2021 Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue Opening Ceremony Photo by Wang Gang
Hangzhou, October 26 (Wang Yifei) Recently, the 2021 China Grand Canal Cultural Belt Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue (hereinafter referred to as the 2021 Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue) was successfully concluded in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. With the theme of "Millennium Canal Toward Common Prosperity", this year's dialogue held a "1+N" event, that is, an opening ceremony and main forum and a number of sub-activities, which integrate the release of political, industry, education and research results, expert discussions, cultural integration, art collection, cultural tourism promotion and equal to form a cultural feast of the Grand Canal.
Since 2019, the Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue has established a five-party cooperation mechanism composed of the Information Office of the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the Information Office of the People's Government of Zhejiang Province, the People's Government of Hangzhou Municipality, the China News Service, and the World Canal Historical and Cultural Cities Cooperation Organization (WCCO), which promotes the participation of all parties and all walks of life to form a general consensus on cooperation and joint construction of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt.
The reporter noted that on the basis of the "four major achievements" of the first Beijing-Hangzhou dialogue forming a "three good" (protecting, inheriting and making good use of the Grand Canal), a new mechanism for cooperation, disseminating new explorations, and building a new platform, and the second Beijing-Hangzhou dialogue has achieved a further expansion of the circle of friends, consensus in cognition, wonderful culture, landing of the industry, and dissemination of new highlights, the 2021 Beijing-Hangzhou dialogue has many new ideas and created many "firsts".
The mascot of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the mascot of the Hangzhou Asian Games "take a group photo in the same frame" at the Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou Wang Gang
For the first time, the Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue Chinese and Foreign Media Group conducted a collection of wind along the Grand Canal to tell the story of China's Grand Canal to the world.
On the eve of the opening of the 2021 Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue, Chinese and foreign media departed from the Grand Canal in Beijing, passed through Shandong, Jiangsu and other areas along the canal, arrived in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province to participate in the 2021 Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue, carried out the "Millennium Canal Thousand Miles" Chinese and foreign media collection activities, "Love the Grand Canal" all-media action, using various forms such as text maps, live broadcasts, short videos, etc., to make full use of new forms, new media, new platforms, to tell the story of China's Grand Canal to the world, and to show the world the style of the ancient canal in the new era. Help build the Grand Canal into a bright business card that showcases Chinese civilization, highlights cultural self-confidence, and shapes China's image.
For the first time, the international competition was included in the framework, and the first International Grand Canal Image Contest was successfully held.
During the 2021 Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue, the organizers held the award ceremony of the first International Grand Canal Image Contest. The competition set up Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other domestic divisions and Egypt, Panama and other foreign divisions, widely solicited works from people at home and abroad, covering the protection of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the cultural inheritance of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the development of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the world canal, etc., received a total of 6537 entries at home and abroad, realizing the original intention of allowing more people to understand, excavate, inherit and disseminate the cultural heritage of the canal.
2021 Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue Sub-Event - Charm Beijing Zhejiang Week Opening Ceremony Photo by Wang Gang
For the first time, Beijing Cultural Tourism carried out thematic cultural tourism promotion activities in domestic cities (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan).
From October 22nd to 24th, with the theme of "China's Canals, the World's Canals", Beijing Zhejiang Zhou opened at the Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou on the banks of the Grand Canal. The activity was carried out in the "1 + N" mode, that is, an opening ceremony and a number of series of theme activities, highlighting the construction achievements and cultural resources of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (Beijing section), and introducing Beijing's representative culture and art, Beijing flavor characteristics, and urban life vividly to the citizens of Hangzhou, so that the public could better understand Beijing, discover Beijing, and appreciate the capital style, ancient capital charm and era style of the city, which is the first time that Beijing as the capital has carried out thematic cultural tourism promotion activities in domestic cities (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan).
In the charm of Beijing Zhejiang Week activities, Beijing's Lao She Tea House has become a business card to convey the city's culture, and has a special "encounter" with Hangzhou's well-known Old Happy Tea House. In the old happy tea house, feel the distinctive tea culture of the north and south, enjoy the Beijing shadow puppet play, and become a unique experience brought by the Beijing-Hangzhou dialogue.
The 2021 Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue Sub-Event - The large-scale Peking Opera Symphony Suite "Beijing Grand Canal" was staged in Hangzhou, and 6 "Plum Blossom Award" winners performed on the same stage. Photo by Wang Gang
Beijing's large-scale Peking Opera symphony suite "Beijing Grand Canal" 6 plum blossoms gathered, the strongest lineup for the first time outside Beijing performance.
The large-scale Peking Opera Symphonic Suite "Beijing Grand Canal" from Beijing was staged at the Hangzhou Grand Theatre on October 22, the first stage art work focusing on the Beijing section of the Grand Canal, combining symphony and Peking Opera art. The performance of "Beijing Grand Canal" in Hangzhou, famous artists gathered, a total of 6 "Plum Blossom Award" winners on stage to perform, this is also the first time that Beijing has performed in Beijing with such a strong lineup. 6 "plum blossoms" - Du Zhenjie, Li Hongtu, Chi Xiaoqiu, Zhang Huifang, Zhang Xinyue, Yang Shaopeng performed on the same stage, telling the charm of art integration.
2021 Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue Sub-Event - Dayun and Ming - Closing Ceremony of the 2021 Grand Canal International Poetry Festival
Zhejiang Grand Canal Cultural Belt and National Cultural Park construction of important achievements - canal music park for the first time.
This year, the Canal Music Park in Gongshu District, Hangzhou, hosted the opening ceremony and main forum of the Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue, the cultural exhibition of "Millennium Canal Toward Common Prosperity", and the closing ceremony of the 2021 Grand Canal International Poetry Festival, which was the "debut" of its official opening. With the theme of "Cultural Exchange, Music Experience", the park building is inspired by canal boats, and uses steps and roofs to interact with the venue, providing an excellent platform for viewing the scenery along the canal. In the future, it will become a viewing platform for the public to enjoy the scenery along the canal, as well as a place for art, cultural exchanges and experiences, and a new cultural landmark of the Grand Canal (Hangzhou section).
Beijing Municipality and Hangzhou City signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the first time.
In the 2021 Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue, relevant cooperation around the construction of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt has borne fruit again. Among them, Tongzhou District of Beijing and Gongshu District of Hangzhou City signed a framework agreement on strategic cooperation in friendly urban areas with the Grand Canal as the media. This is the first time that the two urban areas have signed a strategic cooperation agreement.
The canal industrial heritage of Beijing and Hangzhou is the first time to bond.
Since the Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue was held, the two places have enhanced exchanges, mutual exchanges and common improvements, Hangzhou Canal Group and Beijing Cultural Resources Center have cooperated on the protection and utilization of old factories and jointly promoted the optimization and upgrading of cultural industries, and Hangzhou Wenguang Group and Beijing Capital Group have cooperated to promote Beijing-Hangzhou cultural exchanges and industrial development. In this year's event, the relevant cooperation has borne fruit again, Hangzhou Canal Group and Beijing Shougang Construction and Investment Co., Ltd. signed a cooperation agreement, and the Grand Canal Hangzhou Steel Park and Shougang Park have formed a friendship park to further promote cooperation between the two places.
2021 Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue Sub-Event - Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue Art Collection Wang Gang photo
For the first time, the top artists in Beijing and Hangzhou held a yaji dialogue at the Hangzhou Centennial Theater.
On October 23, as one of the important activities of the 2021 Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue, the Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue Art Collection was staged at the Ronghua Opera Park of Hangzhou Century-old Opera Stage. At the event, as a representative of writers and artists from Beijing and Hangzhou, Fan Di'an, president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, chairman of the China Artists Association, chairman of the Beijing Artists Association, and Chen Zhenlian, vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, vice president and secretary general of the Xiling Printing Society, launched the "Dialogue of Writers and Artists from the North and South of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal". Wang Ping, a national first-class actor of the China Commentary Theatre, Weng Jiahui, a national first-class actor of the Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre, Yang Kun, a national first-class actor of Zhejiang Jingkun Art Center, and Zhou Yujun, a national first-class actor of Hangzhou Yue Theatre, gathered at the canal to show the charm of Chinese opera and promote cultural exchanges between the north and the south.
The first live-action performance of jiangnan ancient canal, "Like a Dream on the Pond", appeared in the Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue.
Jiangnan Ancient Canal's first live-action performance", "Like a Dream on the Pond", made a stunning appearance in this Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue, telling the wonderful story of the Grand Canal (Hangzhou section). "Like a Dream on the Pond" is an immersive night tour IP carefully polished by Hangzhou Gongshu District in accordance with the 4A standard, and it is also a new business card for the integration of culture and tourism in the cultural industry of Hangzhou Grand Canal. The project presents the "Seven Transports and Thirteen Scenes" of ShangtangHe in the form of "marching performance and immersive performance", skillfully integrating technologies such as drama, film, visual arts, water special effects, and installation art, breaking through the traditional stage performance form, allowing the audience to enjoy a canal cultural feast.
Xu Hejian, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and director of the Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government, said in an interview with China News Agency that the 2021 Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue has a prominent theme, distinctive characteristics, rich content and fruitful results, which is an important platform for gathering, displaying and exchanging fruitful achievements and successful experiences in the construction of China's Grand Canal Cultural Belt, an important brand activity to promote the construction of Cities along The Grand Canal Cultural Belt of China and Hangzhou, Beijing and Zhejiang, and the Grand Canal, and is a brand activity to promote the world's canal cultural exchanges, integration, learning and sharing.
Ou Xiaoli, director of the Social Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, also said in the 2021 Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue that at present, all departments and localities are accelerating the solid implementation of relevant construction tasks, and comprehensive benefits are gradually emerging. It is hoped that Beijing Municipality and Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, can integrate resources, innovate methods and methods, strengthen brand building with the "Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue of China's Grand Canal Cultural Belt", jointly promote the cultural innovation and creative transformation carried by the Grand Canal, and explore innovative models for the protection, inheritance, utilization and construction of national cultural parks of the Grand Canal, and export successful experience. Promote common prosperity in high-quality development and better meet the needs of the people for a better life.
It is reported that the 2021 Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue is co-sponsored by the Information Office of the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the Information Office of the People's Government of Zhejiang Province, the People's Government of Hangzhou Municipality, the China News Service, and the World Canal Historical and Cultural Cities Cooperation Organization (WCCO), and is hosted by the Information Office of the Hangzhou Municipal People's Government, the Hangzhou Canal Group, the Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Gardens and Cultural Relics, the Zhejiang Branch of China News Service, the Gongshu District People's Government, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the China News Photo Network, and the Beijing Monthly News Magazine. (End)
Source: China News Network