🌊 The Grand Canal
Site of Hanjia Granary
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site designated in 2014
- Longest artificial waterway in the world, stretching over 1,700 kilometres from Beijing to Hangzhou
- Construction began in sections from the 5th century BC, with major unification during the Sui Dynasty (581–618 AD)
- Hanjia Granary site located in Luoyang, Henan Province, dating to the Sui and Tang Dynasties (6th–10th centuries CE)
The Grand Canal is one of the world's most significant ancient engineering achievements and a UNESCO World Heritage ...