IN June 2014,the 2,500-year-old Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal,running a length of 1,797 kilometers,made the World Cultural Heritage list.The 42.5-kilometer-long stretch at Tai’erzhuang(now a district of Zaozhuang Cit...IN June 2014,the 2,500-year-old Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal,running a length of 1,797 kilometers,made the World Cultural Heritage list.The 42.5-kilometer-long stretch at Tai’erzhuang(now a district of Zaozhuang City,Shandong Province),at the junction of the upper and middle sections,is widely known as the sole east-west waterway of the Grand Canal.展开更多
文摘IN June 2014,the 2,500-year-old Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal,running a length of 1,797 kilometers,made the World Cultural Heritage list.The 42.5-kilometer-long stretch at Tai’erzhuang(now a district of Zaozhuang City,Shandong Province),at the junction of the upper and middle sections,is widely known as the sole east-west waterway of the Grand Canal.