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The Grand Canal nominally runs between Beijing and Hangzhou over a total length of 1,794 km (1,115 mi); however, only the section from Hangzhou to Liangshan County is currently navigable. Its course is today divided into seven sections.
Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. 22. Baoshan Bridge: 23. North Jianguo Road ... This is a route-map template for the Line 5 (Hangzhou Metro), a rapid transit line in China.
In May 2013, the Eastern Zhejiang Canal was officially included as part of the Grand Canal within China and listed in the seventh group of Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level. [7] In 2014, it was inducted as a World Heritage Site alongside the Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal and the Sui and Tang Grand Canal. [8]
Gongchen Bridge was originally built in 1631, during the ruling of Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), and was rebuilt in 1885, during the reign of Guangxu Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). [1]
Hangzhou is located in northwestern Zhejiang province, at the southern end of the Grand Canal of China, which runs to Beijing, in the south-central portion of the Yangtze River Delta. Its administrative area (sub-provincial city) extends west to the mountainous parts of Anhui province, and east to the coastal plain near Hangzhou Bay.
The Grand Canal was truncated for decades and the Southern Song moved to Lin'an (present-day Hangzhou, Zhejiang). [ 14 ] [ 16 ] In 1280, during the Yuan , Yangzhou was the site of a massive gunpowder explosion when the bomb warehouse of the Weiyang arsenal accidentally caught fire.
Grand Canal Tantai Lake. 1446: ... Hangzhou Zhejiang [S 13] 24: Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge ... Beijing Baliqiao; Beijing Grand Bridge; Gao Liangqiao;
Map of Zhapu port (Port of Jiaxing) The port of Jiaxing is located at the mouth of the Qiantang River, at the start of Hangzhou Bay. A large number of inland waterways, including the Grand Canal crisscross Jiaxing prefecture as well. As of 2012, it had 36 berths, 26 capable of handling ships over 10,000 DWT, and 10 berths for 1,000-ton vessels.