Zhongxin.com, Yangzhou, November 13 (reporter Cui Jiaming) The World Canal historical and cultural city Cooperation Organization (WCCO), headquartered in Yangzhou, China the “2022 global Canal rowing crossing action” launched ended on the 13th in Yangzhou, China and Cairo, Egypt. Jean Christopher Roland (Jean-Christophe Rolland), president of the international rowing federation, said in a congratulatory letter, “This action has attracted 20 countries, 108 canal cities, with the joint participation of more than 2,000 people who love rowing, they have always adhered to the promotion and initiative of ‘Zero carbon emissions, zero waste, water protection ‘Along the way, it has become a symbol of environmental protection and sustainable development.”

This is an international rowing crossing activity that took 14 months from Yangzhou to Cairo and swept over 100 + canal cities around the world. On that day, Yangzhou held the ancient canal rowing crossing with the theme of “global Canal Crossing, creating a zero-carbon future. The reporter saw at the scene that there were 24 strokeman members of six rowing teams, who went back and forth from the Sanwan scenic spot of Yangzhou canal to Dongguan Gudu. They paddled 12 kilometers to experience the cultural heritage of the world’s Canal Capital, read the history of Yangzhou.” Feng Nan, chairman of deep diving sports health (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd., told the reporter of zhongxin.com, “Today there are 18 cities for rowing and crossing, and we are using our own practical actions, use Sports Health to empower Canal renewal and turn the river of transportation into the river of sports.”

“As the origin city of China’s Grand Canal and the capital of the world canal, Yangzhou actively promotes green and low-carbon development closely around the requirements of the UN’s 2020 sustainable development goal.” Chen Yang, executive vice chairman of WCCO and chairman of Yangzhou CPPCC, said that in recent years, Yangzhou has actively promoted exchanges and cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), it has developed the first UN sustainable development goal progress evaluation system for 2030 applied to global canal cities, and is committed to serving the sustainable development of global Canal cities.

“The canal has been an important channel for the exchange and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign civilizations since ancient times, and canal culture has also become a common language for international dialogue.” Chen Yang said that we will further give full play to the advantages of WCCO platform, take the canal as the medium, actively promote international cooperation such as heritage protection, cultural tourism, ecological and environmental protection among Canal cities, and jointly build a community of human destiny, jointly write a new chapter of sustainable development.

At the same time, Yangzhou launched the “perception of the Grand Canal, protection of the global village”-the “good place” for international students, the 12-View “foreign clapping device” micro-video exhibition of the canal.

The Grand Canal is a great project created by the Chinese people. It records the endless thickness, prosperity and glory of Chinese history and culture, and witnesses the long history of Chinese civilization and the diligence and wisdom of the Chinese nation. Yangzhou, as the origin city of the Grand Canal and the leading city of the joint application of the Grand Canal in China, all kinds of canal beauty is scattered like pearls in this ancient city for thousands of years. On August this year, after online voting and expert selection, Slender West Lake, Canal Sanwan, Qihe eight islands, Ming and Qing Ancient City, Zhudi Bay, Shuangning ancient rhyme, Yuncheng, North Lake wetland, Pingshan Hall, Shao ancient town, guadu and gaoxiao Zen temple stand out and are selected as “twelve views of the canal” in Yangzhou “.

“There are twelve views of the canal, all of which have beautiful” looks “, all of which have beautiful stories, and all of which have beautiful legends.” Chen Yang said, “Today, WCCO and Yangzhou University held a micro-video exhibition of the Twelve Views of the canal ‘Yang clapping device, it aims to make international students studying in Yangzhou have a deeper perception of Yangzhou’s profound cultural heritage and historical accumulation, the unique charm of Yangzhou Huaiyang cuisine, and the era of Yangzhou’s green ecological civilization.” (Finished)