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China's first comprehensive Grand Canal-themed museum opens to public
Source: Updated 19:50, 17-Jun-2021 CGTN
Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum, the first modern comprehensive canal-themed museum in China integrating cultural relic protection, scientific research exhibits and social education, opened at Yangzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, on Wednesday.
It is located on the bank of the ancient Grand Canal in Yangzhou, covering an area of some 80,000 square meters. The main building consists of a new Tang-style museum and a canal tower, which symbolizes the huge ship on the canal.
The museum, which centers on "the beautiful life that the Grand Canal brings to the people," houses more than 10,000 pieces of various cultural relics reflecting the theme of the canal, "From Spring and Autumn to Contemporary Times."
In the exhibition hall of "The Grand Canal-China's World Cultural Heritage," the 25.7-meter-long, 8-meter-high Bian river section of the Kaifeng Zhouqiao site is displayed. It is the treasure of the museum and can be traced back to 1,000 years. The 10-meter-high granary Huiluocang and the cultural heritage of the canal also boast more than 1,000 years of history.
Reporters: Jing Ming, Yang Guang
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