After 58 years, the Qinhuai River in and around Nanjing will be navigable again

The Qinhuai River in Nanjing will be navigable again after 58 years. A few days ago, Modern Express reporters learned that this year's Lantern Festival will be held for the first time on the Qinhuai River, and the internal and external water systems of the "Mother River" will also resume navigation. Different from the Qinhuai pleasure Boat, which has high eaves and high corners, a sightseeing boat tailored for navigation has been put in place, full of strong urban style, and will be launched for sea trial in the middle of this month. The navigation line takes panchi Fuzi Temple Pier to Dabao 'en Temple Pier. Along the way, there are many beautiful scenery such as Zhonghuamen Castle, Sunchu Restaurant, Feast Pavilion and Dabao 'en Temple. At present, the departments in charge of the Qinhuai River are taking the lead in negotiating the joint voting system.

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Two city sightseeing boats

Launching from Pingjiang Bridge

At around 11:30 PM on January 4, the Qinhuai merchants on both sides of Pingjiang Bridge in Confucius Temple had basically closed.

Modern Express reporters at the scene saw two red city sightseeing boats pulled up to the bridge by big trucks, lifted high by a crane, and slowly fell onto the water of the inner Qinhuai River. "Is this a new Qinhuai River cruise boat?" Passing pedestrians are a little curious, Qinhuai River area Fang, usually parked in Dongshuiguan and Confucius Temple quay, vermillion wide boat body, bright yellow Fang roof, unique Qinhuai style. The sight-seeing boat is red, with a pointed bow and four characters, "Love of Qinhuai", and an open-air viewing platform at the stern.

Staff at the scene told Modern Express that it is a city sightseeing boat tailored for navigation on the Qinhuai River. On the night of January 4, it was just in place, launched for the first time, and was towed back to the warehouse by a cruise ship.

Qinhuai River inside and outside

Step up dredging and brightening

Reporter found, Qinhuai District in the west five Huali area to raise files to upgrade. For example, the eastern section of the Qinhuai River from Yixian Bridge to Dongshuiguan, with a total length of 2.2 kilometers, connects to the Confucius Temple section. This section is an important part of the Qinhuai River, and the dredging work has been completed. Further west, the West Five miles of lighting and landscape renovation continues in preparation for the night voyage of sightseeing boats. At the same time, many piers are set up along the West Wuhua Li, such as Zhonghuamen pier, Ancient Opera Garden pier and Sunchu Restaurant pier.

It is understood that Qinhuai District west five Huali regulation content including river pollution interception, revetment regulation, dredding, ecological restoration, and create night tour lighting project. The outer Qinhuai River is also dredging floating objects.

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Service time: During the Lantern Festival

Modern Express reporter learned from the relevant departments, the internal and external Qinhuai River has been saying "hand in hand", but shelved for a long time. One important reason is that because of the different width of the river and the different depth of the water level, the ships on the Qinhuai River can not be used in common. "Qinhuai River uses Qinhuai Boat, which is a small battery boat with less than 10 horsepower; The outer Qinhuai River is a larger cruise ship." An informed source told reporters, to this end, the unit responsible for the cruise ship operation specially led customized sightseeing boats.

"It's small but powerful, and it needs to be different from the original Qinhuai Painted boat." Because several ancient Bridges around the Shuiximen River are flood-control passages and are generally short, he said, the boats are small and full of modern urban style, unlike the overhanging eaves of the Qinhuai Boat. Each boat can accommodate 28 people and has a power of about 130 horsepower. During the summer flood season, it can be used normally even if the current velocity does not affect navigation, extending the navigation cycle.

When will it be launched for trial? With the completion of the lighting and afforestation project along the Seohwari Ancient Bridge in the middle of this month, the tourist boats will go on a trial run without carrying passengers. Bookings will be accepted during the Lantern Festival, which will be officially open to traffic.

Navigable route: Confucius Temple to great kindness Temple

In the past, there were different routes to visit the Qinhuai River by boat. The Qinhuai River is from the East water Pass to Zhonghuamen Castle after the return, and the outer Qinhuai River tour line currently has three, from the stone city to the Sancha River scenic spot, "reward line" and "long dry line". The "reward line" is "Wuding Gate - Zhonghua Gate - Feast Pavilion - Reward Temple" and "Feast Pavilion - Zhonghua Gate - Wuding Gate - Reward Temple"; The "Changgan Travel" line is "Feast Pavilion - Phoenix Terrace - Changgan Gate - Zhonghua Gate - Wuding Gate".

Modern Express reporter learned that the internal and external Qinhuai River navigation line is currently roughly set as: inst. fuzi temple jetty - Dabao En Temple jetty. Starting from the inner Qinhuai River located in Confucius Temple, you may pass Zhonghuamen Castle Pier, Sun Chu Restaurant, then pass through the lock to the Feast Pavilion, and then to the Great Kindness Temple. It is also possible to adjust the route to other attractions according to tourist needs and bookings.

Connection point: planned to be located at the Feast Ting pier

Is an access point necessary? Customized sightseeing boat can travel from the inner Qinhuai River all the way to the outer Qinhuai River without changing halfway. However, considering the large number of passengers during the Lantern Festival, there is a gap between the water level of the internal and external water systems during the summer flood season, so the relevant departments have set up a connection point for tourists to transfer when necessary. During the lantern Fair trial, once the number of bookings exceeds the load of the two sightseeing boats, you will have to transfer: When the Qinhuai Pleasure Boat goes to the Sunchu Restaurant area, you will disembark and walk a short distance to the Feast Ting Pier, and then board a special boat on the Outer Qinhuai River to continue the tour.

Outside the Qinhuai landscape: great kindness Temple, Stone city

In the future, the outer Qinhuai River will also turn around magnificently. At present, the outer Qinhuai River dredging, brightening, will be more equipped with night tour conditions. In the past, there was not much to enjoy around the outer Qinhuai River, but with the planning of the Stone City Ruins Park, there will be many highlights in the future. It is understood that the planning of Shitoucheng Site Park covers the whole large site area, including the original Shitoucheng Park (Gumacan City), Qingliangshan Park, Defense Park, Jackfruit Mountain area, Red soil mountain area, an area of 107.5 hectares, water sightseeing will have many attractions.

In addition to Dabao En Temple and Shitoucheng Ruins Park as attractions, there is also a pier set up and decorated along the 1865 park. The renovation project of Yuecheng ruins is also worth looking forward to.

Ticketing: Joint ticket system is expected to be realized

Sources from relevant departments told Modern Express that more city sightseeing boats will be developed in the future according to the number of tourists and market demand. The current ticket price for the Qinhuai River Boat is 60 yuan per person during the day and 80 yuan at night. The outer Qinhuai River cruise is more expensive.

In order to make it easier for tourists to see the scenery, several cruise companies are leading the negotiation with the price department of the combined ticket system, from the inner Qinhuai River to the outer Qinhuai River is expected to be a "one ticket pass".

After 58 years, the Qinhuai River once again joins hands.

Historically, the Qinhuai River was connected with the outside world. During the reign of Eastern Wu, the coast from East Shuiguan to West Shuiguan became a prosperous residential area. In 1959, Nanjing dismantled the west Gate of water, and the Qinhuai River was no longer navigable. In 1986, a pumping station was built in Shuiximen, and the water system was no longer connected.

Since then, the communication between the water systems inside and outside the Qinhuai River has gone through several twists and turns. Only the planning scheme of the outer Qinhuai River has been changed seven times, and the inner and outer Qinhuai River cannot be navigable for decades.

In 2007, plans to build a river link were mooted but halted because planning plans were not approved. In 2009, plans to build a link between the inner and outer Qinhuai Rivers were halted because of a bridge and tunnel project to replace the main road in the west of the city.

In 2012, the completion of the West Gate tunnel, the project finally officially started. In 2014, a 220-meter passageway and a lock were built.

Paddle Boat and paddle sound and paddle! Swim the "Mother River" of Nanjing people... Now, the Qinhuai River has finally been connected. With the launch of the city sightseeing boat, the Qinhuai River will be navigable again after 58 years of separation.

Source: Modern Express, January 6, 2017