The Changzhou-to-Zhenjiang reach of the Jiangnan Canal was locatedin the boundary between the Taihu Lake and the Yangtze River with aserious problem of water source.The branches leading to the YangtzeRiver such as the Mengdu Canal could supply water for t...[继续阅读]

    In 1128,the Yellow River burst its banks at Kaifeng of HenanProvince and changed its course,which started a history of 700 years offlowing south.After the Yellow River changed its course,its newchannel passed through Bianshui and Sishui,joined the Huaihe ...[继续阅读]

    In the early years of Yongle in Ming Dynasty,a part of tribute grainfrom the lower reaches of the Yangtze River,which was transported byocean,entered ocean from the river,i.e.entered Baihe River afterleaving Zhigukou; the other part which was transported ...[继续阅读]

    Affected by the event of the Yellow River moving south by crossingHuai River for 700 years,the Tongjiqu canal (or Bianhe) and theYongjiqu canal,which had had important influence on the Chinahistory,were basically buried with sediments and wasted.Thecurren...[继续阅读]

    Continuous sluices are multiple sluices built in the canal.When the HuitongCanal was excavated in 13th century,20 sluices were constructed on it.Lateron the number of the sluices were increased to 40.In the Qing Dynasty,there were 48 sluices on the Huiton...[继续阅读]

    Originating from the Han Ditch excavated by the Wu Kingdom of theSpring and Autumn Period in 486 BC,the Huaiyang Canal has ahistory of 2500 years.At the very beginning,it was an artificialchannel partially connected to natural rivers and lakes.With theimp...[继续阅读]

    In the 9th year of Yongles Period of the Ming Dynasty (before theconstruction of Daicun Dam and Nanwang Hub Project),Jining HubProject was an important project for the water source and waterdiversion of the Huitong Canal.The Wen River,the Sishui River and...[继续阅读]

    The book,The History of the Yuan Dynasty:a Chronicle of Canals,describesthe Huitong Sluice as follows:The sluice is 31.68 m long,24.34 m wide,has two parallel walls on the main body of the sluice (each is 12.67 mlong),two wing walls (each has a length of ...[继续阅读]

    The reach of the Middle Canal near Pizhou was the lower Jia River andthe lower Yi River,running through the Luoma Lake and theHuangdun Lake.At the outlet of the Huangdun Lake,the canalbifurcated and the branch channel was called Liutang River.Then thereac...[继续阅读]

    The Huaiyang region is characterized by a dense river network andabundant in water resources.Its terrain is high in the west and low inthe east.The Huaiyang Canal traverses the Huaiyang region in a northto-south direction.It connects lakes along it,while ...[继续阅读]