the "end of the river" is "tasteful"
When you walk into the "first store" restaurant on the street
Take a break
Take a delicious journey on your tongue
The happiness of the "end of the river".
from the construction of the international consumption center city demonstration area
Happiness "tasteful"
With the "new dual-core consumption landmark" of Xidan-Financial Street and Dashilar-Beijing Fang as the main body, we will create an international high-end fashion business circle integrating fashion exchanges, digital consumption and financial business, and a Chinese-style life experience circle that condenses profound cultural heritage and reflects the integration of tradition and modernity.
Huguosi Street, Yangmeizhu Xiejie, Yandai Xiejie, Baitasi Palace Gate East and West Branch, Malian Road, and Dashilan West Street have been approved as municipal-level characteristic consumer blocks.
Shichahai-Di'anmen was selected as a landmark of "Night Beijing", which fully stimulated the vitality of night consumption. The expansion of digital consumption scenarios, the optimization of fashion consumption supply, the upgrading of cultural consumption vitality, the improvement of business consumption facilities, the improvement of service consumption quality, the reshaping of leisure consumption characteristics, the upgrading of convenient consumption networks, the quality of consumption environment leading, and the overall improvement of consumption supply and service quality.
Text: Gao Yusu
Image: Wen Zhao, Wang Ziyong, Liu Biao, Yu Hezhang, Jiang Hao, Wu Hui, Wang Qiong, New Media Section, Profile Picture Beijing Fintech Center
Proofreading: Hou Mingyue and Li Yiran
Editor-in-charge: Wang Zhao
Review: Yao Miaomiao
Issued by: Li Zhuo