金少策
悠悠運(yùn)河水流淌兩千多年,滋養(yǎng)著北京、天津、河北、山東、河南、安徽、江蘇、浙江等8省市35座城市。大運(yùn)河之上,富商巨賈文士名人盡顯風(fēng)流,江南絲竹民間曲藝精彩紛呈。2014年6月,作為世界上里程最長、最古老、工程最大的人工運(yùn)河,中國大運(yùn)河入選世界文化遺產(chǎn)名錄。從河畔人家到數(shù)字小鎮(zhèn),從古橋渡口到文創(chuàng)街區(qū),未變的是兩岸亙古不滅的人間煙火,生生不息。
運(yùn)河上“飄”來的北京城
“云光水色潞河秋,滿徑槐花感舊游。無恙蒲帆新雨后,一枝塔影認(rèn)通州?!边@是清代詩人王維珍的詩《古塔凌云》,詩中的塔指的就是燃燈塔。沿通州新華大街再向東就到了東關(guān)大橋,橋下就是北運(yùn)河,燃燈佛舍利塔位于通州北端運(yùn)河西岸,距今已有1300多年歷史。
不久前,北運(yùn)河通州段迎來全線旅游通航。從漕運(yùn)碼頭出發(fā),沿著全新的航道前行,不僅可以欣賞旖旎風(fēng)光,還能感受大運(yùn)河文化的魅力。行至甘棠船閘,“甘棠魚躍”4個字躍然閘首,浮雕墻上復(fù)刻清朝乾隆年間繪制的《潞河督運(yùn)圖》,再現(xiàn)當(dāng)年運(yùn)河河道漕運(yùn)經(jīng)濟(jì)、商貿(mào)往來及民俗文化盛景。
隨船而行,大運(yùn)河豐富的文化遺產(chǎn)和形態(tài)萬千的民風(fēng)民俗令人印象深刻。
大運(yùn)河北京段縱貫千年、橫跨七區(qū),物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)和非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)“虛實(shí)”結(jié)合。有橫跨運(yùn)河的古橋,有坐落在運(yùn)河旁的古寺,有通州運(yùn)河船工號子,還有與運(yùn)河有關(guān)的胡同……
大運(yùn)河滋養(yǎng)著北京,北京也呵護(hù)著這條河。老北京人常說“大運(yùn)河漂來的北京城”,形象地說明了北京城與大運(yùn)河密不可分的關(guān)系。歷史上的大運(yùn)河,不僅是供應(yīng)北京漕糧的經(jīng)濟(jì)補(bǔ)給線,還是影響北京城市氣質(zhì)的文化交流線。
大運(yùn)河在五大水系之間架起了一座文化溝通的橋梁,來自各地的文化薈萃于此,造就了海納百川的北京文化,京味文化也由此流向四面八方。
作為北京面塑(中國民間傳統(tǒng)的一種雕塑工藝品)重要代表的“面人湯”面塑,據(jù)說創(chuàng)始人湯子博的技藝就是向山東菏澤(曹州)的面塑藝人學(xué)的,而這位師傅正是經(jīng)由運(yùn)河來到通州謀生;漷縣鎮(zhèn)張莊村的通州運(yùn)河龍燈會所舞的兩條蛟龍代表“水”的藍(lán)色,是運(yùn)河文化的鮮明印記。
國粹京劇的出現(xiàn)也離不開這條文化水路。清朝乾隆年間,各地戲班齊聚揚(yáng)州登臺獻(xiàn)藝。演出結(jié)束后,各戲班沿運(yùn)河北上,每經(jīng)過一個城鎮(zhèn),就攏船登岸,就地搭臺演出,走一路演一路。一路上不同的戲曲班子同臺演出,互相借鑒。1782年,這支薈萃了不同地方戲曲品種的隊(duì)伍到達(dá)北京。1790年,“四大徽班”沿運(yùn)河入京,經(jīng)過幾十年發(fā)展,京劇誕生。就像用水和面一樣,大運(yùn)河把各個曲種融合在一起。
“漕運(yùn)晝夜不停,運(yùn)河號子連天?!边@是當(dāng)年通州大運(yùn)河鼎盛時期的景象。隨著“運(yùn)河斷航,船工轉(zhuǎn)行”,勝景不再,令人惋惜。如今,通州大運(yùn)河上最后一位老船工、北運(yùn)河船工號子唯一的非遺傳承人趙慶福老人雖已去世,但通州運(yùn)河號子并沒有因此而成絕唱。
通州是京杭大運(yùn)河的北起點(diǎn),大運(yùn)河文化的重要節(jié)點(diǎn),當(dāng)?shù)厝藢Υ筮\(yùn)河有著深厚的情感,很多老百姓都能講出一段段運(yùn)河故事。
當(dāng)年,運(yùn)河繁忙之時,橋下駁船排列前行,橋上人流穿梭,好不熱鬧。著名的通州八景之一“長橋映月”,就位于此處,“入夜霜清一輪墜,凌寒征鐸去蕭蕭”,便是此景最生動的寫照。
千年運(yùn)河孕育了銀湖墅
運(yùn)河穿杭州而過,那延綿數(shù)千年的京杭大運(yùn)河,宛如杭城永不干竭的血脈,促成了這座城市的活力與繁榮。
在京杭大運(yùn)河南端終點(diǎn)標(biāo)志——拱宸橋的東側(cè)、杭州拱墅區(qū)運(yùn)河文化廣場的南側(cè),坐落著一座講述京杭大運(yùn)河數(shù)千年風(fēng)雨傳奇的專題博物館——京杭大運(yùn)河博物館。它一方面是一個全方位、多角度反映和展現(xiàn)運(yùn)河自然特性、人文精華等各個方面的大型博物館,另一方面又是運(yùn)河文物、文獻(xiàn)資料等的征集、收藏中心和運(yùn)河文化的研究和展示中心。它猶如一架“時空穿梭機(jī)”,讓進(jìn)入館內(nèi)的每一個游客都能穿越回各個時代,瞥一眼運(yùn)河的歷史身影,了解運(yùn)河的前世今生。
按序進(jìn)入館內(nèi),首先映入眼簾的便是一艘古樸滄桑的漕運(yùn)船。這便是博物館的起點(diǎn)——序廳。亮點(diǎn)即在于這一艘擺于正中的漕運(yùn)船,以及頭頂設(shè)計(jì)成燦爛星空的天花板與腳下以玻璃鋼鋪設(shè)而成的仿真水面,給人一種在運(yùn)河上徜徉而行、且行且仰望星空的感覺。
京杭大運(yùn)河博物館共分為“運(yùn)河的開鑿與變遷”“大運(yùn)河的功用”“大運(yùn)河浙江段專題陳列館”“運(yùn)河文化”四個展廳,從各個層面集中呈現(xiàn)了大運(yùn)河的歷史、文化與價值。館內(nèi)陳列之豐富,非一筆所能說盡。
參觀了第三展廳“大運(yùn)河浙江段專題陳列館”以及第四展廳“運(yùn)河文化”之后,你心中最深的感想一定是這樣:杭州的發(fā)展與演變,絕對離不開大運(yùn)河的影響。不管是擁有“江南運(yùn)河第一橋”美譽(yù)的拱宸橋,還是“小河貫萬家,街區(qū)競物華”的小河直街,還是“北有南新倉,南有富義倉”的富義倉,還是“香火頭道門”的香積寺……都是大運(yùn)河在杭州留下的深刻印記。
尤其是拱宸橋,就在京杭大運(yùn)河博物館西面數(shù)十米處,走幾步就到。踏上這座滄桑而又堅(jiān)固如新的古橋,從博物館中所獲知的運(yùn)河知識,完美地融入到了實(shí)物之中,“游與學(xué)”在這里成為簡單而愉快的一件事情。
這座建于明崇禎四年(1631)的石拱橋,作為京杭大運(yùn)河的南端終點(diǎn)所在,不僅養(yǎng)育了一方水土,還曾經(jīng)形成了一個繁榮的商業(yè)區(qū)域——“十里銀湖墅”,人煙阜盛,商賈云集。此外,這一帶還形成了有名的“北關(guān)夜市”,同樣熱鬧非凡。
運(yùn)河沿岸盡顯古跡之美
千年運(yùn)河肇始于江蘇,大運(yùn)河江蘇段多元化特征明顯,具有遺產(chǎn)類型多樣、數(shù)量豐富的特點(diǎn)。其中,列入世界遺產(chǎn)名錄的遺產(chǎn)區(qū)核心面積約占全國一半、遺產(chǎn)河段長度約占全國三分之、遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn)數(shù)量約占全國40%。
揚(yáng)州,中國大運(yùn)河的發(fā)軔地,有著“運(yùn)河長子”的美譽(yù)。今年6月16日,中國大運(yùn)河博物館開館,一票難求。
坐落于揚(yáng)州運(yùn)河三灣生態(tài)文化公園內(nèi)的中國大運(yùn)河博物館,是一座全流域、全時段、全方位展示大運(yùn)河世界文化遺產(chǎn)價值,以及大運(yùn)河帶來美好生活的專題博物館。館內(nèi),有橋有塔,登塔可俯瞰“三灣抵一壩”的歷史景觀,現(xiàn)有春秋至當(dāng)代反映運(yùn)河主題的古籍文獻(xiàn)、書畫、碑刻、陶瓷器、金屬器等各類文物展品1萬多件(套)。
館藏有搬自河南開封附近一段長25.7米、高8米的老汴河剖面,也有整體取自鎮(zhèn)江的唐代船型墓葬,大到來自宜興市的南宋饅頭窯,小到洛陽市文物考古研究院送抵的炭化粟米……博物館堪稱中國大運(yùn)河的“百科全書”,是江蘇大運(yùn)河國家文化公園建設(shè)中最有分量的一塊“金字招牌”。
如今,從徐州的窯灣鎮(zhèn)歷史街區(qū)到淮安清晏園,從揚(yáng)州瘦西湖到鎮(zhèn)江西津渡古街、從無錫清名橋歷史街區(qū)到蘇州盤門等……一街一鎮(zhèn)、一湖一景,都在圍繞遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn)打造國家文化公園建設(shè),一幅古今輝映、人水共生的最美畫卷正在運(yùn)河沿線徐徐鋪展。
大運(yùn)河安徽段溝通融匯中原、淮揚(yáng)、齊魯、楚漢等地域文化,安徽段全長180公里,其中,有水河段約47公里,無水河段約133公里,自河南商丘流入安徽淮北、宿州,進(jìn)入江蘇宿遷,是隋唐大運(yùn)河承上啟下、連通東西,貫穿黃河、淮河兩大水系的重要河段之一。
大運(yùn)河“樞紐天下,臨制四海,舳艫相會,贍給公私”,到南宋末年因淤塞嚴(yán)重而幾近斷流。大運(yùn)河安徽段“扼汴河咽喉,當(dāng)南北要沖”,屬隋唐大運(yùn)河通濟(jì)渠,是中原文化高地的重要組成部分。
遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn)柳孜運(yùn)河遺址位于安徽淮北,出土宋代河堤、虹橋遺址、木岸狹河、金代驛道等重要遺跡,是隋唐大運(yùn)河水工設(shè)施遺址的首次發(fā)現(xiàn)。通濟(jì)渠泗縣段是隋唐大運(yùn)河現(xiàn)存不多的活態(tài)遺址,也是保存最完好、內(nèi)涵最豐富的河段之一,已成為研究隋唐大運(yùn)河的重要“活化石”。
大運(yùn)河遺產(chǎn)山東段,被山東人民親切地譽(yù)為“山東的萊茵河”,全長643公里,由北至南依次經(jīng)過德州、聊城、泰安、濟(jì)寧和棗莊5市。山東申遺點(diǎn)段包括南運(yùn)河德州段、會通河臨清段、會通河陽谷段、會通河南旺樞紐段、小汶河、會通河微山段、中河臺兒莊段等8段運(yùn)河15處遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn),總長186公里,遺產(chǎn)區(qū)暨文物本體保護(hù)區(qū)面積為16603公頃,是大運(yùn)河整體申遺最有力的支撐點(diǎn)段之一。它們歷經(jīng)元明清三代的開挖與修葺,留存了大量的文物古跡。
大運(yùn)河遺產(chǎn)名錄
北京市:河道2段,遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn)4個
河道2段:通惠河北京舊城段、通惠河通州段
遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn)4個:玉河故道、澄清上閘(萬寧橋)、澄清下閘(東不壓橋)、什剎海
天津市:河道1段
河道1段:天津三岔口(北、南運(yùn)河及海河交匯處)
河北?。汉拥?段,遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn)2個
河道1段:南運(yùn)河滄州至德州段
遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn)2個:滄州東光連鎮(zhèn)謝家壩、衡水景縣華家口夯土壩
山東?。汉拥?段,遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn)14個
河道6段:南運(yùn)河德州段、會通河臨清段、會通河陽谷段、南旺水利樞紐、會通河微山段、中運(yùn)河臺兒莊段
遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn)14個:臨清運(yùn)河鈔關(guān)、陽谷古閘群(荊門上閘、荊門下閘、阿城上閘、阿城下閘)、東平戴村壩、汶上邢通斗門遺址、汶上徐建口斗門遺址、汶上十里閘、汶上柳林閘、汶上寺前鋪閘、南旺分水龍王廟遺址、汶上運(yùn)河磚砌河堤、微山縣利建閘
河南?。汉拥?段,相關(guān)遺存3個
河道4段:通濟(jì)渠鄭州段、通濟(jì)渠商丘南關(guān)段、通濟(jì)渠商丘夏邑段、永濟(jì)渠(衛(wèi)運(yùn)河)滑縣??h段
相關(guān)遺存3個:洛陽含嘉倉遺址、洛陽回洛倉遺址、??h黎陽倉遺址
安徽?。汉拥?段,相關(guān)遺存1個,遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn)1個
河道1段:通濟(jì)渠泗縣段
相關(guān)遺存1個:柳孜運(yùn)河遺址
遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn)1個:柳孜橋梁遺址
江蘇省:河道6段,相關(guān)遺存1個,遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn)21個
河道6段:中運(yùn)河宿遷段、淮陽運(yùn)河淮安段、淮陽運(yùn)河揚(yáng)州段、江南運(yùn)河常州城區(qū)段、江南運(yùn)河無錫城區(qū)段、江南運(yùn)河蘇州城區(qū)段
相關(guān)遺存1個:總督漕運(yùn)公署遺址
遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn)21個:宿遷龍王廟行宮、清口水利樞紐、淮安雙金閘、淮安清江大閘、淮安洪澤湖大堤、寶應(yīng)劉堡減水閘、高郵盂城驛、江都邵伯古堤、江都邵伯碼頭、揚(yáng)州瘦西湖、揚(yáng)州天寧寺行宮和重寧寺、揚(yáng)州個園、揚(yáng)州汪氏小苑、揚(yáng)州鹽宗廟、揚(yáng)州盧紹緒宅、無錫清名橋歷史文化街區(qū)、蘇州盤門、蘇州寶帶橋、蘇州山塘歷史文化街區(qū)、蘇州平江歷史文化街區(qū)、吳江運(yùn)河古纖道
浙江?。汉拥?段,遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn)13個
河道6段:江南運(yùn)河南潯段、江南運(yùn)河嘉興至杭州段、浙東運(yùn)河蕭山至紹興段、浙東運(yùn)河上虞至余姚段、浙東運(yùn)河寧波段、寧波三江口
遺產(chǎn)點(diǎn)13個:南潯古鎮(zhèn)、嘉興長虹橋、嘉興長安閘、杭州富義倉、杭州鳳山水城門遺址、杭州橋西歷史街區(qū)、杭州拱宸橋、杭州廣濟(jì)橋、西興過塘行碼頭、紹興八字橋、紹興八字橋歷史街區(qū)、紹興古纖道、寧波慶安會館
Heritage and Scenery: All the More Lively
By Jin Shaoce
Flowing for over 2,000 years, the Grand Canal has been nourishing the eight provinces and municipalities, as well as the 35 cities it passes through. In June 2014, as the longest, oldest and largest man-made artificial river in the world, it was listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. From riverside homes to digital towns, from ancient docks to cultural and creative communities, what has not changed over time is the people on both banks of the river.
Along the Beijing section of the Grand Canal, which spans seven districts for thousands of years, visitors will be able to see ancient bridges striding the canal, ancient temples and pagodas on the banks of the canal, ancient hutongs (small alleys) related to the canal, and listen to the traditional chanting of boatmen on the west bank of the Tongzhou canal...
Not long ago, the Tongzhou section of the Bei (North) Canal in Beijings Tongzhou district was officially opened for tourism navigation. Starting from the Caoyun Dock, travelers can not only enjoy the beautiful scenery, but also feel the charm of the Grand Canal culture.
Indeed, as a bridge of cultural communication between the five major water systems of the Haihe River, the Yellow River, the Huaihe River, the Yangtze River and the Qiantang River, where cultures from all around the nation converge, it is the Grand Canal that has helped created the unique Beijing culture, and that has helped the Beijing culture flow to all directions.
For example, Master Tang Zibo, founding father of Flour Figure Tang, a dough figurine brand created during the Qing dynasty, is said to have learned the craft from a Shandong craftsman who journeyed to Tongzhou via the Grand Canal seeking livelihood opportunities. The Peking Opera, that quintessence of Chinese culture, could also trace its origins to the various performing troupes traveling along the Grand Canal.
At its southern end, the Grand Canal is running through the city of Hangzhou like an artery, providing inexhaustible sources of vitality, strength and prosperity.
On the southern side of the Canal Culture Square in the citys Gongshu district, at the east of Gongchen Bridge, which marks the southern end of the Grand Canal, lies the Grand Jing-Hang Canal Museum. On the one hand, it is a museum that shows the natural characteristics and cultural essence of the Grand Canal in various perspectives; on the other hand, it is also a collection center of cultural relics and documents on the Grand Canal, as well as a research and exhibition center showcasing the canals culture. Like a “time and space machine”, the museum enables every visitor to travel back in time to different periods and learn the history of the canal.
Entering the museum, the first thing visitors see is an ancient and battered Caoyun (tribute grain transport) boat, placed right in the middle of the hall, the starting point of the museum. More notable is that right above the boat, the ceiling is designed to resemble a sky full of stars, and the simulated water surface laid with steel glass underneath lend visitors a feeling of flowing on the canal under the starry sky.
The Grand Jing-Hang Canal Museum is divided into four exhibition halls, including the “Digging and Transformation of the Grand Canal”, the Functions of the Grand Canal”, the “Special Exhibition of the Zhejiang Section of the Grand Canal” and the “Canal Culture”, presenting the history, culture and value of the Grand Canal from all kinds of angles. Indeed, the richness of the exhibitions cant simply be described in a few words.
After visiting the “Special Exhibition of the Zhejiang Section of the Grand Canal” and the “Canal Culture”, most visitors may well conclude: the development of Hangzhou is inseparable from the Grand Canal. The Gongchen Bridge, the Xiaohe Zhijie Historical and Cultural District, the Fuyi Granary or the Xiangji Temple…each of these distinctive Hangzhou symbols came directly from the Grand Canal.
The Gongchen Bridge, in particular, which is only a dozen meters west of the museum, well within the walking distance. Stepping on this ancient and sturdy bridge, the knowledge of the canal gleaned from the museum is perfectly integrated into the “real thing”. Built in the fourth year (1631) during the reign of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), the Gongchen Bridge, a stone arch bridge, is not only the southern terminus of the Jing-Hang Grand Canal, but also was the heart of a bustling commercial center, which was densely populated and crowded with merchants. In addition, the surrounding area used to house the famous “Beiguan night market”, which was equally boisterous.
“Born” in Jiangsu province, it is only natural that the Jiangsu section of the Grand Canal is one of the most diversified in terms of the number and the type of heritage sites. The area of heritage sites inscribed in the World Heritage List accounts for about half of the nations total, the number of heritage sites for about 40% of the nations total, and roughly one-third of the Grand Canal lies in Jiangsu province.
As the birthplace of the Grand Canal, Yangzhou is reputed as “the oldest son of the canal”. When the China Grand Canal Museum opened in the city on June 16, 2021, tickets were immediately sold out. Located in Yangzhou Sanwan Ecological and Cultural Park, the museum is the first modern comprehensive canal theme museum in China that integrates cultural relics protection, scientific research exhibitions and social education. More than 10,000 cultural relics about the canal from the Spring and Autumn Period to the present, such as ancient books, calligraphies and paintings, inscriptions, ceramics, metal ware and so on, are on display.
From a 25.7-meter-long, 8-meter-high cross-section map of the old Bianhe River near Kaifeng city, Henan province, to carbonized millet grains…visitors are supplied with almost all the artefacts on the Grand Canal. The museum is rightly called an “encyclopedia” of the canal, and it is the most important part in Jiangsus efforts to build a Grand Canal National Cultural Park.
With a length of 180 kilometers, the Anhui section of the Grand Canal connects the Central Plains, the Huaiyang region, the Qilu region, the Chuhan region, among other historical and regional cultures. At present, about 133 kilometers of the Anhui section are dry while 47 kilometers are still navigable. Joining Shangqiu in Henan province in the upper reaches and Suqian in Jiangsu province in the lower reaches, the Anhui section was a major part of the Sui-Tang Grand Canal — a part of the Tongji Canal, to be more precise — that helped link the east with the west and that cut through the Yellow River and the Huaihe River.
The Shandong section of the Grand Canal is affectionately called the “Rhine of Shandong” by local people. With a total of 643 kilometers, this section passes through the cities of Dezhou, Liaocheng, Taian, Jining and Zaozhuang from north to south. During the bid for the Grand Canal to become a World Heritage Site, eight canal sections running for 186 kilometers and 15 heritage sites were included. The area that these sections and heritage sites have covered is measured at 16,603 hectares, one of the most significant contributing factors to the Grand Canals successful addition to the World Heritage List.
Inscribed Heritage Items of the Grand Canal
Beijing Municipality: 2 Canal Sections, 4 Heritage Sites
2 Canal Sections: Old Beijing City of the Tonghui Canal, Tongzhou section of the Tonghui Canal)
4 Heritage Sites: Former Canal of Yuhe River, Upper Lock of Chengqing, Lower Lock of Chengqing, Shicha Lake
Tianjing Municipality: 1 Canal Section
1 Canal Section: Tianjin Shanchahou (estuary of Bei Canal, Nan Canal and Haihe River)
Hebei Province: 1 Canal Section, 2 Heritage Sites
1 Canal Section: Cangzhou-Dezhou section of the Nan Canal
2 Heritage Sites: Xiejia Dam in Cangzhou, the well-preserved rammed-earth levée of Huajiakou in Hengshui County
Shandong Province: 6 Canal Sections, 14 Heritage Sites
6 Canal Sections: Dezhou section of the Nan Canal, Linqing section of the Huitong Canal, Yanggu section of the Huitong Canal, Nanwang Complex, Weishan section of the Huitong Canal, Taierzhuang section of the Zhong Canal
14 Heritage Sites: Linqing Customs Post, Yanggu Complex (Upper Lock of Jingmen, Lower Lock of Jingmen, Upper Lock of Echeng, Lower Lock of Echeng), Daicun Dam in Dongping County, Archeological Site of Wenshang Xingtong, Archeological Site of Wenshang Xujiankou Lock, Archeological Site of Wenshang Shili Lock, Archeological Site of Wenshang Liulin Lock, Archeological Site of Wenshang Siqianpu Lock, Archaeological Site of Nanwang Royal Dragon Temple, Archaeological Remains of Wenshang Brick Dyke, Remains of the Lijian Lock in Weishan County
Henan Province: 4 Canal Sections, 3 Archeological Sites
4 Canal Sections: Zhengzhou section of the Tongji Canal, Shangqiu Nanguan section of the Tongji Canal, Shangqiu Xiayi section of the Tongji Canal, Hua-Xun section of the Yongji Canal (or Wei Canal):
3 Archeological Sites: Archaeological Site of the Hanjia Granary, Archaeological Site of the Huiluo Granary, Archaeological Site of the Liyang Granary
Anhui Province: 1 Canal Section, 1 Archeological Site, 1 Heritage Site
1 Canal Section: Si section of the Tongji Canal
1 Archeological Site: Archaeological Site of Liuzi Canal
1 Heritage Site: Archaeological Site of Liuzi Bridge
Jiangsu Province: 6 Canal Sections, 1 Archeological Site, 21 Heritage Sites
6 Canal Sections: Suqian section of the Zhong Canal, Huaian section of the Huaiyang Canal, Yangzhou section of the Huaiyang Canal, Changzhou City section of the Jiangnan Canal, Wuxi City section of the Jiangnan Canal, Suzhou City section of the Jiangnan Canal
1 Archeological Site: Archeological Site of the Caoyun Governors Mansion
21 Heritage Sites: Royal Dragon Temple and Palace in Suqian, Qingkou Hydraulic Complex, Shuangjin Boat Lock in Huaian, Qingjiang Boat Lock in Huaian, Hongze Lake Stone Dyke, Archaeological Site of Luibao Drainage Lock, Yuchen Post in Gaoyou, Remains of the Ancient Shaobo Dyke, Shaobo Docks, Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, Tianning Palace and Temple in Yangzhou, Ge Garden in Yangzhou, Wang Lumens Residence in Yangzhou, Salt Ancestral Temple in Yangzhou, Lu Shaoxus Residence in Yangzhou, Historic Qingming Bridge Quarter in Wuxi, Pan Gate in Suzhou, Shantang Canal Conservation Zone in Suzhou, Historic Pingjiang Quarter in Suzhou, Former Wujiang Towpath in Suzhou
Zhejiang Province: 6 Canal Sections, 13 Heritage Sites
6 Canal Sections: Nanxun section of the Jiangnan Canal, Jiaxing-Hangzhou section of the Jiangnan Canal, Xiaoshan-Shaoxing section of the Eastern Zhejiang Canal, Shangyu-Yuyao section of the Eastern Zhejiang Canal, Ningbo section of Eastern Zhejiang Canal, Ningbo Sanjiangkou
13 Heritage Sites: Nanxun Ancient Town, Changhong Bridge in Jiaxing, Changan Lock in Jaixing, Fuyi Granary in Hangzhou, Archeological Site of Fengshan Hydraulic Gate, Qiaoxi Conservation Area in Hangzhou, Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou, Guangji Bridge in Hangzhou, Docks of Xixing Distribution Center, Bazi Bridge in Shaoxing, Bazi Bridge Historic Block in Shaoxing, Ancient Towpath in Shaoxing, Qingan Guildhall in Ningbo