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These were the Guangtong Canal (廣通渠), Tongji Canal (通濟渠), Shanyang Channel (山陽瀆) and Yongji Canal (永濟渠) which formed the basis of a large scale canal based transport network. At the time of Emperor Jingzong of Tang (r. 824–827) the canal system had become too shallow. This restricted the movement of salt and iron which ...
The Grand Canal also enabled cultural exchange and political integration to occur between the north and south of China. The canal even made a distinct impression on some of China's early European visitors. Marco Polo recounted the Grand Canal's arched bridges as well as the warehouses and prosperous trade of its cities in the 13th century.
Having been rebuilt five times, Tongji Bridge is a 28.4 metres (93 ft) and 3.5 metres (11 ft) one-curvature arch bridge, with a span of 11.8 metres (39 ft). Renji Bridge, which has also undergone repairs during its history, has a length of 22.6 metres (74 ft), a width of 2.8 metres (9.2 ft) and a span of 8.5 metres (28 ft).
Tongji Bridge (Yuyao) (通济桥), a stone arch bridge in Yuyao, China; Tongji Canal, a component of the Grand Canal, China; Tongji County (通计县), former name of Shifang, Sichuan, China; Tongji Lu Station (同济路站), a metro station in Foshan, China; Tongji Medical College (同济医学院), in Wuhan, China
After Emperor Yang of Sui improved both the Grand Canal and its western extension, the Tongji Canal (通济渠), [15] for a time Zhengzhou became an important national hub for both land- and water-borne commerce.
The Tongji Bridge (simplified Chinese: 通济桥; traditional Chinese: 通濟橋; pinyin: Tōng Jì Qiáo), is a famous stone arch bridge located in Yuyao, Zhejiang, China. " Tongji Bridge " (" Tong " means transport/transportantion, " Ji " means aid or cross a river) is a very common name for bridges in ancient China .
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