The world's longest man-made waterway — crossing five major river systems to connect north and south, continuously pumping southern grain and wealth into the empire's heart.
Type: Engineering ▾
Type: Rivers ▾
Location: Beijing ▾
Location: Tianjin
Location: Hebei ▾
Location: Shandong ▾
Location: Jiangsu ▾
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A monumental multi-arch stone bridge spans the canal, a small grain barge passing cleanly beneath its main arch. Terraced rice fields, white-walled granaries, and a red-bannered courier station line the embanked banks in warm late-afternoon light