The 40-kilometer-long Beijing Grand Canal was officially opened for tourism. Citizens and tourists can take a cruise to start a new water journey, enjoy the beauty of the canal and experience the charm of the canal culture.
Yesterday morning, the navigation ceremony of the Beijing section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was held at the Gan Tang Shiplock, and the 40-kilometer river course was opened for tourism.
Navigation ceremony shows canal culture
The navigation ceremony with canal cultural characteristics was held at Gan Tang Shiplock yesterday morning. The non-genetic inheritor of the canal bugle shows the intangible culture of the canal, and a song "The Boatman Bugle" brings the historical memory of ancient canal water transportation to the audience. The original poem recitation of the live performance praised the outstanding figures and deeds in navigation construction, and showed the style of the times of contemporary Beijing navigation builders. As the first group of tourists, the representative of party member boarded the cruise ship, waved the five-star red flag and sang "Without a productive party, there would be no new China" with the audience.
The navigation of the Beijing section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is divided into two steps. 20 19 10 3, Tongzhou section of the Grand Canal officially opened for tourism. Visitors can enjoy the scenery in the river from Beiguanmen to Gan Tang Gate at11.4km. After nearly three years of construction, the 28.7-kilometer-long river from Gan Tang Gate to the city boundary was opened for tourism yesterday. Since then, the two waterways have been officially connected, and citizens can take a cruise on this 40-kilometer-long river.
Three sightseeing routes have been identified.
Beijing Cultural Tourism Department is combining the construction of 5A-level cultural tourism scenic spot of Beijing (Tongzhou) Grand Canal to improve tourism products. In order to meet the needs of tourists getting on and off the ship and connecting traffic, Tongzhou District has built two temporary floating docks, namely, Rulin and Heyi, on the basis of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal 1 Pier, Pier 2, Cao Yun Pier and Liu Yin Pier, and in line with the cruise route setting of the operating company. At present, both terminals have been equipped with mobile toilets and temporary parking spaces.
Liu Zhenfeng, deputy director of Tongzhou District Water Affairs Bureau, said that according to the geographical location of the wharf and the surrounding conditions of the 40km waterway, three recent tour routes were determined according to the mode of "one short voyage and one long one night voyage" to meet the needs of the urban section of the canal, the classic scenery on both sides of the canal and the full experience of the Beijing section. The newly opened long line is a slow-moving mode, which can reach the Hehe Wharf. Display special products during the voyage, sell cultural and creative products of the Grand Canal, and provide catering.
In the next step, Tongzhou District will continue to improve the night lighting landscape of the bridge and promote the development of tourism resources and products. On the basis of comprehensive consideration of tourism resources, linkage of scenic spots and restoration of ancient post stations, cruise terminals will be added in stages on both sides of the canal to improve the surrounding ecological environment and provide new places for tourism and leisure for the general public.
Short-distance discount fare 75 yuan
Navigation of the Grand Canal is an important achievement of the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. At present, the Langfang section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the Beijing section are being piloted simultaneously. In June next year, tourists will realize their desire to go to Hebei by boat, realize the interconnection between Beijing and Hebei, and realize the interconnection between Beijing and Tianjin in the long run.
Song Jingjing, director of the customer service department of Jingyunwen, a cruise company, said that starting from tomorrow, citizens can buy tickets to take a boat. 60-minute short-distance line, starting from Pier 2, arriving at Cao Yun Pier, without stopping, with preferential fare in 75 yuan; The long route lasts for 400 minutes, from Pier 2 to Hehe Wharf, without stopping. Visitors can visit the new ship lock and other landscapes on the boat, with preferential fares 180 yuan, and provide meals; The night flight starts on June 28th and ends on July 4th, lasting for 60 minutes for one week.
The public can purchase tickets on the spot or log in to the official WeChat account of Canal Olympic Sports Park to make an appointment.
Create multiple firsts.
In order to ensure high-quality navigation, Beijing Water Affairs Bureau is responsible for the implementation of the comprehensive management project of the North Canal and the construction projects of Gan Tang Ship Lock and Yulinzhuang Ship Lock. Xue, director of Beijing Water Construction Management Affairs Center, said that during the construction process, the water department dredged the 28.7-kilometer main river channel from the Gan Tang lock of the North Canal to the city boundary, widened the river channel from140m to180m, raised the dike, and built a refuge platform, a waterfront river protection channel and a greenway at the top of the dike, and implemented landscape greening. At present, it is in the flood season, and the water department is improving the flood control and drainage standards of the North Canal, and at the same time fully ensuring navigation safety.
In terms of ship lock construction, in order to ensure the passage of cruise ships, the water department rebuilt Gan Tang Ship Lock and Yulinzhuang Ship Lock, and added ship locks on the riverside for cruise ships to pass. Gan Tang Shiplock and Yulinzhuang Shiplock are both double-line shiplocks, with up to 8 cruise ships in both directions, and the long-term passenger demand of 2.5 million passengers can be met through reasonable dispatching.
Jiao Tongmin, director of the waterway transportation management office of the Municipal Communications Commission, said that the navigation of the Grand Canal will create many new histories: the first waterway and shipping in Beijing; For the first time, the operation management of navigation structure, such as ship locks, appeared; Urban waterway transportation appeared for the first time; After connecting with Langfang section of Hebei Province next year, there will be inter-provincial waterway transportation for the first time.