The Grand Canal, which has flowed for thousands of years, is renovated again. On the evening of June 27, the opening ceremony of “Good Luck Collection” and the 14th Grand Canal International Poetry Conference were held in Good Luck Bay, Hangzhou Building.
“This is a cross-border linkage of cultural, sports, technology and fashion culture, business, tourism and sports exhibitions that integrate culture, sports, technology and fashion.” Chen Xiao, deputy general manager of Hangzhou Sports Industry Development Group Co., Ltd., introduced. At the scene, the new national music series “Canal Poetry Music Picture”, the poetry costume show “Carrying the Canal”, and the original recitation “Canal, Poetry Rows that Flow Thousand Years” were staged one after another. The canal poetry flowed along the thousand-year-old water veins, and citizens and tourists kept applauding.
“Compared with previous years, this year’s Grand Canal International Poetry Conference came from the original interior space to the banks of the Grand Canal, and used poetry as a carrier to present a performance of fusion of cultural context, water veins and mountains to everyone through recitation, opera, sports, fashion shows, etc.,” said Liu Zhuhui, director of the brand public relations department of Hangzhou Business and Tourism Canal Group.
As the poetry flows, the vitality of movement also leaps on the canal. Key events operated by Hangzhou Sports Group will be released on the banks of the canal in the form of a short video of the 2025 “Hangzhou Sports Calendar”. From the FIFA World Cup qualifiers (Hangzhou Division) held in March to the 2025 “Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal” Kayaking Marathon Series Hangzhou Station and the first Hangzhou Kayaking Mass Open, from the Hangzhou Tennis Open again in September to the Hangzhou Golf Open swing in October, to the finale of the HSBC World Badminton Federation World Tour Finals, there are many exciting events throughout the year.
It is worth mentioning that the mascot of Hangzhou Tennis Open “Hangpaipai” made its debut that night, and the first batch of players participating in the 2025 Hangzhou Tennis Open were announced: the world’s 9th-ranked Russian tennis player Medvedev, the “No. 1” of China Men’s Network Buyunchaoket, the new tennis player Delana Qian, etc.
In addition, the “black technology” AR technology ship launched by Hangzhou Water and Land Communications Development Group Co., Ltd. was simultaneously unveiled. As the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal AR interactive immersive experience project, this technology ship will combine AR technology to launch water cultural and tourism experience products with different integration depths in batches, creating a new model of deep integration of “cultural, tourism and sports performances”.
It is understood that AR Technology Ship plans to release the 1.0 experience version in July this year, and open the quota of citizens to experience, allowing everyone to experience the new charm of the Millennium Canal empowered by technology and open a new experience in smart cultural and tourism.
In addition to the poetry gathering, “Good Luck” also connects “Good Canal”, “Good Sports” and “Good Luck”, presenting water events, water catwalks, and water markets to citizens and tourists. The 2025 “Grand Canal” Kayaking Marathon Series Hangzhou Station and the first Hangzhou Kayaking Mass Open, the “Good Luck Trends, Poetry and Painting Jiangnan” urban fashion show and the “Good Luck Collection” of West Lake Cultural Plaza were also presented one after another.
(Original title: The 14th Grand Canal International Poetry Conference of the Millennium Canal Rejuvenation Lights up the “Good Luck” feast)
Source: Daily Business Daily Author: Reporter Zhang Xinyu Correspondent Bao Shenghui Editor: Chen Dong
