Explore China's Grand Canal
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Explore China's Grand Canal
The Grand Canal, spanning thousands of kilometers, is the longest of its kind in the world. It starts from Zhejiang province in East China and runs through Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Shandong and Hebei provinces and Tianjin, before reaching Beijing.
In 2014, the canal was listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Though the Grand Canal's influence as a major shipping route is diminishing, the central government has released a policy to preserve and protect cultural heritage related to the canal. The regions along the canal are promoting the construction of the Grand Canal cultural belt.
Let’s take a trip along the current canal through a series of photos.
Morning Scene of the Grand Canal in Suqian, Jiangsu province. [Photo by Liang Zhenyu/provided to Chinaculture.org]
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Buddha’s Light Shines in Changzhou, Jiangsu province. [Photo by Wan Rongyao/provided to Chinaculture.org]
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lender West Lake in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province. [Photo by Qi Liguang/provided to Chinaculture.org]
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Sunset in Sanhe ancient town in Hefei, Anhui province. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]
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An aerial view of the Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden in Kaifeng, Henan province. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]
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The Taierzhuang ancient town, located nearby the Grand Canal Zaozhuang section in Shandong province. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]
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An aerial view of the Baiyangdian scenic area in Xiong'an New Area, Hebei province. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]
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The Grand Canal Beijing section. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]
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Since at least one member was interested in the amazing architecture of the library, I'll share some of the other beauties of China with him and anyone else who has any interest.
Wonderful photos, the Gongchen bridge shown in the first photo is amazing and reminds me of the bridge in Mostar Yugoslavia now Bosnia-Herzegovina. Built in the 15th century it was badly damaged in the Yugoslavia war in the 1990's. This landmark has been repaired, thank goodness. I walked across that bridge in 1985.
That bridge is on the ancient Silk Road - take a look....
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I was aware that it is on the ancient Silk Road. Interesting enough south of Mostar in Dubrovnik is the home of Marco Polo.
The world Yugoslavia translates to ''Land of the Southern Slavs''...There is a strong connection to Eurasia as can be seen in the many of the physical looks of the peoples there.
It's quite amazing that both bridges are on the Silk Road...I wonder how many more magnificent structures are along the Silk Road?
The answer is a hell of a lot including megacities.
The bridges in China are fantastic, from the longest in the world to maybe the highest to glass-floored ones to some of the most beautiful, and they light them up in all colours at night.
I've seen a few of them and they are magnificent.
Beautiful photos, Buzz. That bridge is amazing! Isn't it weird that the Western and Eastern Worlds both share the same type of architecture and engineering when it comes to bridges?
I've got questions:
Photo 3: What kind of trees are those with the bright blossoms? Cherry?
Photo 8: Those patches of green...are those rice fields?
I really don't know what kind of trees they are.
I don't think those are rice fields - I've only seen rice fields that are contained in some way, and I've never seen them get that thick or that green. I don't know what those green patches are.
Ok...my vision is upside down this morning.
Those green patches are trees. I compared the size of the boats to the "green"
Nice photos and interesting topic.