See the Grand Canal in photos, Time Album丨A Thousand Years in One Glance
The earliest, largest and longest artificial river
The ancient canal photographed in Baijiawa, Liaocheng, Shandong in 1957.
In 1985, people participated in the dragon boat race on the Grand Canal outside Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
A scene of the ancient Han Canal in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, photographed on April 24, 2024.
The Sui Dynasty dug the Tongji Canal and the Yongji Canal.
The Yangtze River, Qiantang River, Huai River, Yellow River, Haihe River
A national canal system connecting five major water systems
The floating houses in Guazhou Ancient Town, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, photographed in 1986. It is said that Guazhou was originally a sand dune by the Yangtze River. Later, it accumulated and became larger and larger, and its shape resembled the Chinese character "瓜", hence the name Guazhou. After the construction of the Grand Canal, the river water flowed into the Yangtze River from here. This place became the throat connecting the north and the south.
In September 2013, an ancient wooden ship was found buried 4 meters below the ground in a ditch washed out by heavy rain in the Luohe River beach in Shouyangshan Town, Luoyang, Henan. The location of the shipwreck is less than 50 meters away from the current Luohe River channel. The widest part of the ship is 3.2 meters and the total length is about 17 meters. According to historical records, the location of the shipwreck is exactly the old course of the Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Kublai Khan's "Straightening" of the Grand Canal during the Sui and Tang Dynasties
Tonghui River, North Grand Canal, South Grand Canal, Lu Grand Canal...
The scenery of the ancient canal in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, photographed in 1980.
A scene of the ancient canal in Wuxi, Jiangsu, photographed in 1983.
On December 21, 2000, a large number of old Beijing citizens came to see the Houmen Bridge, which was recreated in its historical style. Houmen Bridge is an important relic of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, also known as Wanning Bridge and Di'an Bridge.
Snow scene of Liyun Canal in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province photographed on February 7, 2014.
On February 18, 2014, pedestrians walked across the Gongchen Bridge on the Hangzhou section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the snow.
The Grand Canal photographed in Cangzhou, Hebei on May 6, 2023.
Arch bridges, docks, ancient towers, post stations, people's houses...
The ancient canal and Wenfeng Tower photographed in Yangzhou, Jiangsu in 1980.
Fishermen in Dongping Lake, Shandong Province, were picking rice heads.
Baodai Bridge, an ancient stone arch bridge on the Grand Canal in Suzhou, Jiangsu, photographed in 1986.
In 1992, fishermen from Deqing, Zhejiang, rowed their boats on the ancient canal to the pearl farm to grow pearls.
In 1997, four generations of Qian Shengxiang, an old boatman from Yuhang, Zhejiang, lived on the boat. The ancient Grand Canal became their only support.
On July 13, 2013, book lovers told stories about drying books at Fuyi Warehouse in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Built in the late Qing Dynasty to store goods, Fuyi Warehouse is the only warehouse wharf that has been preserved basically intact along the main road of the canal in Hangzhou.
On April 26, 2014, a groom married his bride who came by boat at Beixinguan Wharf in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
The rich and colorful intangible culture nourishes thousands of households
A view of He Garden in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, photographed in 1980. Yangzhou has many garden buildings with different characteristics, some of which are famous for bamboo, some for water, some for halls and corridors, and some for rocks. Most of them were built in the Qing Dynasty.
In 1985, foreign tourists tasted Taihu boat dishes on a cruise ship on the Grand Canal section in Wuxi, Jiangsu. The dishes of Taihu boat dishes are all fish, crabs and river seafood abundant in Taihu Lake, which are delicious and unique.
In 1985, actors performed Suzhou Pingtan.
In 2003, painters from the "New Year Picture Zhang" painting shop in Yangliuqing, Tianjin, were painting New Year pictures.
On October 18, 2014, tourists and citizens visited the West Lake silk umbrella making skills demonstration at the 2014 China Grand Canal Temple Fair held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
On June 17, 2017, drum artist Lan Zunxia performed at the Minzhong Drum Academy in Zhanhua, Shandong.
On August 8, 2022, actors performed the program "Canal Boatman's Song" at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Canal Culture Festival.
The coastal areas adhere to the purpose of protection, inheritance and development
Relive the glory of the 2,500-year-old Grand Canal of China
The China Grand Canal Museum in Yangzhou, Jiangsu and the ancient canal complement each other.
After many years of comprehensive renovation and protection and development
Comparison before and after the renovation of the old canal in Jiangdu District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
On December 18, 2022, a cargo ship was sailing on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province.
On May 16, 2024, a cruise ship sailed on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Cangzhou City, Hebei Province.
Cultural and tourism resources are gathering along the canal
Museums, cultural and tourist attractions, and themed tourist routes
From ancient water transport to today's cultural and tourism industry belt along the route
On May 25, 2022, citizens were relaxing and having fun in the Canal Park in Wuqiao County, Cangzhou, Hebei Province.
On April 23, 2024, tourists visited the Grand Canal Museum of China in Yangzhou, Jiangsu.
The old canal route of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Gaoyou City, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, photographed on April 26, 2024, has now been transformed into an urban leisure park.
On June 10, 2024, citizens watched the dragon boat race on the banks of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the Beijing urban sub-center.
On June 12, 2024, tourists took photos at the Xiaohezhi Street Historical and Cultural District in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
Tourists visit the Grand Canal Museum in Beijing on June 16, 2024.
