Research on the path of modern urban construction re-enabling the cultural vitality of the Grand Canal
The culture of the Grand Canal is a"living"culture,a"developing"culture,and a culture that embodies urbanity and people-centeredness.As a linear cultural heritage,the culture of the Grand Canal was nurtured and flourished during the formation of traditional cities and villages along its route.In recent years,the process of heritage preservation of the Grand Canal has further accelerated the extension and transformation of its functions and values.Promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of the Grand Canal culture requires paying attention to the overall nature of the Grand Canal culture,highlighting the cultural regionality of the river sections along the route,and fully considering the particularities of cultural heritage.By using the method of literature research and field investigation,this paper analyzes the value of urban development to the birth and evolution of the Grand Canal culture,and then sorts out the three types of cultural vitality contained in the Grand Canal culture.Research results show that the protection,inheritance,and utilization of the Grand Canal culture are inseparable from the development of the cities along its route,not only in the sense of the one-way empowerment of the Grand Canal on urban culture,but also in the sense of the re-enabling of the vitality of the Grand Canal culture by urban development.A case study from the Yuhang section of the Grand Canal in Hangzhou shows that the vitality of the Grand Canal culture can be re-enabling through modern urban planning and construction,including its natural vitality,economic vitality,and human vitality.
the Grand Canalmodern citycultural vitalityre-enablingYuhangtang River