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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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)
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(iv)
(vi)
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 2014
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1443
usedFor flood control
irrigation
modern inland shipping
tourism

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Huai River associatedWithCanal Grand Canal of China
Taierzhuang locatedOn Grand Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Xuzhou crossedBy Grand Canal of China
Hangzhou hasFamousSite Grand Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Hangzhou UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteNearby Grand Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Grand Canal of China alsoKnownAs Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Grand Canal of China alsoKnownAs China Grand Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Grand Canal of China hasPart Jing–Hang Grand Canal main line
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Grand Canal of China hasPart Li Canal (historical section)
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Sui dynasty constructed Grand Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Suzhou locatedOn Grand Canal of China
Huaian hasHeritage Grand Canal of China
Huaian traversedBy Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Wuxi hasCanal Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Yangzhou knownFor Grand Canal culture
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Yangzhou traversedBy Grand Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Yangzhou famousSite Yangzhou Ancient Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Zhenjiang river Grand Canal of China
Zhenjiang locatedOn Grand Canal of China
Liaocheng traversedBy Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal
subject linked to: Liaocheng, China
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Wuzhen traversedBy Grand Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Ancient China majorConstruction Grand Canal of China
Zaozhuang City traversedBy Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Zaozhuang City hasCulturalHeritage sections of the Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Jiaxing traversedBy Grand Canal of China
Tongzhou District river Grand Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China
Rahan hasNearbyWaterway Grand Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China
World Heritage Sites in China hasPart Grand Canal
linked to: Grand Canal of China