On November 28 , 2018, the Founding Ceremony and Thematic Meeting of the Yangzhou Branch of the Grand Canal Culture Construction Research Institute took place at Yangzhou University.

The Yangzhou Branch of the Grand Canal Culture Construction Research Institute, approved by Jiangsu Grand Canal Cultural Belt Construction Leading Group Office, guided by the Grand Canal Culture Construction Research Institute, will carry out basic and application research with the help of current scientific and research resources in joint efforts.

After the establishment of Yangzhou Branch, the following first batch of 6 research centers were constructed:

o World Canal Research Center

o Grand Canal Cultural Heritage Research Center

o Grand Canal National Cultural Park and Research Center for the Integration of Culture and Tourism

o Grand Canal Non-Heritage Cultural Research Center

o Grand Canal Special Town and Rural Revitalization Research Center

o Grand Canal Development Strategy and Management Research Center.

By: Social Science Department