Yangzhou promotes canal culture via intl macro film event

Yangzhou, the Yangtze Delta Region city convened a news press on Feb 3 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, announcing the opening of its First Canal Theme International Macro Film Festival.

The event, jointly organized by the China Film Association, the China Newspaper Association, the publicity department of Jiangsu province, the Yangzhou government, and the World Historic and Cultural Canal Cities Cooperation Organization, is designed to solicit micro films themed on canals around the world, so as to tell stories about canal cities and promote canal culture. 

A news press for the First Canal Theme International Macro Film Festival at the China National Convention Center in Beijing in Feb 3. [Photo/yznews.com.cn]

The macro film event will set 10 individual awards and 30 outstanding work prizes, and the results will be announced in October in Yangzhou during the award ceremony.

Canals are the cream of human wisdom and one of the typical representatives of the highly-developed social civilization. More than 520 canals are distributed around 50 countries in the world, connecting more than 3,000 cities and promoting economic and cultural exchanges. 

The Grand Canal, also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, is the world's oldest and longest canal. 

The Grand Canal with a history of more than 2,400 years was inscribed on the World Heritage list by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2014. 

The 1,794-km canal runs from Beijing to Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province, flows through Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang provinces, and interconnects the five rivers: Haihe, Yellow, Huanhe, Qiangtang, and Yangtze. 

The logo for the First Canal Theme International Macro Film Festival in Yangzhou, China. [Photo/yznews.com.cn]