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The Grand Canal, about 1,764 kilometers (1,200 miles) long, is the longest and greatest man-made waterway in ancient China, far surpassing the next two of the world: the Suez and Panama Canals. With 27 sections and 58 historical sites, it was placed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2014.
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The Grand Canal connects great rivers in the north, including the Yangzi and Yellow rivers. Two new super-long canals, yet to be formally approved, would connect the Yangzi with southern China's.
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The Grand Canal is acknowledged as a significant element in imperial China's economic and political stability, mainly through grain distribution. The canal expresses a long history of engineering projects to control river systems and provide irrigation. Due to its hydrography, movements are easier on its East-West axis, while North-South.
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Grand Canal, Series of waterways in northern China that link Hangzhou with Beijing. Some1,100 mi (1,800 km) in length, it is the world's longest constructed waterway.
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China's legendary man-made waterway, the Grand Canal, runs from Beijing in the north to Hangzhou in the south stretching 1,747 kilometers. At 10 times the length of the Suez Canal and 20 times that of the Panama Canal, it is another wonder made by the ancient Chinese.
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Grand Canal, series of waterways in eastern and northern China that link Hangzhou in Zhejiang province with Beijing. Some 1,800 km (1,100 miles) in length, it is the world's longest constructed waterway, though, strictly speaking, not all of it is a canal.
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The Grand Canal is a vast waterway system in the north-eastern and central-eastern plains of China, running from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang province in the south. Constructed in sections from the 5th century.
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The Grand Canal forms a vast inland waterway system in the north-eastern and central eastern plains of China, passing through eight of the country's present-day provinces. It runs from the capital Beijing in the north to Zhejiang Province in the south.
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The Grand Canal is the longest canal or artificial river in the world [1] and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its main artery, known to the Chinese as the Jing-Hang or Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, is reckoned to extend for 1,776 km (1,104 mi) and is divided into 6 main sections.
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The Grand Canal or Dayunhe or Jing-Hang Grand Canal ( Chinese: 京杭大运河; pinyin: Jīng-Háng Dà Yùnhé; literally: "Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal") is the longest and oldest canal and artificial river in the world. [1] It starts in Beijing; passes through Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang; and ends in Hangzhou .
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[Photo/IC] The Grand Canal, the world's longest artificial waterway and a UNESCO World Heritage site, flows through the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong and Hebei, as well as Tianjin and Beijing. It is about 16 times the size of the Suez Canal in Egypt and 33 times longer than the Panama Canal, the world's second- and third-largest canals.
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Magazine China's Ancient Lifeline The 1,400-year-old Grand Canal is a monumental project that bound north and south China together. It's still in use today. By Ian Johnson Photographs by.
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The largest canal in the world, the Grand Canal of China, wends its way through four provinces, beginning at Beijing and ending at Hangzhou. It ties together two of the greatest rivers in the world - the Yangtze River and the Yellow River - as well as smaller waterways such as the Hai River, the Qiantang River, and the Huai River.
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The canal is a relatively well-known attraction in southern China, where barges and cruise ships alike ply the 2,500-year-old route. In Beijing, less so: hardly anyone realises that the canal.
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The first two sections of China's Grand Canal, in Zhejiang and southern Jiangsu, were mostly built during the Sui dynasty (581-618) during a massive migration period from the Yellow River basin in the north to the southern region of China. Though political power remained in the north, the south became increasingly more affluent from the migrants who farmed the south's highly fertile lands.
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The Grand Canal is a vast waterway system in the north-eastern and central-eastern plains of China, running from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang province in the south. Constructed in sections from the 5th century.