The flowing Millennium Canal has nurtured and created a batch of historical celebrities, who will remain immortal. In the pre-Qin period, the representatives were Tabor, Wu Zixu, Fu Cha, Gou Jian, Fan Li and others. Among them, the unpatriotic resignation took the beauty of stone to Heze, deep in the canal, and became the "god of wealth" for silk trafficking.
From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Ye Fan, who was born by the canal, compiled 90 biographies of the Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Gu Kaizhi, a painter of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was born in Wuxi, near the canal, and still has a copy of A Woman's History. There are also calligraphers Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, who grew up and were active in the Canal area. In addition, Wei Boyang, a chemist, Hua Tuo, a medical scientist, and Zu Chongzhi, a mathematician, were all born near the canal or lived in the canal area.
The significance of building the grand canal
1, which promoted the north-south traffic and interpersonal communication and greatly strengthened the centralized rule of the government over the state power.
2. It strengthened the economic construction of various regions in history, promoted economic development and improved the living standards of the people at that time.
3, strengthen cultural exchanges and integration in various places, so that people can get along better.
4. It has promoted the development of the transportation industry and made the north-south traffic more convenient.
5. It also played a great role in the economic development of later generations, leaving a valuable cultural heritage for people of later generations.
Generally speaking, the significance of digging the Grand Canal is very significant both in ancient China and in today's society. It not only enables the government to better govern the country, but also promotes the economic and cultural exchanges and the development of water transport in various regions.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Grand Canal.