Within weeks China surrendered. The Grand Canal was also a cultural conduit ... called for the historic Grand Canal to be made a UNESCO World Heritage site. “Every generation wants the next ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] The ... has passed since the Grand Canal, the world's longest and oldest intact artificial waterway, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the program ...

Recently the Grand Canal was given UNESCO World Heritage status and protecting its antiquity has become a project seconded only by the ongoing efforts to preserve the Great Wall of China.

The exhibition, running until Jan 24, is the result of a worldwide campaign organized by China Daily Multimedia to promote the Grand Canal through ... of the world's longest man-made waterway being ...

There are 1,223 UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the globe ... the imperial dynastic system and urban planning traditions of China," UNESCO said. The more modern areas of the Central Axis ...