Grand Canal (China)

The Fourth Grand Canal Culture and Tourism Expo Opened; "The Encounter of the Silk Road and the Grand Canal" Brings an International Art Feast

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Thursday, September 22, 2022
Exhibition, Silk, Culture, Grand, Grand Canal (China), City, Integrated Innovation Institute, Tourism, History, Belt, Grand Canal, Silk Road, Water, China Wu Culture Expo Park, Innovation

SUZHOU, China, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fourth Grand Canal Culture and Tourism Expo is held in Suzhou on Sept 22.

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  • SUZHOU, China, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fourth Grand Canal Culture and Tourism Expo is held in Suzhou on Sept 22.
  • This year's Grand Canal Culture and Tourism Expo includes opening ceremony, theme performance, night tour on ancient canal, theme exhibition, theme forum, interactive activities, etc., which shows the "water charm" of the Grand Canal of China comprehensively, tells the story of the Grand Canal of China to the world, and shows the elegance of the canal in Jiangsu.
  • With the theme of the dialogue between "the Silk Road" and "Canal", Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism has fully mobilized international cultural and tourism resources and invited countries along "the Belt and Road" to participate in the China- Europe Art Exchange Exhibition held by the Grand Canal Culture and Tourism Expo.
  • Since 2019, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, based on the Grand Canal, has successfully held three Grand Canal Culture and Tourism Expos in Yangzhou, Wuxi and Suzhou with the theme of "Integration, Innovation and sharing".

CICG Asia-Pacific has Joined Hands with the Grand Canal Heritage Administration Office to Launch the Grand Canal Culture International Communication Co-Creation Program

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Thursday, June 23, 2022
People, Digital, Time, Economic development, Grand Canal, AR, Culture, Music, Publication, Cartoon, Program, Grand Canal (China), Grand, Tourism, History, Generation Z, Communication, VR, Multimedia, National Cycle Route 6, AI, Canal

Summary: The Grand Canal, which has been flowing like an epic on the vast land of China for more than 2,500 years, is one of the most representative cultural icons of the Chinese nation.

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  • Although the Grand Canal has lost some functions that it had in history, its historical and cultural significance even grows with the passage of time.
  • This time, CICG Asia-Pacific once again collaborated with the Grand Canal Heritage Administration Office to roll out the Grand Canal Culture International Communication Co-Creation Program, in hopes of further expanding the global influence of the Grand Canal culture and making it a name card of China in international communication.
  • First, it will publish a set of publications on the Grand Canal culture to introduce natural landscapes, historical legacies, and intangible cultural heritage along the Grand Canal.
  • Those exhibitions are expected to provide a visualized, interactive and immersive experience for visitors and make the Grand Canal culture touchable, sensible and understandable to more people.