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Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal

The Grand Canal, or the Beijing–Hangzhou Canal, was a giant irrigation project of ancient China. With a history of over 1,400 years and a length of 1,794 kilometers it is one of the world’s oldest canals and is the longest man-made river in the world. The canal goes from Tongxian County, Beijing, in the north to Hangzhou, Zhejiang, in the south. It flows past Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and connects five large rivers; the Haihe, Huanghe Huaihe, and Qiantang and Yangtze River.

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