China Grand Canal Map. The Grand Canal (Chinese: 大运河; pinyin: Dà yùnhé) is a system of interconnected canals linking various major rivers in North and East China, serving as an important waterborne transport infrastructure between the north and the south during Medieval and premodern China.It is the longest artificial waterway in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 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.It was built to enable successive Chinese regimes to transport surplus grain from the agriculturally rich Yangtze (Chang) and Huai river.
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Boats on the ancient Grand Canal, China Ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Wuxi area Between 1958 - 1964, the Grand Canal was straightened, widened, and dredged; one new section 40 miles (65 km) long was constructed, and modern locks were added
Image by 王 波 波 available under a Creative Commons License 2025 Year of the Snake 29th January 2025 marks the end of the year of the Dragon and the beginning of the year of the Snake 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.It was built to enable successive Chinese regimes to transport surplus grain from the agriculturally rich Yangtze (Chang) and Huai river. The 'Modern' Grand Canal and the Great Wall frontier
. The Grand Canal takes most of the waterways to make a route. The 'Modern' Grand Canal and the Great Wall frontier
. The Grand Canal has fallen due to the Rebellion and was abandoned around Beijing 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.It was built to enable successive Chinese regimes to transport surplus grain from the agriculturally rich Yangtze (Chang) and Huai river.