西青区是天津市独具历史底蕴的地区之一，“崇文尚武”是这片土地的文化基因。这里更是因文化而兴，遗留至 今的杨柳青文昌阁见证了几百年来文化的发展与繁荣。
杨柳青元宝岛是大运河历经改道形成的岛屿，岛上矗立着唯一的建筑——拥有五百年历史的文昌阁，是京杭大运
河在天津杨柳青时代交替的重要见证。元宝岛作为大运河上的一个重要的节点，肩负着以文化为载体，传递文化
精神的历史使命和衔接运河两岸的城市公共空间的作用。
1.区位背景介绍杨柳青镇，位于天津市西青区，依傍京杭大运河。杨柳青位于京津冀协同发展带上，在承接首都以及天津功能发
展上有着极佳的区位优势。杨柳青是中国北方历史名镇，也是中国四大名镇之一，在天津当地一直有“先有杨柳 青，后有天津卫”的说法。
古时繁盛的商业文化孕育了中国四大木版年画之一的杨柳青年画。早在明清时期，“杨柳青”及“杨柳青年画” 就已蜚声海内外，时至今日，杨柳青的年画依然是杨柳青最耀眼的一张名片。
此外，杨柳青还有着以石家大院为代表的传统民居建筑和精美的石雕、砖雕、木雕等建筑艺术，剪纸、风筝等民
间手工艺术、民间花会等民间特的表演及娱乐艺术形式，以及晚清时期杨柳青本地商帮随左宗棠大军西赴新疆
“赶大营”的历史壮举，人文及历史底蕴深厚。我们都来讲笑话
2.年画及年文化背景介绍杨柳青木版年画是杨柳青最具代表性的民间艺术。明永乐年间，京杭大运河的开通及天津漕运的兴起使杨柳青成
为南北商品交易的重要集散地，经济日益繁荣。
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自选、备选用地的摹本
——杨柳青背景资料
杨柳青年画继承了宋、元绘画的传统，吸收了明代木刻版画、工艺美术、戏剧舞台的形式，采用木版套印和手工
彩绘相结合的方法，创立了鲜明活泼、喜气吉祥、富有感人题材的独特风格。2006年5月20日，经国务院批准列入第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。
以年画为代表的年文化是中国人精神文化生活中不可或缺的部分。百节年为首，“年”是中华民族最隆重的传统佳节，它不仅集中体现了中华民族的思想信仰、理想愿望、生活娱乐和文化心理，而且还是祈福、饮食和娱乐活动等的美好展示。
围绕“过年”展开的一些广义上的文化现象和事物，如对联、年画、饮食、庆祝仪式等都深深蕴含了人们对于美好生活的向往，是中国人民尤为宝贵的文化传承。
3.大运河背景介绍
京杭大运河是中国古代劳动人民创造的伟大的水利工程，是世界上距离最长、规模最大的运河，展现出我国劳动人民的伟大智慧和勇气，承载着中华民族悠久的历史和文明，2014年成功列入《世界遗产名录》。
千年古镇杨柳青因大运河而生、因大运河而兴，杨柳青是南运河进入三岔河口最后一个具有重要意义的水运码头，是大运河的重要节点。京杭大运河上乘京畿，下通京杭，便捷的漕运交通为历史上的杨柳青带来了繁荣的商业贸易，也促成了杨柳青年画等文化的最终形成，进而形成了杨柳青的兼收并蓄、博采众长的运河文化以及其独具一格的文化性格。
Introduction of Yangliuqing
Xiqing is a unique historical district of Tianjin, where people advocate civil and martial virtues at heart. It is a culturally prosperous district for several centuries, witnessed by the 500-year-old Wenchang Pavilion (chamber of cultural prosperity) on Yuanbao Island, a result of numerous diversions of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (the Grand Canal). As the only building on the island, Wenchang Pavilion is an important telling testimony to the alternation of the Grand Canal in Yangliuqing. Yuanbao Island, an important node on the Grand Canal, shoulders the historical missio
n of conveying cultural spirit and connecting the urban public spaces on both sides of the Canal.
1. Location Introduction
Yangliuqing Town is located in Xiqing District, Tianjin, near the Grand Canal. Standing on the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Coordinated Development Belt, it enjoys excellent geographical advantages in undertaking the non-core functions of Beijing and Tianjin. Yangliuqing is a famous historic town in northern China and one of the four famous towns in the country. There has always been a saying in Tianjin that "there was Yangliuqing first, and then there was Tianjin."国企备忘录
The flourishing commerce of the town gave birth to Yangliuqing New Year Woodblock Prints, which is among the four major New Year woodblock prints of China. The New Year Woodblock Prints gained international fame for Yangliuqing as early as the Ming and Qing dynasties, and remains the most dazzling calling card of the town today.
中国现当代文学专题Yangliuqing Town is also known for traditional dwellings represented by Shi Family Compound, fine architectural art like stone, brick and wood carvings, folk handicraft art such as paper-cutting and kites, and folk performance and art of entertainment like folk flower fairs. The Camp Out happened in the late Qing Dynasty, where the local merchants accompanied Zuo Zongtang's army westward to Xi
古镇文化公园njiang, sold supplies to support the military expedition against invaders and eventually established the fabulously rich Tianjin Merchant Group, was also a historical event known to all.
2. New Year Woodblock Prints and New Year Culture
The New Year Woodblock Prints is the most representative folk art of Yangliuqing. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the opening of the Grand Canal and the rise of water transportation in Tianjin turned Yangliuqing into an important trade center of commodities between the north and the south, hence booming economy.
Woodcut artists then moved from the surrounding areas to Yangliuqing for business, because the town was abound in Duli wood, a perfect material for engraving. They made popular Yangliuqing New Year Woodblock Prints, and even created a spectacular landscape where every family in the town and surrounding villages were apt at dyeing and painting.
The Woodblock Prints combines the traditional merits of paintings in Song and Yuan dynasties and the form of woodcut, arts and crafts and theatrical stage in Ming Dynasty. Such combination of woodblock overprinting and hand painting formed a distinctive style that is vivid, lively, auspicious and touching. Yangliuqing New Year Woodblock Prints was included in the first batch of national inta
ngible cultural heritage list with the approval of the State Council on May 20, 2006.
The New Year culture represented by New Year paintings is an indispensable part of the spiritual and cultural life of the Chinese people. The "Year" is the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation. It not only epitomizes the beliefs, ideals, entertainment and cultural psychology of the Chinese people, but also carries their blessings, diet and entertainment activities.
Some general cultural phenomena and objects about celebrating the New Year, such as couplets, New Year paintings, food and rituals, all contain people's yearning for a better life. They are a particularly precious cultural heritage.
3. Background of the Grand Canal
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is a marvelous water conservancy project created by the working people in ancient China. Among the longest and largest in the world and being included in the World Heritage List in 2014, the Grand Canal is a showcase of the great wisdom and courage of the Chinese working class and the profound history and civilization of the nation.葛守江
Yangliuqing, a millennial ancient town, emerged and flourished because of the Grand Canal. It is the
last significant wharf of the South Canal at the mouth of the Sancha River, and an important node of the Grand Canal that vertically connects the capital city and its environs with Hangzhou. Convenient water transportation of the Grand Canal brought prosperous commercial trade to Yangliuqing, contributed to the fame of Yangliuqing New Year Woodblock Prints, and eventually formed the inclusive canal culture and unique cultural character of the town.
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