The Yellow River contains the largest sediment content in the world.With the influence of the Yellow River,in the late Southern andNorthern Dynasties (during the 5th century),the lakes along thecanals with the functions of transportation and sedimentation...[继续阅读]

    In the Ming and Qing Dynasties,the Grand Canal was divided intoseveral sections according to the geographical features along thecanal.In the Ming Dynasty,the canal was divided into seven sections,that is,Bai Cao ( "Cao" means canal),Wei Cao,Zha Cao,He Cao...[继续阅读]

    The Huitong Canal extended south to Xuzhou,where it was connectedwith the Yellow River,and north to Linqing,where it was connectedwith the South Canal.The maximum elevation of the Huitong Canalwas at Nanwang Town of Jinan City of Shandong Province.Nanwang...[继续阅读]

    Since Jin Dynasty,the tribute grain barns were initially arranged inTongzhou and Zhongdu to store the grains carried to the capital.The canal transportation volume in Yuan Dynasty was multipletimes of that in Jin Dynasty and the tribute grain barns were o...[继续阅读]

    After Beijing became the capital in the Yuan Dynasty,the waterwayfrom the south to Beijing immediately began to construct.Canals ofTonghui and Huitong were built in the late 13th century connectedwith the northern section of Yongji Canal (Baihe) (now know...[继续阅读]

    The Huitong Canal is also known as the Shandong Canal.It is the mostimportant reach of the Grand Canal,connecting the Haihe River,theYellow River,and the Huaihe River.In 1128,the Yellow River burstits banks at Kaifeng of Henan Province and changed its cou...[继续阅读]

    7.2.1.1 Main and branch lines of canalThe main line of the Zhedong Canal had a total length of 213.1 kmlength.The reach from the east bank of Qiantang River at XixingTown of Xiaoshan County in Hangzhou to the Big Jiangkou Weir inShangyu County is an artif...[继续阅读]

    The Jiangnan Canal is located in an area with a dense river network and thenatural rivers have been navigable.The canal was formed through artificialexcavation and river training and became the main waterway for the tributerice transportation in different...[继续阅读]

    (1) From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Qin Dynasty:connection of natural riversThere is no clear-cut record about when the Jiangnan Canal cameinto construction.There is a dense river network in the Taihu Lakebasin,and natural rivers in it are naviga...[继续阅读]

    Originating from the Han Ditch excavated by King Fu Chai of the WuKingdom in 486 BC,Huaiyang Canal connects the Yangtze River andHuaihe River,and is the oldest canal with the definite record ofexcavation time.The canal goes from Huai`an to Yangzhou across...[继续阅读]