Zhangjiawan Town in Tongzhou District is planning to carry out the construction of Zhangjiawan Ancient Town, build a heritage park in the Zhangjiawan Ancient City area, and focus on shaping cultural business cards such as Tongyun Bridge and the ancient city wall, Cao Xueqin and Zhangjiawan, and the Ryukyu Tomb.
Zhangjiawan has a long history. It was once an important water and land transportation hub and logistics distribution center at the northern starting point of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is known as the "First Wharf of the Grand Canal" and has the reputation of "first there was Zhangjiawan, and then there was Beijing City". explain. According to Beijing's latest urban master plan regarding the spatial layout of the cultural center, Zhangjiawan Ancient Town, as an important node on the Grand Canal Cultural Belt, is listed as a key preserved area together with Tongzhou Ancient City and Luxian Ancient City.
Zhangjiawan Ancient Town is located in the northwest of Zhangjiawan Town, close to Universal Studios on the west side, including Zhangjiawan Ancient Town and surrounding areas. Focusing on the construction of Zhangjiawan Ancient Town, Zhangjiawan Town is accelerating the completion of the "Six Small Villages" shed renovation, cooperating with the planning and construction of Zhangjiawan Ancient Town, combing the cultural tourism exploration routes of Zhangjiawan Ancient Town, and exploring water transport culture and canal culture. The connotation reproduces the prosperous scene of the ancient canal transport town in the past.
Among them, the ancient city wall of Zhangjiawan was built in the 43rd year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty. The remains of the southern city wall still exist. The Tongyun Bridge outside the south gate of the ancient city was built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It has important cultural relic value and artistic value, as well as the Grand Canal. It is also listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit. At present, the overall restoration project of Zhangjiawan's ancient city wall ruins and Tongyun Bridge has been completed in 2022, and the surrounding environment is being renovated and improved, with 70% completed. In the next step, based on the archaeological exploration results, a heritage park will be built in the Zhangjiawan ancient city area. At present, the Tongzhou District Development and Reform Commission and other departments have taken the lead in carrying out relevant preliminary work.
In addition to the transportation culture, Zhangjiawan also has a typical culture of Redology. Next, Zhangjiawan Town will promote the construction of Redology culture in Zhangjiawan Ancient Town, and launch a feasibility study on the reconstruction of Cao Xueqin's tomb in Zhangjiawan Park as soon as possible, accelerating the construction of Redology culture homestays in Nanyao Garden Village.
In addition, Zhangjiawan Town will also make every effort to improve the landscape of the Ryukyu Tomb (the Ryukyu Kingdom cemetery site). During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Ryukyu people landed in Fujian and traveled to the Grand Canal. They came to Beijing via waterways to pay tribute and study. After some Ryukyu people died, they relied on the Grand Canal to be buried nearby in order to facilitate sacrifices. The Ryukyu people in Zhangjiawan The cemetery is the highest level among them. Zhangjiawan Town will promote the revitalization of this historical point closely related to the Grand Canal and become another important witness of the friendly exchanges between China and Ryukyu after the Fuzhou Ryukyu Tomb.
Translator: Bai Jing
