2, the Red Flag Canal project in February 1960 to start, to the July 1969 branch canal supporting projects fully completed, which lasted nearly a decade. The project **** flattened 1,250 hills, erected 151 ferry tunnels, cut 211 tunnels, the construction of various buildings 12,408, digging and masonry up to 22.25 million cubic meters of soil and stone, the Red Flag Canal total length of 70.6 kilometers of the main trunk canal (Shanxi Shicheng Town ~ Henan Rencun town), the trunk canal branch distribution of the city's townships. According to calculations, such as these earth and stone barricades into a 2-meter-high, 3-meter-wide wall, which can run through the north and south of the motherland, bypassing Beijing, connecting Guangzhou with Harbin.
3.In October 2016, the Red Flag Canal was approved as a national 5A-level tourist attraction.
4.In January 2017, Hongqiqiu was included in the National Red Tourism Classic Scenic Spots List.In December 2017, it was selected as the first batch of the Ministry of Education's list of national study and practice education bases and camps for primary and middle school students.