The restoration of Cixi Waterway meets the requirements of "Environmental Olympics, People's Olympics and Green Olympics" proposed by the Central Committee. Our slogan for welcoming the Olympic Games is "Blue sky, clear water, new Beijing, human history, great Olympics".
As a river, if it is not navigable, the history and culture attached to it cannot be passed on. Cixi Waterway is an important intangible world cultural heritage in Beijing and should be declared to the United Nations as the intangible cultural heritage of this city.
Restoring Cixi Waterway is an important measure to maintain the original appearance of classical gardens. The Summer Palace built by Cixi actually only partially restored Qingyi Garden. Through the efforts of the Bureau of Landscape Architecture and the Summer Palace Management Office, the restoration work has exceeded the specifications of the Summer Palace. We should put forward the concept of "Great Summer Palace", that is, continue to use the name of the Summer Palace and actually restore Qingyi Garden in an all-round way.
Jia, secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and Liu Qi, mayor, have made great efforts in environmental transformation and water system management. The water systems in Beijing and the Summer Palace should produce top-notch products and create famous brands, and live up to the expectations of the municipal party committee and government. Restoring Cixi Waterway is the inheritance and development of ancient civilization. Inheritance refers to vividly reappearing the history of royal royal royal river in Qing Dynasty by means of cruise ships and ladies in Qing Dynasty. The development is to transform it into a water tourism line with Cixi as the theme.
Cixi Waterway is the oldest tourist route in Beijing, with outstanding theme, distinctive personality and rich content, which is the perfect combination of history and modernity. There is no similarity in the whole country, and it is entirely possible to develop into a national tourist route.
Restoring Cixi Waterway will promote the development of Beijing's tourism. Apart from man-made landscapes and theme parks in Beijing, the uniqueness, novelty, participation and rich cultural connotation of Cixi Waterway are unparalleled among the restored monuments, temples and other historical attractions.