Difference between revisions of "Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal"
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| − | Starting from [[Beijing]]'s [[Tongzhou District]] in the north, the canal extends 1,800 km to [[Hangzho]]u, Zhejiang Province in the south. Flowing through Beijing, [[Tianjin]], [[Hebei]], [[Shandong]], [[Jiangsu]] and Zhejiang, it connects the Haihe, Yellow, Huaihe, Yangtze and Qiantangjiang rivers. First dug in the 5th century B.C., the canal served as an important channel for the transport of grain in ancient China. The earliest and longest artificial waterway in the world, its southern section is still navigable. | + | Starting from [[Beijing]]'s [[Tongzhou District]] in the north, the canal extends 1,800 km to [[Hangzho]]u, Zhejiang Province in the south. Flowing through Beijing, [[Tianjin]], [[Hebei]], [[Shandong]], [[Jiangsu]] and [[Zhejiang]], it connects the [[Haihe]], [[Yellow]], [[Huaihe]], [[Yangtze]] and [[Qiantangjiang]] rivers. First dug in the 5th century B.C., the canal served as an important channel for the transport of grain in [[ancient China]]. The earliest and longest [[artificial waterway]] in the world, its southern section is still navigable. |
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Revision as of 07:37, 10 June 2009
Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
Starting from Beijing's Tongzhou District in the north, the canal extends 1,800 km to Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in the south. Flowing through Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it connects the Haihe, Yellow, Huaihe, Yangtze and Qiantangjiang rivers. First dug in the 5th century B.C., the canal served as an important channel for the transport of grain in ancient China. The earliest and longest artificial waterway in the world, its southern section is still navigable.
