1, with different construction backgrounds.

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal: The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was built in the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, canals were basically dug to serve the military action of conquering other countries. For example, the direct purpose of Fu Cha, the king of Wu, was to send troops to the Northern Expedition of Qi, while the gap dug in 360 BC basically served the military action of conquering other countries.

Grand Canal in Sui Dynasty: digging north-south longitudinal artificial rivers, promoting cultural exchanges, using natural water sources, building artificial canals, irrigating farmland and carrying out transportation. The Grand Canal was dug mainly for the convenience of those in power to consolidate and develop their own political power, and military action and economic development were the most direct purposes.

2. Different geographical locations

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal: 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.

Grand Canal in Sui Dynasty: The Grand Canal in Sui and Tang Dynasties centered on Luoyang, reaching Zhuo Jun (now Beijing) in the north and Yuhang (now Hangzhou) in the south. Later generations extended to Huiji (now Shaoxing) and Ningbo through the East Zhejiang Canal.

3. The meaning of construction is different.

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal: The canal has become a real north-south traffic artery, with prosperous commercial traffic. Dozens of commercial towns have sprung up on both sides of the canal, making immeasurable contributions to the ancient economy.

Grand Canal in Sui Dynasty: South-North communication in China was strengthened. The Grand Canal connects the north and south waterways to form a water network, and turns several natural water systems (Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Yellow River, Haihe River and Qiantang River) into a large water system. In order to promote the prosperity of cities along the Yangtze River, the Grand Canal has promoted the development of cities along the Yangtze River, such as Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Xi, Luoyang and Kaifeng.

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