HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a report from haiwainet.cn: The 10th China Grand Canal Temple Fair closed in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Nov. 5, Nov. 30, 2023 ...

With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal, connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, served as a significant transportation artery in ancient China. Who we are ...

"There is an old saying in Beijing that the city is floating from the Grand Canal. In history, the canal served as a main channel for the flow of goods and cultures," Tan said.

NANJING, China, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 16th, Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum officially opened. It is the first modern comprehensive canal museum in China that integrates cultural ...

V E N I C E, Italy, Oct. 28 -- Some travel truths are self-evident. As theGreat Wall of China is great indeed, so Venice's Grand Canal isgrand beyond compare. For 2½ miles, this watery Champs ...

Pop singer Shangguan Xi'ai (left) tours Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, with Duan Zhiqiang, a historian from Fudan University. [Photo provided to China Daily] Yangzhou's 2,500 years of history ...

China is assessing the feasibility of applying for world heritage status for its Grand Canal and will officially start the application process soon, said a senior Chinese cultural heritage official.

The inception of the Grand Canal dates back over 2,500 years, with the earliest canals being excavated in the 5th century. Throughout its history, the Grand Canal saw expansions and enhancements ...

The Grand Canal is a vast waterway system in the north-eastern and central-eastern plains of China, running from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang province in the south. Constructed in sections from ...

The other new waterway being considered, the Zheganyue Canal, would connect with the Grand Canal and be even longer—about 1,900km. State media estimate the total cost for the two at about $65bn.

NANJING, China, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- From June 9 to 13, the China Grand Canal -- listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site -- will symbolically "flow" into the heart of Brussels. This ...