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🌊 The Grand Canal

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🌊 The Grand Canal
Site of Liyang Granary


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 23:20

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014
  • Longest artificial waterway in the world, spanning 1,700 km from Beijing to Hangzhou
  • Liyang Granary dates to the Sui Dynasty (581–618 AD)
  • Links five major river systems across China

The Grand Canal is the world's longest artificial waterway, stretching over 1,700 kilometers from Beijing in the north ...

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