El Grand Canal It is one of the biggest projects built in ancient China. Named China Grand Canal it is the oldest and longest canal in the world, far surpassing the next two great canals in the world: Suez and the Panama Canal.
This canal begins in the north of Beijing and ends in Hangzhou. This has earned it the name of the Jing-Hang Channel. China's famous Grand Canal is 1.795 kilometers (1.114 miles) long with 24 locks and some 60 bridges. Construction of the Grand Canal of China began in 486 BC. During the Wu Dynasty.
It was then enlarged during the Qi Dynasty, and later by the Sui Yangdi Dynasty emperor during the six years of furious construction from 605 to 610 AD. In 604 AD, Emperor Yangdi of the Sui Dynasty toured Luoyang. In the second year, he moved the capital to Luoyang and ordered the canalization of the Grand Canal.
This task lasted for six years and thousands of jobs involved in it. Finally, the original canals came together and formed the Grand Canal.
Tangqi City in Yuhang County is a famous and ancient city on the Grand Canal of China. Until today, after 300 years, there are seven Tongji arches and ancient streets along the canal that are well preserved.
It should be noted that the Grand Canal communicates with the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, Huaihe, Haihe and Qiantang River, it flows through Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang with Hangzhou, at its southern end. It is certainly an important connector between several minor river systems, being restored as a diversion waterway.
The Grand Canal of China continues to function as an important waterway, improving communication between the north and south, while promoting economic and cultural exchange and strengthening the unification of the country.
