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1. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the longest and largest ancient canal in the world and one of the oldest canals. Together with the Great Wall and Karez, it is called the three major ancient projects in China, and it has been in use ever since. It is a great project created by the working people in ancient China and one of the symbols of China's cultural status.
2. The Grand Canal starts from Yuhang (now Hangzhou) in the south, reaches Zhuo Jun (now Beijing) in the north, passes through Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong and Hebei provinces and Tianjin and Beijing, and runs through five major water systems, namely Haihe River, Yellow River, Huaihe River, Yangtze River and Qiantang River, with a total length of about 1797 km.
3. The Canal has played a great role in the economic and cultural development and communication between the north and the south of China, especially in the development of industrial and agricultural economy along the route.
4. [1-2] During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Wu dug for the purpose of cutting Qi, and the Sui Dynasty expanded greatly to Luoyang, the capital, and even Zhuo Jun County. During the renovation of the Yuan Dynasty, Luoyang was abandoned and Beijing was taken.
It has been more than 2500 years since it was excavated.
6. In 2002, the Grand Canal was incorporated into the East Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project.
7.2065438+On June 22nd, 2004, the 38th World Heritage Conference announced that China's Grand Canal Project was successfully selected into the World Cultural Heritage List and became the 46th World Heritage Project in China.
8.20 14 In September, the water departments of Tongzhou, Wuqing and Xianghe signed a strategic cooperation agreement, and the Tongzhou-Xianghe-Wuqing section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is expected to resume navigation. It is planned to realize the initial navigation in 20 17, and officially open to navigation in 2020.