自公元前486年吳王夫差開鑿邗溝開始，大運河跨越了2500余年歷史。它是以物態(tài)文化創(chuàng)造出的流動的歷史，是人類追求文明、創(chuàng)造財富、推動社會發(fā)展的象征。

大運河雖沒有長江的豪邁，也沒有黃河的偉岸，但它作為中華民族最具代表性的文化標(biāo)識之一，具有獨特的精神內(nèi)核與歷史文化價值，被稱為中國人的“父親河”。

悠悠運河，流淌千年，融通古今。大運河是祖先留給我們的寶貴遺產(chǎn)，如何“保護(hù)好、傳承好、利用好”大運河，正成為當(dāng)下中國的重要課題。2019年2月，《大運河文化保護(hù)傳承利用規(guī)劃綱要》頒發(fā)，同年，首屆“中國大運河文化帶京杭對話”舉行，北京、杭州兩地共同推動運河沿線城市結(jié)成生態(tài)共同體，讓運河文化在傳承中保持活性、在融合中增添活力。

京杭相牽，更為突出地展示了大運河文化帶建設(shè)的豐富成就，努力推動著大運河的共建共享，對于帶動運河沿線城市發(fā)展、推動中國大運河文化帶建設(shè)具有積極意義。

今年的中國大運河文化帶京杭對話主體活動將于10月21日至23日在杭州舉行，屆時一場多地、多點、多方聯(lián)動參與運河保護(hù)傳承利用的共同行動再興高潮。

Beijing and Hangzhou on the Grand Canal：

A Thousand-Year Dialogue

From its birth in 486 BC to the end of the Qing dynasty （1616-1911）， then fast forward right to the present moment， the Grand Canal has spanned over 2，500 years. It is a living history of human civilization， and it is a symbol of mankinds aspiration for civilization， creation of wealth and promotion of social development.

Although it may not be as august as the Yangtze River， or as majestic as the Yellow River， the Grand Canal， as one of the most recognizable cultural icons of the Chinese nation， is affectionately called Chinas “father river” for its unique spiritual symbolism and historic value.

Flowing for thousands of years， the Grand Canal is also an invaluable heritage bequeathed to us by our ancestors. How to better “protect， inherit， utilize” the Grand Canal is an important issue for China to ponder on. In February 2019， the Outline of the Plan for the Protection， Inheritance and Utilization of the Grand Canal Culture was issued， and in the same year， the first “Beijing-Hangzhou Dialogue on the Grand Canal” was held. The cities of Beijing and Hangzhou have joined forces in promoting the creation of a community among the canal cities， to maintain the vitality of the canal culture.

The joining hands of Beijing and Hangzhou has highlighted the rich achievements of the construction of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt， the co-construction and co-sharing of which is of great significance， as it will help drive the development of cities along the canal.