-Xinhua Silk Road: World Forum of Canal Cities 2023 held in Yangzhou to promote heritage protection and green development of canal cities

BEIJING, Aug. 29, 2023/PRNewswire/ -- The 2023 World Forum of Canal Cities was recently held in Yangzhou, "the world's canal capital" located in east China's Jiangsu province.

With the theme "Protection of the heritage of Canal cities, ecological and low-carbon development", the forum attracted more than 600 national and foreign participants.

The forum aims not only to strengthen the protection of the cultural heritage of the Grand Canal and the environmental protection and ecological restoration of canal cities, but also to promote the integrated development of cultural and tourism sectors in canal cities.

Shao Hong, vice president of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), noted that this forum responds to the common challenges facing the economic development of canal cities in the current era, conforms to the common vision of canal cities and will surely inject new momentum to promote humanistic exchanges and cooperation and green and low-carbon development of canal cities in the world, and achieve common prosperity.

Xin Changxing, Party chief of Jiangsu Province, said the Grand Canal is an enduring cultural root nurturing Chinese civilization in the land of Jiangsu; the Grand Canal is an ecological green vein guiding Jiangsu's ecological civilization from concept to practice; the Grand Canal is a lively economic artery that actively promotes the high-quality development of the province.

Focusing on amplifying the brand effect of "the canal capital of the world", Yangzhou will strive to make the Yangzhou section of the Grand Canal add shine to China's Grand Canal and make new and greater contributions to the construction of the Grand Canal cultural belt. . and the national cultural park, Yangzhou Party chief Wang Jinjian told the forum.

In addition, the "Yangzhou Initiative" dedicated to enhancing heritage protection and promoting low-carbon and green development of canal cities in the world was introduced during the forum.

It was learned that about 54 projects worth more than 20 billion yuan (about 2.74 billion US dollars) were signed in the event subforum.

Enlace Original: https://en.imsilkroad.com/p/335831.html

Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2196553/1.jpg

View original content: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xinhua-silk-road-foro-mundial-de-ciudades-del-canal-2023-celebrado-en-yangzhou-301912879.html