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The "Cultural Journey" program dedicates to showcase the preservation and flourishing of China's vibrant traditional culture. It features key sections like "Archaeological China", "Exploring China", "Traveling across China", "Preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage in China" and "Openness in China".
Here are some memorable landmarks along the Grand Canal in East China's Jiangsu province.
The magnificent river carries the water, and the cultural lineage is passed down through the ages. As 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of China's successful bid to inscribe China's Grand Canal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and to implement China's emphasis on the protection of cultural heritage of the Grand Canal, an animated scroll "A Memoir of the Grand Canal" was released as the opening work of the project "Canal Chic - Reviving China's Heritage".
A grand-scale online themed campaign focused on promoting the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal kicked off on Saturday in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, to mark the 10th anniversary of the world's longest man-made waterway being recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Discovered in 1987 off the coast of Yangjiang, Guangdong province, it is the first major shipwreck ever found in the South China Sea (Nanhai) under China-initiated programs.
Teams utilize state-of-the-art technology to examine and study underwater archaeological findings to bring them to the public, Chen Bowen reports in Qionghai, Hainan.
