Grand Canal

Also known as Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, The Grand Canal

longest canal or artificial river in the world located in China

AI overview

The Grand Canal is the world's longest artificial waterway, stretching across China and serving as a major feat of engineering. Built over many centuries, it has been crucial for connecting different regions of China and transporting goods and people throughout the country's history.

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In the Vinony graph

Grand Canal appears in Vinony's UNESCO World Heritage collection — one of 3,384 entries.

Vinony's link graph records 1,187 inbound references to Grand Canal, and connects out to Shandong, Song dynasty and lock.

The entry is geolocated on the map in 33.

It is catalogued under topics including Canals in China, Economic history of China and Grand Canal (China).

Wikidata facts

Instance of: architectural ensemble
Country: China
Area: 55629
Image: 大運河.png
Length: 1011

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Commons category: Grand Canal of China
topic's main category: Category:Grand Canal (China)
heritage designation: Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level

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Encyclopedic overview

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Simplified Chinese京杭大运河 Traditional Chinese京杭大運河

The Grand Canal (Chinese: 大运河; pinyin: Dà yùnhé) is a system of interconnected canals linking various major rivers and lakes in North and East China, serving as an important waterborne transport infrastructure between the north and the south during Medieval and premodern China. It is the longest artificial waterway in the world and a World Heritage Site.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Grand Canal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.