Grand Canal of China

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The Grand Canal of China is an ancient, extensive man-made waterway system that historically linked northern and southern China, facilitating trade, transport, and economic integration for over a millennium.

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Generate an image of the Grand Canal of China (The Grand Canal of China is an ancient, extensive man-made waterway system that historically linked northern and southern China, facilitating trade, transport, and economic integration for over a millennium.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
canal ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
waterway system ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal ⓘ
China Grand Canal ⓘ
connects Beijing ⓘ
Hangzhou ⓘ
Hebei ⓘ
Jiangsu ⓘ
Shandong ⓘ
Tianjin ⓘ
Zhejiang ⓘ
linked to: Zhejiang Province
constructionBegan 5th century BCE ⓘ
country China ⓘ
followsRiverBasinsOf Hai River ⓘ
Huai River ⓘ
Qiantang River ⓘ
Yangtze River ⓘ
Yellow River ⓘ
governedBy People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
hasPart Jing–Hang Grand Canal main line ⓘ
Li Canal (historical section) ⓘ
Tonghui River section ⓘ
linked to: Beiyun River
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageType cultural ⓘ
length approximately 1776 km ⓘ
locatedIn Eastern China ⓘ
linked to: eastern China

Northern China ⓘ
linked to: North China

Southern China ⓘ
linked to: southern China
majorExpansionDuring Ming dynasty ⓘ
Sui dynasty ⓘ
Tang dynasty ⓘ
Yuan dynasty ⓘ
partOf Chinese hydraulic engineering tradition ⓘ
passesThrough Beijing ⓘ
Hangzhou ⓘ
Jining ⓘ
Suzhou ⓘ
Tianjin ⓘ
Yangzhou ⓘ
primaryHistoricalFunction administrative integration ⓘ
facilitating internal trade ⓘ
military logistics ⓘ
transport of grain ⓘ
recognizedAs world’s longest man-made waterway ⓘ
significance enabled long-distance inland water transport ⓘ
linked northern and southern China ⓘ
promoted economic integration of China ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 2014 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1443 ⓘ
usedFor flood control ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
modern inland shipping ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

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Taierzhuang → locatedOn → Grand Canal ⓘ
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Grand Canal of China → alsoKnownAs → Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal ⓘ
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Grand Canal of China → alsoKnownAs → China Grand Canal ⓘ
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Grand Canal of China → hasPart → Jing–Hang Grand Canal main line ⓘ
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Grand Canal of China → hasPart → Li Canal (historical section) ⓘ
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Liaocheng → traversedBy → Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal ⓘ
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World Heritage Sites in China → hasPart → Grand Canal ⓘ
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Emperor Yang of Sui → knownFor → Grand Canal project ⓘ
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Pingjiang Road → hasNearbyAttraction → Suzhou city moat ⓘ
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Hanshan Temple → locatedNear → Grand Canal ⓘ
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Hanshan Temple → hasView → Grand Canal waterway ⓘ
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Tiger Hill → near → Grand Canal ⓘ
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Gusu District → contains → Suzhou ancient canal network ⓘ
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Jining → locatedOnWaterway → Grand Canal of China ⓘ
Jining → traversedBy → Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal ⓘ
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Hongze Lake → outflows → Grand Canal system ⓘ
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Huai-an → hasMajorWaterway → Grand Canal ⓘ
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Huai-an → locatedOn → Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal ⓘ
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Yunhe District → namedAfter → Yunhe (Grand Canal) ⓘ
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Liaocheng → traversedBy → Grand Canal of China ⓘ
subject linked to: Water City
Linqing City → locatedOn → Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal ⓘ
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Liaocheng → traversedBy → Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal ⓘ
subject linked to: Liáochéng
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Jiangnan water towns → developedInRelationTo → Grand Canal of China ⓘ
Dongchangfu District → locatedOnRiver → Grand Canal (China) ⓘ
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Taierzhuang Ancient Town → locatedOnWatercourse → Grand Canal ⓘ
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Taierzhuang Ancient Town → locatedOnWatercourse → Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal ⓘ
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Taierzhuang District → traversedBy → Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal ⓘ
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Taierzhuang District → hasRiver → Grand Canal ⓘ
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Nanjing, Jiangsu, Qing dynasty → partOfTradeNetwork → Grand Canal system ⓘ
linked to: Grand Canal of China