Little Know Grand Canal In China
China, with nearly 5,000 years of recorded history, is the cradle of one of the oldest civilizations in the
world and is a fascinating land filled with rich cultural heritages and stunning natural beauty.
Chinese
people...
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Little Know Grand Canal In China
China, with nearly 5,000 years of recorded history, is the cradle of one of the oldest civilizations in the
world and is a fascinating land filled with rich cultural heritages and stunning natural beauty.
Chinese
people have long years experience in managing their water system and like to name their canal with
the second name of the person who was in charge of building the canal at that time.
There are three famous water conservancy projects in China and the oldest one is as early as the
486 B.
C.
Although established long years ago, those water conservancy projects still play important
roles in local peoples life.
Let s have a look of them:
Grand Canal
The Grand Canal, is a marvelous irrigation project of ancient China as well as the oldest and the
longest man-made canal in the world.
The canal comes from Beijing in north to Hangzhou in south
with stretching 1,794 kilometers long and surpasses both the Suez and Panama canals.
After the
canal wa
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