Sit on the Royal Cruise, enjoy the beauty of the Beijing water system, and experience the comfort of looking at the pine trees in the Temple of Heaven, and watching the willows in the long river. From April 1st, the 2022 water route from the zoo to the Summer Palace will start, and citizens can take a cruise to experience the Royal Cultural Tour of the Grand Canal.

Joint inspection to ensure smooth sailing

This long river route from the zoo to the Summer Palace starts from the zoo and ends at the South Ruyi Wharf of the Summer Palace, passing Zizhuyuan, Wanshou Temple, the source of the Grand Canal, Maizhong Bridge and other long rivers Beautiful scenery, the whole journey is 9 kilometers in total, and the journey takes about 60 minutes.

On the morning of March 31st, the reporter saw at the Ziyuwan Wharf that the staff of the Haidian Transportation Administration Branch and the six branches of the Municipal Transportation Comprehensive Law Enforcement Corps were checking the life-saving, firefighting and anti-skid facilities on the wharf. One by one inspections were carried out, focusing on the implementation of measures such as epidemic prevention and control. We just checked the cruise routes and cruise ships, and the cruise ships meet the relevant sailing standards. According to the relevant staff of the Haidian Transportation Administration Branch, there are 6 water cruise ship units in Haidian District, including 5 water cruise ship units: Summer Palace Park, Yuyuantan Park, Zizhuyuan Park, Yuanmingyuan Park, Daoxiang Lake Park, and 1 water transportation license unit. The water area of the whole area is 2.5697 million square meters, and there are 1254 cruise ships in the whole area. After the sailing on April 1, the Haidian Transportation Management Branch and the Sixth Detachment will conduct irregular inspections on the cruise ship to ensure that the citizens have a good safety order on the ship.

“From 10:30 am to 3:30 pm every day, tourists can take boats to the Summer Palace from the zoo or the Zizhuyuan,” said Zhao Qiang, head of the Nanchang River water system operation. In order to ensure the safety and comfort of tourists, we have maintained and repaired the infrastructure of the cruise ship, increased waiting seats, added drinking water areas, and increased the frequency of disinfection in epidemic prevention. In addition, the wind force on the day was greater than 4 When the pier is at the level, the pier will stop leaving the ship, and tourists and friends should pay attention to the weather information in advance before boarding.”

Newly built 3 small bridges and 10 landscape piers

Beijing in late March, The grass grows and the warbler flies, the birds sing and the flowers are fragrant, and the willows gradually sprout, like a thin layer of green yarn on the cage. Stroll along the Nanchang River Waterfront Trail and feel the fusion of canal culture and Winter Olympics elements.

On the morning of March 31, the reporter came to Wutasi Road, which is adjacent to the two Winter Olympic venues and the only way for cruise ships in the Beijing water system. Today, this alley of more than 870 meters is favored by the public because it shows the beauty of small bridge and flowing water after the renovation. According to reports, Wutasi Road has always had the regret of being close to the water but not close to the water. Taking the Winter Olympics as an opportunity, 3 small bridges were built on the renovated Nanchang River, and 10 landscape piers were built on both sides. Four of the piers protrude out of the river bank, forming a viewing platform on the river. It is worth mentioning that the dragon spitting water landscape can also be displayed on both sides of the river bank. The drain is specially designed to look like a faucet. When the rainfall is heavy, the filtered and purified rainwater will flow out through the faucet. In addition, the refinement and improvement show details everywhere. The corresponding landscape vegetation of peach willows and the seats in the shape of ice bed continue the landscape style of Long River Viewing Willows and restore the historical style of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt.

Bay farewell to the mixed traffic of people and vehicles on the waterfront trails

In recent years, Haidian has been committed to the completion of the Nanchang River waterfront trails, and has made great efforts to comprehensively improve the environment of the Nanchang River section. It has been opened to pedestrians, and it has become an Internet celebrity check-in place in Haidian. Jiao Qinghui, deputy chief of the Environmental Construction Section of the District Urban Management Committee (Transportation Committee), introduced that the renovation will widen the Wuta Temple Road and bid farewell to people. Car mix.

The west section of the original Wutasi Road is a two-lane road, 16 meters wide, and it gets narrower and narrower toward the east, with only 7 meters at the narrowest point. On the other hand, Wutasi Road is the nearest road for residents near Jile Temple to travel westward, and the traffic flow is larger on Saturdays and Sundays. The road will be widened in this renovation, starting from Zhongguancun South Street and ending at the southwest gate of the zoo's working area, with a total length of 640 meters. A special non-motorized vehicle lane is also added to the road, and a 2-meter-wide pedestrian walkway is introduced into the green space, which is connected in series with the west side walkway, the green space around the Wuta Temple on the east side, and the riverside walkway, forming a complete and coherent walkway system, making it easier for citizens to travel. Convenient and safe. Combined with the renovation of the Nanchang River, places such as leisure seats, trash cans, and bicycle parking areas are also reserved on both sides of the road.