Liu Qibao, vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, delivered a speech at a forum on the development of China's Grand Canal culture in Yangzhou city, East China's Jiangsu province, on June 16. 

The forum marked the opening of the China Grand Canal Museum located in the city. 

In his speech, Liu called for protecting and carrying forward the Grand Canal culture, enhancing environmental protection in the canal basin, and promoting Grand Canal-themed tourism. 

He also stressed the importance of constructing a national park of the Grand Canal culture in order to share stories about the canal with the world. 

The museum serves as a landmark of the whole national park.