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    The Beijing-Hang zhou Grand Canal, the abbreviation canal, and to stand side
by side serve as the engineering the greatest in China ancient times to the
Great Wall.
    Beijing is risen in north in Beijing-Hang zhou Grand Canal, and south is to
Hangzhou, and economizing through Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province,
Shandong, Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang four, linking up the big river system
of Haihe River, Huanghe River, Huaihe River, Changjiang River and Qiantang
River five, length overall is 1794 kilometers.
    Begins five centuries spring and autumn last phase of chisel before the
Christian era in the Beijing Hang zhou Grand Canal, and Wu Wangfu is less than
opening ditch ( Han's ditch ) for felling the neat chisel river, can open the
navigation or air flight to Qin Dynasty time Suzhou to Zhenjiang, more than
is called the south of the River canal. Afterwards opening growing and
widening through Sui Yang emperor, until arriving first 29 years ( 1292 )
years, haves a thorough knowledge of in the all fronts that grandfather
accomplished Hang Yunhe in Beijing in first lifetime.
    Run through the main artery of north and south when becoming the unit and the
Ming Dynasty and unmixed, and is taking the important effect in the communications
and transportation.
   Only among them one small section is keeped opening the navigation or air
flight in season reluctantly before 1949, and the Changjiang River and Huaihe
River can smooth(ly) be sailed to more than 400 kilometers of river course
kiloton barges of Jiangsu Province north section at present.
   The irrgation works that the Beijing-Hang zhou Grand Canal is the greatest in
China ancient times, the canal that also is the longest on the world.
 

 

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