Historical Monuments on Both Sides of Tonghui River

I. Tonghui River is the northernmost section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. In order to solve the problem of transporting water from the south of the Yangtze River to the metropolitan city, Yuan Shizuizu Kublai ordered Guo Shoujing to be the water supervisor and to preside over the new river project. In the 29th year of the reign of Yuan Dynasty (1292), the construction of the new river was officially started. Guo Shoujing firstly tried every possible means to open up water sources, starting from Baifu Village in Changping County, along the foothills of the mountains, and digging water collection canals to the south according to the terrain, gathering water from Baifu Spring, Shuangta, Yuquan and so on into the Jingshan Pool (present-day Kunming Lake). Jingshanpo following the use of the Yu River (South Changhe) as a diversion channel, from the and Yi Gate (now Xizhimen) North Watergate into the city, injected into the Jishuitan, and then Guo Shoujing presided over the excavation of the Jishuitan below the navigation of the river section. Tonghui River section from the Jishuitan to the east, and then along the east side of the Imperial City south flow, out of the southern city wall of Metropolis, and then along the Jin Dynasty's Jinkou River old road to the east, to Tongzhou to connect the North Canal. This new river is 62 kilometers long, after more than a year of construction, the main project was completed, Kublai gave this new river name Tonghui River. The completion of the Tonghui River, so that the south of the grain ships can sail directly near the Jishuitan, Metropolitan City, the basic solution to the problem of grain transportation. Tonghui River shipping section in the early Ming Dynasty silt waste, followed by a number of repairs, but ultimately due to insufficient water, less effective than the Yuan Dynasty, the number of locks is also greatly reduced. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the river was circled into the Imperial City, and the canal boats were taken from the Datong Bridge outside the Dongbianmen Gate as the terminal pier. Therefore, the Tonghui River only refers to the 26-kilometer-long section of the river from the sluice gate outside the Dongbianmen Gate to the city of Tongzhou. Recently, a section of the ancient canal dock has been restored on the bank of Tonghui River in Gaobeidian, Chaoyang District, which is listed as a district-level cultural relics protection unit. Meanwhile, the Tonghui River itself is a rare site ------ Tonghui River Ruins

Second, the great ancient project on the plains of eastern China. It starts from Beijing in the north and reaches Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in the south, so it is also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. Passing through Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, 4 provinces and 2 cities, communicating the Haihe River, Yellow River, Huaihe River, Yangtze River, Qiantang River, 5 major water systems (before the Yuan Dynasty through the Qiantang River, now only through to Hangzhou).

There are more historical monuments on both sides of the Grand Canal. Such as: it is worth mentioning that, in Wuxi, South Changjie section, the ancient Canal pillows, the family, the style of the wall is preserved, it is reported that this is the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the only completely preserved the style of the ancient Canal of a section, which is known to experts as "out of print". In Jiaxing, the pattern of Jiaxing city is built according to the canal, and there are mostly residential houses and stores on both sides of the river, forming a strong characteristic of a water town. There are old stone bridges such as Xiucheng Bridge, Qiujing Bridge and Duanping Bridge, as well as monuments such as the Water-Splitting Pier, Shuangkui Lane and Lufan Pavilion . In Tianjin, including the restoration of the Cangdu Yamen, the canal wharf and other landscapes, as well as the restoration of the Beicang Niangniang Temple, Shao Lian Guild Hall and so on. In Shangqiu, Henan Province, the Shangqiu section of the Sui and Tang Dynasty Grand Canal is an important part of the Tongji Canal. For example, Liao Dike in Suixian County was named Liao Dike Ridge (today's Liao Dike Town) because of the lonesome grasses on the canal embankment, which is seen as a ridge from afar; and one of the Eight Scenic Spots of Shangqiu in Ming and Qing Dynasties, "Sui Dike and Smoke and Willow", was also named after the embankment of willow planted along both sides of the Tongji Canal during the southern inspection of Emperor Yang of Sui during his summer vacation to provide a shelter for the summer heat. The origin of some other names belongs to some legendary legends. Now Liangyuan District pool store, legend has it that Emperor Yang excavated the Grand Canal flows through this place, driving commercial development, stores on both sides of the river, many tributaries to the stores surrounded, as seen from afar as the store is located in the pool. There are also Shangqiu Guide ancient city and so on.