The Grand Canal is also the oldest canal in the world. Its construction went through three historical periods. In 486 B.C., King Wu, Fu Chai had the canal excavated. Thereafter the Yangtze and Huai Rivers were connected during the reign of Emperor Yangdi (569 - 618) and during the Yuan Dynasty in the 13th Century; thus finally completing the Grand Canal.
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The Grand Canal is also known as the second Gold Watercourse after the Yangtze River for its irrigation of agricultural and industrial areas along the canal. Furthermore, unsophisticated water towns, historical sites and the profound culture make the Grand Canal a distinctive cultural tourism area.
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The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, also known as just the Grand Canal was a great water project in ancient China. It runs from Hangzhou in the south of Zhejiang Province, via Jiangsu, Shandong, Hebei and Tianjin and finally ends at Tongxian County in north Beijing. It also passes through five watercourses, the Hai, Yellow, Huai, Yangtze and Qiantang Rivers. At a length of 1,794 kilometers, the Grand Canal is the longest canal in the world. It is 21 times longer than the Panama Canal and 10 times longer than the Suez Canal.
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