2 Flowing through time

Flowing through time

大运河:流淌在时间的长河之中

Esteemed 11th-century writer and poet Qin Guan described a serene night in his poem, Han Gou: " Frost brings a chill to Han Gou, and the water looks quite clear; on such a freezing night, a myriad stars light up boats. Deep from the dense water plants come, surprisingly, the sounds of words and the laughter of people. "

11世纪备受尊敬的文人、诗人秦观在他的诗歌《邗沟》中描述了一个宁静的夜晚:“霜落邗沟积水清，寒星无数傍船明。菰蒲深处疑无地，忽有人家笑语声。"

Han Gou, a canal in today's Jiangsu province, ran across Qin's native city of Gaoyou. It was dredged in the late fifth century BC in the state of Wu during the tumultuous Spring and Autumn Period(770-476 BC).

邗沟位于今天的江苏省，是一条流经秦朝时设立的城市高邮的运河，于公元前五世纪在春秋乱世中(公元前770-476年)的吴国境内开凿而成。

Fuchai, who was then the king of Wu, ordered the construction of Han Gou to connect the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers to facilitate the transportation of soldiers and military supplies.

当时的吴王夫差下令修筑邗沟，将长江和淮河连接起来，方便士兵通行和军需物资运输。

The weight of history Qin felt that night at Han Gou continues to touch people today. They appreciate his poem, which is printed on a wall at the National Museum of China in Beijing, which also displays a bronze sword believed to have been used by Fuchai that was unearthed in Anhui province in 1976.

秦观当年那个夜晚在邗沟感受到的历史厚重感至今仍触动着人心。人们很欣赏他的诗歌，他的诗被印在了位于北京的中国国家博物馆的一面墙上。此外，国博还展示了一把于1976年在安徽省出土的铜剑，据说当年夫差使用过.

These are being shown at the exhibition, Paddling for A Thousand Miles, until March 1, to hail the storied history of the 3, 200-kilometer-long Grand Canal.

这些目前都在国博的“舟楫千里--大运河文化展”中展出。展览将持续到(2021年)3月1日，目的是颂扬充满传奇历史、长达3200公里的大运河。