Did the common people see the Cixi Waterway before?

The "Cixi Waterway" has a long history and rich cultural connotation. It began during Qianlong and flourished during Guangxu. From the 16th year of Qianlong to the death of Cixi in the 34th year of Guangxu, during these more than 200 years, six emperors, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang, Xianfeng, Tongzhi and Guangxu, and the Empress Dowager Cixi walked through this waterway, accumulating rich cultural heritage. Historical and cultural connotations.

The Cixi Waterway is the only waterway that the Empress Dowager Cixi must pass through every summer when she goes to the Summer Palace to escape the heat. Beginning in the 14th year of Guangxu's reign, Empress Dowager Cixi used naval military funds to renovate the Summer Palace. She also dredged this waterway to make it easier to visit the Summer Palace. The Summer Palace is divided into three parts mountains, seven parts water and one acre of fields. When Cixi went there by carriage, she could only see a quarter of the Summer Palace. When traveling by boat, the distant mountains look like paintings, like entering a fairyland. The boat passes between pavilions and pavilions, the boat moves among the clouds, and people swim in the painting. The capital is the capital of the emperor, and its water is the royal water. Cixi went to the Summer Palace 32 times in her life, mostly by boat. In addition to Cixi, there are also Emperor Guangxu, the Queen, Concubine Zhen, Prince, Princess, etc. who can accompany the boat. No one except the relatives of the Qing Dynasty emperor had ever seen the beautiful scenery along the Cixi Waterway: "In the painting of ten miles of green mountains, two white birds flying like the south of the Yangtze River". During the Qing Dynasty, people were strictly prohibited from fishing and boating on this river. When Cixi's boat passed by, it was a heinous crime to stand on the shore and watch. Because of the beauty of the queen and concubines, if the people saw it, it would be disrespectful to the emperor and they would be beheaded. head. On both sides of the Taiwan Strait, there are 7,800 Eight Banner forward battalion troops and 6,230 infantry soldiers guarding the river. In the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu's reign, Guangxu and Cixi died almost on the same day. When the country's fortunes declined, everything was sad. Because Emperor Guangxu had been placed under house arrest in the Summer Palace by Cixi, Empress Dowager Longyu issued an edict in 1908: Never visit the Summer Palace. The Cixi Waterway has been closed to traffic since then.

Cixi Waterway and the Beijing Olympics

Since Empress Dowager Longyu announced in the 34th year of Guangxu (1908) that she would never visit the Summer Palace, the "Cixi Waterway" has been suspended for exactly a century. Restoring the "Cixi Waterway" is Beijing's huge contribution to the Olympics.

The restoration of the "Cixi Waterway" is in line with the central government's requirements for "environmental Olympics, humanistic Olympics, and green Olympics." Our slogan for welcoming the Olympics is "Blue sky and clear water for a new Beijing, and a new Olympics for humanities and history."

As a river, if it cannot be navigable, the history and culture attached to it cannot be passed down. "Cixi Waterway" is an important intangible cultural heritage of Beijing and should be declared to the United Nations as an intangible cultural heritage of this city.

Restoring the "Cixi Waterway" is an important measure to maintain the original appearance of classical gardens. The Summer Palace built by Cixi actually only partially restored the Qingyi Garden. Through the efforts of the Garden Bureau and the Summer Palace Management Office, the restoration work has already exceeded the scope of the Summer Palace. The concept of "Greater Summer Palace" should be proposed, that is, the name of the Summer Palace should be used, and Qingyi Garden was actually fully restored.

Secretary Jia of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor Liu Qi of the Municipal Government have devoted great efforts to environmental transformation and water system management. The Beijing Water System and the Summer Palace should produce quality products and create famous brands in order to live up to the expectations of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. expect.

The role of restoring the Cixi Waterway

The restoration of the "Cixi Waterway" is the inheritance and development of ancient civilization. Inheritance refers to vividly reproducing the history of royal river control in the Qing Dynasty through cruise ships and Qing Dynasty ladies; development means transforming it into a water tourism line with the theme of Empress Dowager Cixi.

"Cixi Waterway" is the oldest tourist route in Beijing. It has outstanding themes, distinctive personality and rich content. It is a perfect combination of history and modernity. There is no similarity across the country, and it is entirely possible to develop into a national tourism line.

Restoring the "Cixi Waterway" will promote the development of Beijing's tourism industry. In addition to man-made landscapes and theme parks in Beijing, the "Cixi Waterway" is unparalleled in its uniqueness, novelty, participation and rich cultural connotation among restored monuments, temples and other historical attractions.