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HUAI'AN, China, May 21, 2021/Xinhua=KYODO JBN/ --

The ancient city Huai'an, located on the banks of the Grand Canal in China, is

a prosperous place. Canals, food... Huai'an, a city with unique cultural

heritage, attracts tourists from all over the world, visiting the city of water

culture.

As an important hub city connecting the Yangtze River, Huai River, and Yellow

River by the Grand Canal, Huai'an was once a water and salt transport hub in

history, and is known as the "Canal Capital". The Huai'an section of the Grand

Canal is 68 kilometers long and includes 93 heritage areas, river courses and

heritage sites. Huai'an strengthens the construction of the Grand Canal

Cultural Belt and promotes the transformation from "geographical space" to

"cultural space".

Huai'an has created an ecological corridor for green development, making the

Grand Canal as golden passage to open up "green mountains" and "golden

mountains".

Huai'an is a city floating on water. "Water" is the soul, and "nature" is the

advantage. Huai'an continues to promote the construction of the Li Canal

Cultural Corridor and the Grand Canal Scenic Belt, building an urban pattern of

"ecological connection between city and water". The four rivers of the Grand

Canal, the Li Canal, the Ancient Huai River and the Salt River run through the

city, and the five lakes are inlaid. Huai'an has injected elements such as

green, water, and culture into all links of the tourism development, turning

"green mountains are golden mountains" into a vivid practice.

Huai'an is the hometown of Wu Cheng'en, the author of novel "Journey to the

West". Huai'an has deeply promoted the culture of the novel and innovated to

create local IP. Huai'an Xiyou Group is one of the producers of " Monkey King:

Hero is Back ". With its good reputation in the world, the world can have a

deeper understanding of culture and Huai'an. With the chapter Dragon Palace in

"Journey to the West", Huai'an has built a marine park. It become one of the

most important theme parks in the summer.

Huai'an has deeply cultivated the culture, focusing on building a theme park,

using the plots of novel and present it in multiple dimensions with new

technology, showing the perseverance of innovation in Huai'an.

SOURCE: The Publicity Department of Huai'an Municipal People's Government

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