The Grand Canal in Sui and Tang Dynasties is centered on Luoyang, with Zhuo Jun (now Beijing) in the north and Yuhang (now Hangzhou) in the south. Later generations extended to Huiji (now Shaoxing) and Ningbo through the East Zhejiang Canal.
From the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the working people in ancient China dug a large number of canals, almost distributed in half of China. In the west, there are artificial canals with Guangdong in the south and North China Plain in the north. These artificial canals are connected with natural rivers and can reach most parts of China.
The Grand Canal in Sui Dynasty is the longest and largest ancient canal in the world, and it is also one of the oldest canals. Together with the Great Wall and Karez, it is called the three major projects in ancient China. It is a great project created by the working people in ancient China and one of the symbols of China's cultural status.
The Grand Canal starts from Yuhang (now Hangzhou) in the south and ends in Zhuo Jun (now Beijing) in the north. It runs through Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong and Hebei provinces, Tianjin and Beijing, and runs through five major water systems, namely Haihe River, Yellow River, Huaihe River, Yangtze River and Qiantang River, with a total length of about 1.797 km. The canal has played a great role in the economic and cultural development and communication between the north and the south of China, especially in the development of industrial and agricultural economy along the route.
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Significance of building the Grand Canal in Sui Dynasty;
First of all, the communication between north and south of China has been strengthened. In ancient times, water transportation was usually cheaper than land transportation with cattle and horses. Crossing the river or even the sea by boat is fast and efficient, and it is often cheaper than taking land. The Grand Canal connects the north and south waterways to form a water network, which turns several natural water systems (Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Yellow River, Haihe River and Qiantang River) into a large water system.
Second, promote the prosperity of cities along the river. Frequent digging, dredging and renovation in the Tang and Northern Song Dynasties kept the Grand Canal open for a long time. After the long-term development in the Tang and Song Dynasties, the towns along the Grand Canal developed more prosperously with the convenience of the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal promoted the development of Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Xi, Luoyang and Kaifeng.
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