Such an unsentimental attitude might suggest unimportance, but barges plying the Grand Canal have knit China together for 14 centuries, carrying grain, soldiers, and ideas between the economic ...

Duan points out that Yangzhou was not only an important hub on the Grand Canal but also connected to the Yangtze River basin.

co-initiator of the Cultural Mapping of the Grand Canal (Beijing) project, presents the key outcomes of the project at Peking University, Beijing, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo by Wang Yiming/China.org.cn ...

2024 marks the 10th anniversary of China's successful bid to inscribe China's Grand Canal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In an effort to introduce China's Grand Canal and its related cultural ...